Snickerdoodles that stay soft and chewy!

These are my new favorite cookies!  They are so fast to make and SO yummy!  They really seem to stay chewy and soft, but to be honest, they don't last very long around our house, so I really wouldn't know! :)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350°F.
2.  Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
3.  Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
4.  Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
5.  Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
6.  Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.
7.  Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.
8.  Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.
9.  Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
10.  Remove from pan immediately.

Christmas

Yesterday was spent on a 7 hour road trip from Little Rock to Houston, pulling over every few hours for me to puke.  Needless to say, I'm thankful that has passed and I can enjoy our rare visit with Clay's family and eat solid foods again.  Missing those at home, but I will see you soon.  Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and praying for safe journeys whether across country or across town.

For dinner tonight

This is one of my favorite recipes.  I don't remember where I got it but it is SO good!  I don't make it very often because it seems to take more time than most dinners... 

One chicken breast per person, thawed and flattened (so it will be easy to roll)
Large handful of fresh spinach per chicken breast
About 2 Tbl spoons of olive oil
Garlic
Feta cheese
Toothpicks

Directions:

Flatten the chicken with a meat hammer thingy
In a non stick skillet pour about 1 Tbls of olive oil
Crush fresh garlic to taste in oil and cook until fragrant (I like a LOT of garlic so I use about 3 large cloves)
Add spinach to hot skillet with garlic and cook until wilted (about 5 minutes) tossing constantly
Remove skillet from heat and add Feta cheese (again I like a lot, but use however much you want)
Spoon this mixture onto the middle of chicken breast and roll chicken around spinach and secure with toothpicks
Clean the skillet and add 2nd Tbls of olive oil
Add chicken and cook until brown
Remove to oven safe dish and finish cooking in oven at 350 degrees or until juices run clear
Remove toothpicks, slice if you care to (sliced it makes a beautiful presentation!) and serve!

Since this already has a green veggie included in it, I try to make a side that isn't green, sometimes squash or whatever you think will go well.  Enjoy!

Zucchini Casserole

A new recipe!  I'm always looking for new food ideas, so I was excited when my sister in law served this casserole at Thanksgiving.  As with any casserole, I tweaked the amounts of certain ingredients to my taste.

Zucchini Casserole

1 Cup Bisquick
3 eggs
1/3 Cup canola or veggie oil
3 Cups grated zucchini
1/3 Cup chopped red bell pepper
1 medium onion
1 Cup whole kernel corn
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp oregano
3/4 Cup parmesan cheese
Sprinkle of garlic powder
1/4 Cup parmesan cheese for topping (optional)

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Whisk Bisquick, eggs and oil.  Stir in grated zucchini, onion, bell pepper, salt, pepper, oregano, corn and parmesan.  Add a sprinkle or garlic powder and additional parmesan to top of dish.  Bake 30 minutes uncovered.  Cover and bake an additional 30 minutes.  Enjoy!

Thankful even when it's not Thanksgiving week!

As I checked out at the grocery store last night, I thanked God for the unusually low grocery bill.  Then while loading them in the car, I thanked Him again, can't remember for what (is that bad??) and yet again again as I was driving home and the rain started, thankful that it started after I got the groceries in the car!  Thankful for the husband who helps get the groceries out of the car at home and the garage we park in to keep the rain off.  That's a lot all in about 20 minutes!  Sometimes life is hard, sometimes I'm cranky, sometimes money is tight, but I am always thankful to God for providing everything we have and I know that even in the worst of times, we are truly and extremely blessed.

A lazy sunday afternoon...

As I sit here in our living room watching the Colts (my 2nd fav NFL team) so far losing to the Eagles in the 2nd quarter (really Peyton, the Eagles?), I will share the first of many foods to be shared here, a new found snack that a friend introduced to me a few weeks ago.  "Amy's" brand organic spinach rolls.  I call them the healthy version of Totino's pizza rolls, which we all know are addictive and great while watching football, but not exactly the best things for our bodies.  But Amy's Spinach Rolls are really yummy.  If you care to try them, they are found in the organic section at Kroger and are comparable in price to pizza rolls.