Stephanie's Garlic Cheese Bread Deliciousness

Seriously some of the best garlic bread I have ever had.
Thank you for introducing us to this, Stephanie!!! :)


Ingredients:

1/2 loaf French Bread, cut open
-1/3 cup mayonnaise (Just trust me on this. If you have picky kids or husbands just don't make it in front of them or tell them that it has mayo.)
-1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
-1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (depending on how much you like garlic)
-1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions:

-Broil bread for 1-2 minutes, then spread mixture evenly over bread
-Broil for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown on edges.

Enjoy!





Instructions

Most Excellent Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a Tammy Heslop recipe:

Most Excellent Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups butter or margarine 1 cup white sugar

2 cups pkd. Brown sugar 3 t. vanilla

4 eggs 2 t. soda

1½ t. salt 4¾ cup flour

5 cups chocolate chips 1-2 cups each white and peanut butter chips (opt.)

Mix butter or margarine, sugars, and vanilla until creamed and smooth. Add eggs then soda, salt, and flour one cup at a time until well blended and fold in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 350° for 9-13 minutes makes 7 doz. 2 in cookies.

Note: When baking a new recipe for the first time I always try it on the lesser amount of time just in case your oven runs hot (every oven is different) and remember the secret to a soft chewy cookie is to under cook slightly so when you remove it from the oven lift up a part of the center of a cookie and if it is not doughy and is a bit like cake you can take it out and wait for 30seconds to a minute before you remove them from the pan they will be just right.

Mexican Spaghetti

Sorry - this isn't a very good picture. I guess we just couldn't wait to eat it! Yum!!

This is another recipe that we originally got from the Mama May. Cliff and I have tweaked it a little. Hope you like it as much as we do!

Ingredients

- ground turkey or ground beef (about 1 lb I think?)
- 1 med onion diced
-1 1/2 teaspoon salt
-2 teaspoons chili powder
-1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
-1/2-1 teaspoon minced garlic (we like garlic so we use at least 1 teaspoon if not 5.... j/k, maybe just 4...)
-1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
-1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (sometimes I use a little more of this too)
-1 15oz. can tomato sauce
-4 3/4 cups water
- 8-12 oz. uncooked spaghetti (we use hodgson mill whole wheat spaghetti)
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

In a 12'' or electric skillet (350 degrees for electric) brown the ground turkey/hamburger meat with the onion. Add the tomato sauce, water, and seasonings, and salt. Bring mixture to a boil and then add the spaghetti. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered until the spaghetti is tender, stirring often, about 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with shredded cheese if desired! Serves 5-6!

Coffee Bread

My grandmother Nylund used to make this bread and served it everyday for "Coffee" - the Scandinavian equivalent to the British "Tea". We always called it "Coffee bread" but I have since learned it is called "Cardamom bread". Enjoy!
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
  
• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1 pkg yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Procedure:

1. In a small saucepan on low heat, combine butter and milk until the butter is just melted.
2. In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and warm water. Stir gently for a few seconds, then let stand until the yeast is frothy.
3. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, salt ane cardamom; whisk gently to distribute the ingredients.
4. In separate bowl, beat 2 eggs and set aside.
5. Check that the milk and butter mixture is not too hot, and then combine all ingredients.
6. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.
7. Place the kneaded dough in a greased bowlo and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in size, about one hour.
8. Punch down the dough, and shape into desired shape.
9. If you are not going to glaze it after baking, sprinkle with pearl (or coarse) sugar.
10. Put finished breads onto greased cookie sheet. (When I do the small braided ones (great for dipping) you should NOT grease the cookie sheet.)
11. Let rise again until double in size, about 45 minutes.
12. Brush the top of each with an egg wash.
13. Bake at 350 degrees (180c) for 25 minutes.

Glaze:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon butter - melted
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine and spread on warm bread.