Ham Potato Chowder

Ham Potato Chowder
3 1/2 cups diced potatoes
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small onion, diced
3 1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp dry chicken bouillon
1/2 tsp pepper
3/4 cup diced ham
5 Tbsp butter
5 Tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Boil vegetables in water and bouillon till tender, about 10 minutes. Add pepper and ham. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Slowly whisk in the milk and keep whisking till smooth. Cook over medium heat till bubbly, stirring constantly. Boil for at least one minute to get rid of the flour taste. Pour into the vegetable mixture and stir till smooth. Add salt to taste. Serve with cheddar cheese.

Snicker doodle Cookies

Snicker doodle Cookies (Makes 24 servings)

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
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3 Tbs sugar
3 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350*F
2. Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs and vanilla thoroughly.
3. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in separate bowl.
4. Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
5. Chill dough and ungreased cookie sheet for 15 minutes in fridge.
6. Mix cinnamon and 3 Tbs of sugar.
7. Make 1" balls of dough and roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture.
8. Bake for about 10 minutes, until crackly on top. (If you take them out of the oven when they are still a little short of being done, they will be super-chewy and super-yummy!)

(I didn't chill the cookie sheet and they turned out fine.)

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll

* 3 Eggs
* 1 cup Sugar
* 2/3 cup Pumpkin
* 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
* 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon Baking powder
* 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon Ginger
* 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon Salt
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* Filling:
* 8 ounces Cream cheese -- softened
* 4 tablespoons Butter -- or margarine
* 1 cup Powdered sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

In large bowl, combine eggs and sugar, beating with an electric mixer until thick and light yellow in color. Add pumpkin and lemon juice, mixing until blended.

In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Add to egg mixture, mixing well. Spread batter into greased and waxed-paper lined 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan.

Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for 15 minutes. Place cake on clean tea towel sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes longer. From 10- inch side, roll cake up in towel. Set aside.

While cake is cooling in towel, prepare filling. Beat together cream cheese and butter; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth.
Unroll cake. Evenly spread filling over cake. Roll up cake (without the towel). Wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Slice before serving. Keep leftover slices refrigerated. This pumpkin roll freezes well.

Brownie Pizza

Brownie Pizza

1 Brownie mix and things to make it.

Cut Parchment paper to size of stone. place mixed Brownie on it and spread. Bake 350* 15 min.

1pk cream cheese
1/4 c crushed pineapple

mix and spread on cooled brownie

Cut up Strawberries and banana arrange on brownie.

drizzle with chocolate Ice cream sauce.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Pumpkin spice cookies

1 spice cake mix
1 14 oz can pumpkin

How easy is that. Optional ingredients are one egg, and my kids love to add chocolate chips.

Mix ingredients together and drop dough on a cookie sheet. bake at 350 for 15-20 mins.

Bread Sticks

Bread Sticks

1 1/2c warm water
2 tsp yeast
Mix let rise for a few minutes.

Add
1 tsp salt
2 T olive oil
4 c flour

Mix divide into 16 parts roll into sticks, let rise for 10 minutes.
bake 450 for 10-15 minutes

Broccoli-Cheese Soup

Broccoli-Cheese Soup

1 1/2 lbs fresh broccoli or 2 10oz packages frozen chopped broccoli
3 T butter
1/4 c chopped onions
1 T flour
2 C chicken broth
2 C half and half
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 C grated cheddar cheese

wash and chop broccoli, steam, until tender
Melt butter in heavy sauce pan, add onions cook until clear. Stir in flour to make roux. Slowly add broth and cream. Stir and cook until thicken over med heat. Add salt, nutmeg and broccoli. Just before serving stir in cheese.
Makes 6 servings