Recipes!

Okay...I am actually posting these because Melissa Graber requested them... but we love them and so I hope anybody else wanting to try these yummy recipes copies them down. Tell me what you think if you make them:

#1. Chocolate Chip Cookies (classic but this is the best recipe out there)

Ingredients:
1/4 C. Sugar
1C. Brown Sugar
3/4 C. Softened Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2C. Flour
1C. Chocolate Chips

Mix butter and sugars in mixing bowl on low speed until well blended. Add egg and vanilla. Mix again while scraping sides. Add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips.
(Tip: if you want a more flat chewy cookie, be careful not to overmix. If you want a more fluffy but still soft cookie, mix a little more. It's all about the eggs)

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Enjoy!!!
(Tip: sometimes it pays to buy the good chocoalte chips, ghiradelli or guittard)



#2 Turkey or Beef Enchiladas

Ingredients:
1lb. Ground turkey or lean beef
2 cans refried beans
2 cans green chilis
onion powder
garlic owder
ground cumin
ground pepper
3 cans enchilada sauce (red)
10 taco sized flour tortillas
4 C. shredded cheese
1 can sliced olives
Tip: I use Old El Paso brand of beans & sauce

Cook turkey or beef and add spices to taste. Drain off fat from beef if necessary. Add green chilis and beans with about 2/3 of the bean can of water. Mix well and cook until really hot. Set aside.

In casserole pan, coat the bottom of the dish with enchilada sauce. Dump the rest of the can plus the other 2 cans in a shallow dish. (I use a pie dish).

Coat the front and back of the tortilla with the enchilada sauce. Put two big spoonfuls of the bean mixture in the center of the tortilla and rolls and place in dish. Do that until you run out of ingredients or room. Empty remaining enchilada sauce on top of your dish.

Sprinkle the other can of green chilis on top of rolled enchiladas and top with lots of cheese and olives.

Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 min. I ususally take off the foil after 30 min and broil it a little to make the cheese looky yummy.

Enjoy!