The Absent-Minded Chef

8th April 2013

I was looking for something to bake and take to my boyfriend at work after scouring the cabinets the only thing I really had enough of was Heath bits so I took a much loved family peanut butter cookie recipe and approved upon it… Got rave reviews at his work… I hope you enjoy as much as they did.

Peanut Butter Heath Cookies

1/2 cup Butter

1/2 cup Crisco

1/2 cup butter

2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

3 eggs

3 cups Flour

1 bag of heath bar bits

1 batch Chocolate Frosting

1 stick butter

2 -3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

1/2 cup Fudge (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream together sugar, butter, and crisco until light and fluffy. Add in eggs mix well. Mix together flour and baking soda and add to cream mixture. Stir in all but 1/4 cup of the heath bits.

Make into small balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly and bake for 9 - 11 minutes. Let cool on wire rack

For frosting: whip all ingredients together till smooth. Add milk to thin to a spreadable consistency. Frost chilled cookies and sprinkle the rest of the heath bits on top.

4th March 2013

Lasagna Soup

2 tsp Olive Oil

3/4 pound Ground Beef

3/4 pound Italian Sausage

1 large diced onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

2 tsp Dried Oregano

1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper flakes

3 cups Marinera Sauce

35 oz Diced Tomatoes

2 Bay leaves

1/2 qts Chicken Stock

1/2 cup Chopped Fresh basil

1/2 # Capanelle Pasta

Cheesy Goodness:

1/2 # Ricotta

1/2 cup Grated Parmesan

pinch of Salt

2 1/4 cup Shredded parmesan Cheese

1 Tbsp Dried Parsley

1.) Brown the ground beef and italian sausage in the olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and saute until translucent

2.) Add all ingredient except the pasta, basil and cheesy goodness. Simmer for about a half hour

3.) Near the end add in fresh basil

4.) Cook pasta separately and add in when ready to eat.

5.) Mix all ingredients for the cheesy goodness add some to your cup of soup and enjoy

17th December 2012

Puppy chow cookies or as my sister calls it Snowman poop cookies

All the flavors of the chez mix treat in a yummy cookie

http://m.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-cookie-treats/abcb3f34-a1ac-4c09-985e-95c45ec82a08

17th December 2012

Peppermint Chocolate Pretzels

17th December 2012

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Pretzel Cookies

I almost followed this recipe. I am not a huge chocolate fan so instead of 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter chips I flip flopped them so it was 1 cup peanut butter chips and 1/2 cup chocolate chips

http://sugarcooking.blogspot.com/2010/07/pretzel-cookies-with-chocolate-peanut.html?m=1

17th December 2012