Halloween Candy Cookies

Ingredients

3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 to 3 cups chopped candy bits
(such as Butterfingers, Baby
Ruths, Heath Bars, Reese’s
Peanut Butter Cups, Twizzlers,
jelly beans, M&Ms, Lifesavers)

Instructions 1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Beat butter and sugars together with a mixer until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix just until combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Stir in candy bits.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Drop dough by tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Chicken Chili

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped leeks or onion
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 pound ground turkey sausage
3 cups roughly chopped rotisserie chicken
2 (16-ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained
2/3 cup barley
2 teaspoons pickled jalapeno
6 cups homemade chicken broth or canned
reduced-sodium chicken broth
4 to 8 cups chopped kale (optional)
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
Chopped green onions
Sour cream

Instructions 1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Add cumin, cumin seed and turkey sausage. Cook until sausage is browned. Add chopped chicken, barley, beans, jalapeño, broth and kale, if desired.. Bring to a boil and simmer about 20 minutes or until barley is cooked. Serve topped with cheese and green onions. Serves 10.

Lime Cilantro Soft Tacos

Ingredients

¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2½ cups roughly shredded rotisserie chicken
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium red onions, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Coarsely ground black pepper
Fresh cilantro sprigs

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Whisk together lime juice and rind, soy sauce, cilantro, and cumin in a large bowl. Add shredded chicken; toss.
3. Wrap stacked tortillas in foil, and place in oven to warm.
4. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions and peppers; sauté over high heat until browned, about 12 minutes. Add garlic, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes.
5. Spoon chicken mixture and bell pepper mixture down center of each tortilla. Add cilantro sprigs. Serves 4
This was also with the pizza recipe - all of them used rotisserie chicken. I think this is what we are having tomorrow night.

Pizza Bianca with Chicken, Caramelized Onions and Fontina

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large yellow onions, halved and very thinly sliced
1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon, fresh thyme, divided
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 (12-inch) thin pizza crust
1 cup shredded Fontina cheese (4 ounces)
1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
Chopped chives

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to wilt, about 10 minutes. Add sugar, lower heat, and continue cooking until onions are soft and brown, about 15 minutes.
3. Place pizza crust on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with Fontina and top with chicken and onion mixture. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbling. Sprinkle remaining thyme and chives over pizza, and slice into wedges. Serves 4.

This was in the paper today and Sarah and I decided to try it tonight.
It got rave reviews around here. The chicken was just one chicken breast on the roasted chicken (several more meals coming from that chicken) and I used the homemade pizza dough recipe.

Crash Hot Potatoes

This recipe is from the Pioneer Woman - LOVE HER!!
I had seen it on her blog and several other food blogs. I had a couple of red potatoes left the other night and just decided do try it. They were fantastic!!

New potatoes (or other small round potatoes)
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Rosemary (or desired herbs) THE ROSEMARY WAS FANTASTIC

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender.
On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato.
With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil. Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.)
Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Phony Homemade Ice Cream

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
1/2 gallon sherbet flavor of your choice. (pineapple is our favorite)
2 to 4 ripe bananas
1 package frozen berries mixture of your choice

Soften ice cream and sherbet. Put in big bowl. Add thinly sliced bananas and frozen berries. Stir with sturdy spoon. Serve immediately (or refreeze to serve later). Put leftovers in a container and store in freezer for future enjoyment.
I had told Janell about this recipe - A Magnusson favorite - and they served it at their Stake Relief Society dinner last Saturday night. It was a big hit - it is fantastic!!

Creamy Cilantro Dressing

1 cup buttermilk (add more if too thick)
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1 package (or 3 Tablespoons) dry ranch dressing mix
3 tomatillos (peel and remove stems)
1 cup cilantro leaves (wash and remove stems)
1 clove fresh garlic

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree. Enjoy!
Janell Cornwall shared this recipe from her stake when they served it with Taco Salad at their Relief Society Broadcast.