Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies

 

 

 I was having a moment (a fat moment) and decided to tackle one of my many Pintrest project. I tripled the recipe and send them with Josh to work. So So good, perfect amount of crunchy and chewy. ENJOY!

 

What You Need                                                      

• 1 stick softened butter                                  
• 6 Tablespoons sugar
• 6 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cup flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 11 broken pieces Oreo Cookies
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream the butter and sugars until combined. Add egg and vanilla until mixed well.
2. Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large bowl, stir to combine. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients then stir in oreos and chocolate chips until just combined.
3. Scoop onto baking sheet. Bake for 9 minutes or until cooked, but still soft. Let cool.

Oreo Chocolate Balls

If I were an evil witch I'd make these laced with magic hypno stuff.

 *WARNING*
these are completely unhealthy and terrible for you. I almost feel bad posting it. Eat at your own risk.

 

What You Need

1

pkg.  (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened

 

36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)

 

4 pkg.  (4 oz. each)  Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted

        

 

Make It

MIX cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min. Dip balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-lined pan.
REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm.


  



Kale Chips

Most ridiculously easy thing I've ever made and OH so yummy.

I've been meaning to try these for a while but every time id get kale Id let it wilt before I got around to try. but not today! These were so good we ate All of them (before they maid it to the table)

1 Bunch kale

Salt

Olive oil

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.

With kitchen scissors remove the leaves from the stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.

Bake until the edges are brown but not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes.

I used an olive oil garlic sprits and it was awesome!

Broccoli Soup W/ Homemade Croutons

I get on kicks and lately its been soup so  hears another.

 Broccoli Soup                
                                                                                      

3 tbs. Butter

1 1/2 lb. Broccoli

1 Carrot

1 Onion

Salt and Pepper to taste

4 c. Vegetable broth

1/2 c. cream

 Melt the butter in pot over on medium. Add  the broccoli, onion, carrot, salt and pepper and sauté, about 6 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, until the flour is blondish color. Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
 Simmer until broccoli is tender. Pour in cream. With an immersion blender (I got mine as a wedding present), puree the soup. Add salt and pepper. serve hot.

Homemade Croutons
                              
Day old French bread

Olive oil

Salt and Pepper

1/4 tsp. Red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut  the bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Drizzle cut bread with Olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flake. Mix up.
Spread seasoned bread onto a cookie pan and bake for about 15 minutes.

I felt pretty fancy making my own croutons. this turned out so yummy.
Enjoy!

Bread Bowl

Cold days call for warm soup and calorie filled bread. More specifically...
 Cauliflower Soup In a Bread Bowl   (ridiculously simple)                        


Cauliflower Soup:                                                           

4 c. Cauliflower Flowerets (obviously)                                  

1  Potato cut into cubes

1  Carrot

1/2 Onion

4 c.  Vegetable broth

tbs. Olive oil

Dash of garlic powered and onion powder

1 c. Water (if needed)

Sauté onions at the bottom of the pan using olive oil.  Add veg broth and mix in vegetables.  Bring to boil and let simmer. (add water if needed) 30 min.  oh and salt pepper to taste. I add extra spice to everything thyme and oregano.

Bread Bowl: 
                                                 
1  packet active yeast

1 1/4 c. warm water

1 tsp. salt

4 Cups Flower     

1/2 tbs. Corn meal  (to pub on the outside with whatever seasonings)

 dissolve yeast in the warm water. Let stand until creamy. Add salt, oil, garlic powder, onion powder and 2 cups flour to the yeast mixture, Mix. Stir in the remaining flour.  knead until elastic. Oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat. Cover and let rise in a warm place until

doubled the size (about 40 minutes) Punch dough down, and divide into 2 equal parts or 4. Shape each portion into round loaf. Place loaves on baking sheets rub with cornmeal and olive oil. let rise in a warm place, until doubled in bulk (about 35 minutes.)

Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 min.

Let cool

To make bowls: Cut a 1/2 inch thick slice from top of each loaf. scoop out centers, leaving thick shells. Fill bread bowls with hot soup and serve immediately.

humble(ed) beginings

I have been meaning to tell this story for a while; the amazing way God orchestrated our beginnings,

December 15,2012
We met not long after I had just come full circle from what some people call "Finding Yourself" it was rebellion plain and simple on my part.
Some friend had invited me to go out with them. Not even having walked 30 feet inside, A tall blond stranger walks up and asks to dance. We Talked all night and setup a date for the fallowing night.

which led to a Movie the next night.

December 17, 2012. He asked me to be his "Girl Friend" (I hate that Term)

which led to a Picnic the night after

December 18, 2012. Told me he thinks I'm the one God made for him and LOVES ME.

witch led a proposal a few mounts later

February 20, 2013. He looked over at me and said we were made for each other. Will you marry me?

Which led to a WEDDING!!!

April 27, 2013. The Most Amazingly BLESSED WEDDING!

May 4, 2013. We packed up and drover over 2,500 miles to our new home


As you can see I had about 2 months to plan a wedding (and a BIG move)! Having watched more than my fare share of Platinum Wedding and Say Yes To The Dress I Knew my budget would not allow for Extravagance so I planed simple; back yard wedding, DIY Pintrest style and "Cheepish" dress (my sadness over this I Easley pushed down telling my self 'you only wear it once') Nothing fancy.

Hears the cool part!

Blessing #1 The Dress
I worked for a clothing designer at the time. when she found out I was engaged she went to work looking for a dress. very specific taste and tight budget don't go well together so I though that's sweet but nothing more. She called saying while at market she met a designer who creates Custom Vintage wedding dresses and would bring back her catalog. Again suppressed excitement, Custom dresses are expensive. Say Yes To The Dress taught me that. I "designed" my dream dress. simple lines, sheers, Small details and empire waist. Looking though the magazine later I saw my dress that easy, it was there on the back of page three. SHOCKED I ordered the dress (employee discount at its finest!) A master seamstresses and design architect. made a few alterations and created my veil.

Blessing #2 Venue
This was the hardest part. I had it in my head for years that I would be married it the Cactus Hotel. Originally a Hilton Hotel in the 1920s, Kept and maintained in all it Art Nouveau glory.
I was at work searching venues on my lunch break. when I got a call from my mom saying you've got it'! What does that even mean... I was so confused, but what I made out of this dizzying news was this. Someone(s) had paid for the venue all the tables, cloths, chairs, everything... I was sick. Excited then sick then humbled... How. I don't think I can write how ridiculous this is. That I was this blessed that. I AM STILL IN SHOCK !

Blessing #3 Friends
This one I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN SAY ENOUGH. I was beyond stressed. they swooped in and saved the day. I was Blown away! I'm not even going to try and mention everything but every single little thing is tucked away in my heart. I felt SO loved.

(this ones was an extra goodie)
Blessing #4 Coincidence, I Think Not
I gave a general guides for bridesmaid dresses, Black maybe some lace. when the girls showed up in there they Matched! Lace Black Dresses! Perfectly! without seeing each others!

This was all just the icing on the cake. The real prize, I got to marry my best friend. joined together as partners.

And we are living Haply Ever After