White Chicken Chili

I thought I had the best White Chicken Chili recipe until my friend brought me this to eat one night! I almost peed my pants it was so good. To tell you the truth, after we ate what she gave us, I salivated ALL the next day craving it. So I called her up and got her recipe and we had it for dinner the night after too. My belly was so full of soup it was sloshing around.

So PLEASE for the love of EVERYTHING good, you need to make this RIGHT NOW!! I promise you won't regret it!

INGREDIENTS

*1 lb chicken - you can cut this up into chunks and cook it on the stove, OR, I just boiled my chicken and then shred it. A nice little tip......once you've boiled your chicken stick it in your kitchen aid and mix with with your main mixer and it totally shreds your chicken for you! I LOVE MY KITCHEN AID!!

*1 medium onion

*1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

*1 Tbsp oil

*2 15 1/2 oz cans Great Northern Beans - I just use my dried packaged beans and cook them in the crock pot (if you have enough time), but any white bean will basically work.

*1 14 1/2 oz chicken broth

*1 tsp salt

*1 tsp cumin

*1 tsp dried oregano

*1/2 teaspoon pepper

*1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) - I left this out because my kids don't always do spicy, although I LOVE IT!!

*1 cup sour cream

*1 - 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Saute your onion and your garlic in the oil until it's transparent. Add your chicken and mix together. Add your beans and broth and seasonings and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes. Add your sour cream and your heavy cream and mix together. I used the full 1 1/2 cups of cream because it makes it taste OH SO YUMMY, but you can add depending on your own taste. If you like your chili a little thicker you can mix together 1 cup of water with a half cup of flour and mix that in over a low heat until it thickens up a bit. If you still need it a little thicker, add some more. Although I think this soup works great a little runny.

It's even greater topped with some fresh cilantro and crunched up tortilla chips!!

Please, make this today!!

Dad's Chip Dip

1 can chili (19 oz, or 1 lb can)
1 can refried beans (16 oz, or 1 lb can)
1 small can mushroom pieces & stems (drained)
1 small can sliced olives (drained)
1 small can chopped green chilies
2 cups Picante medium sauce or to taste
2 to 3 tbl worcestershire sauce
2 tbl dehyderated chopped onions
can add a cup of sour cream. I usually don't.
Mix above together and heat on stove in pot. When warm enough to melt cheese add 2 hand fulls of graded cheese or to taste.

All that is left is one bag of plain corn chips. Now enjoy. You can add ingredients you want to make it better for you, family & friends.

Enormous and YUMMY Cinnamon Rolls

OK, so I am a sucker for Cinnamon rolls, ANYTHING sweet actually. It's a terrible thing, but I can't stand it!! I make these cinnamon rolls on special occasions for breakfasts (first day of school, birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas morning, and any other day I deem "special"). These are also fun to give out for Christmas gifts in a circle tin pan smothered in butter, sugary goodness - how can anyone resist, seriously!!!!!

I do have a KitchenAid which makes the process so much more enjoyable!!! But these are dooable (is that a word?) by hand (I've done them that way), they just aren't quite as easy.

*4 cups scalded milk (heated almost to the point of boiling)

*1 cup butter

*2 cups potato flakes

*1 cup sugar

*1 Tblsp Kosher salt

*4 eggs

*2 Tblsp. SAF instant yeast

*flour

*1 cup melted butter, cinnamon and sugar

FROSTING

*2 lb bag powdered sugar

*1/2 cup melted butter

*4 tsp. vanilla (or to taste)

*2 tsp. Maple flavoring (or to taste)

*water

Combine the milk with butter until it is melted, or soft enough to ix in. Add potato flakes, sugar, salt, about 4 cups of flour and yeast. Mix VERY well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each addition. Add flour one cup at a time until a nice dough forms. If you are using a KitchenAid or Bosch, it is when the dough comes off of the edge, making the bowl look somewhat clean. Knead the dough with the KitchenAid for a little bit or by hands if you don't have one, until it is elastic. Let rest about 3 minutes, and divide into 2 balls. Wipe shortening on your counter where you will be spreading the dough at.

Spread out dough in a rectangle about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Pour on about 1/2 cup butter and spread evenly. I like to mix my sugar and cinnamon about 1/2 cup sugar to 2 or 3 tblsp cinnamon, I usually just guesstimate and I'm sure I put on more than this, but until I think it looks good. Roll it up jelly roll style, rolling the shorter side (this will help make the hugeness of the cinnamon rolls). Pinch the edges to close. I use dental floss or any other type of string to cut the rolls (a knife for me usually smooshes them). Slide the string underneath and pull the string together above it to cut the cinnamon rolls. Place on a shortening wiped sheet cake pan 3 rolls across. This recipe fills about 2 sheet cake pans full. If you are making these for friends, you can make them smaller or fit about 3 or 4 in a circle pan. Let rise until double in size.

This is a picture of my cinnamon rolls after they are done rising.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes to 20 minutes depending on your oven. They should be browned on top. If you don't get them browned good enough, the middle ones will not be done in the middles. While baking, make the frosting by mixing together the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and maple. Add the water until your desired consistency of glaze.

When they are done SMOTHER these babies with that sugary goodness and let those big babies soak it up!! When they're warm is when they get NICE and GOOEY!! So smother, smother, smother!! Now you can either share these with your friends, or, if you are like me - you might eat the ENTIRE batch!!!!!

Waffle Morning

We LOVE Saturday mornings in our house because we get GREAT breakfasts!! Mommy actually has a little time to cook them and daddy is (usually) home (if he's not fishing!) So this morning we had DELICIOUS waffles.

Waffles are Lanee's all-time favorite breakfast food, so we try and spoil him every once in awhile.

This recipe is the very best I've ever had and super easy!! Sometimes we do the bisquick ones, but they don't even compare to these. Top them with whipped cream and strawberries for an extra yummy treat!!

INGREDIENTS

2 egg yolks
5 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder
2 3/4 cups flour
2 cups warm milk
2 egg whites

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, beat together egg yolks and sugar. Beat in vanilla extract, butter, salt and baking powder. Alternately mix in flour and milk until blended well.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they have formed soft peaks. Fold egg whites into batter. You can let the batter set up to 40 minutes to help prepare the batter.....but seriously my family does NOT have patience, so I don't usually do this step.

For crispier waffles (which we like) don't spray your waffle skillet with oil spray.

Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown and fluffy.

Peanut Butter Bars

These are a common dessert around our household. Not only because they are so good, they are also so easy and I usually have all of the ingredients. Since I'm making them for Sunday dessert tonight, I thought I would post as I make....here ya go!!

Cream together

* 1 1/2 cubes butter

* 1 egg

* 1/2 cup sugar

* 1 cup brown sugar

* 1/4 cup peanut butter

Add and mix

* 3/4 tsp. baking soda

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 1 1/2 cups flour

* 1/2 tbsp. vanilla

* 2 cups rolled oats

Topping

* 1 package chocolate chips

* a few spoonfuls of peanut butter

Press into an un-greased 9x13 pan. Cook at 350 until light brown for about 10-13 minutes. Cool. Melt chocolate chips (I melt mine in the microwave for about 45 sec to 1 min. at a time and stir, repeat, until melted) and add a few spoonfuls of peanut butter (to your taste) to the chocolate and mix together. Spread this over the top of the bars. Another good topping is to spread a thin a layer of peanut butter on top of the cooled bars and then spread some hazelnut chocolate spread (called Nutella - yummy) on top of that. Cut and eat!!

OOOOOOH so good!!

Triple Layer Peanut Butter Brownies

I just made these for Sunday dinner dessert. I personally thought they were WAY DEELISH!! As for my husband and it seemed the majority of the MEN they were too rich. So I'm saying this is a LADIES treat! They are very easy and tasty if you love the mix of peanut butter and chocolate. Which I do, ESPECIALLY since I'm pregnant! There really is no better mix! Check out the video if you want, it's very easy!

WHAT YOU NEED

*1 pkg. (19 to 21 oz.) brownie mix(13x9-inch pan size)

*1 cup cold milk

*1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

*1 cup creamy peanut butter

*1/2 cup powdered sugar

*1-1/2 cups Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)

*3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

*1/2 cup Dry Roasted Peanuts, coarsely chopped

(I'm not a fan of peanuts in desserts, so I didn't put these on)

MAKE IT

PREPARE and bake brownies in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package; cool.

Meanwhile, beat milk and pudding mix with whisk 2 min. Add peanut butter and sugar; mix well. Refrigerate until brownies are completely cooled.

SPREAD pudding mixture over brownies.

MICROWAVE COOL WHIP and chocolate on HIGH 1 min., stirring every 30 sec. Spread over pudding; sprinkle with nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour.

chicken fettucine alfredo

so i realize this recipe REALLY goes against EVERYTHING healthy....but it's a gotta have recipe!! even if you only eat it once in awhile! whenever i make this for my family, lanee is sooooo excited and absolutley LOVES it. as for the kids, well, lets just say we don't ever have left overs!!

*1/2 cup butter

*2 TBLS cream cheese (optional)

*1 pint heavy cream

*1 tsp. garlic powder

*salt

*black pepper

*2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

*1 lb. fettuccine (prepare as directed)

*cooked cut up chicken (you can also use shrimp or sausage, or nothing at all) - it's all good!!

1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter.

2. When butter is melted, add cream cheese.

3. When cream cheese is softened, add the heavy cream.

4. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

5. Simmer for 15-20 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly.

6. Remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese. (make sure it is removed from heat before adding the cheese.)

7. Serve over hot fettucine noodles and chicken if desired!!

I LOVE this recipe, just don't think about the calories!!