Coconut Macaroons

Bacon Bread!!!

1 cup warm water (110-115 degrees)
2 packets rapid rise yeast
1 tsp sugar

Mix above ingredients together and let yeast proof 5 minutes. If it does not bubble, your water was too hot...start over!

4 Tbsp butter or bacon fat!
4 cups bread flour
1 tsp coarse black pepper
2 tsp hickory bacon seasoning salt or powder
1 pound bacon cooked crisp and broken into small bits

olive oil

Proof your yeast and set aside.
Pour flour, salt and pepper into mixer with bread hook attached.
Pour in activated yeast.
Add melted butter or fat.
Add crumbled bacon.
Stir on low for about 12 minutes until dough is hooked around bread hook and pulled away from bowl.

Place dough into a greased bowl and cover with plastic, place in warm spot for 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Knead bread on floured surface for 2 minutes.

Grease loaf pan with olive oil.
Place dough into loaf pan and let rise another hour.
dust top with olive oil

Bake at 350 for 45- 50 minutes

Great toast. BLT bread and french toast!!!! Or right out of oven!!!

All Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies!!

ALL TIME FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!

3/4 cup softened butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups plus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 (12-oz) packages semisweet chocolate morsels

parchment paper

1. Preheat oven to 350. Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until blended.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.  Gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended. beat in morsels just until combined ( I stir them in!) Add other favorites at this time! Like pretzels! (whatever variations you like!)  Drop by tablespoons onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets! I love using parchment paper!!!!

3. Bake at 350 for 10 -14 minutes. Slide parchment off of baking sheet and let cool, or cool on wire racks.

Variations to try:

Chocolate chip Pretzel~ I put about 2 cups broken pretzel sticks in... Yummy!

Cranberry White Chocolate~ 12 oz white choc and 6 oz dried cranberries!

Chocolate Covered Pretzels~ 7 oz bag broken up

Almond Toffee~ 1.4 oz toffee pieces and 1 1/4 cup toasted almond slivers

Turtle cookies~package choc pecan caramel clusters chopped and dark choc morsels 

Peanut butter Choc~ Decrease salt to 1/2 tsp decrease choc to 1 package, add 1 cup peanut butter creamy, mix with butter and sugars. and add 1 cup lightly salted peanuts with morsels... increase flour to 2 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp.

This is they only chocolate chip recipe I use now! I even had a kid ask me for the recipe once!!!! That is how good they are!

I found it in an issue of Southern Living years ago!!!

Scallops Au Gratin

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup white wine

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 1/2 pounds bay scallops or sea scallops cut into quarters

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon

1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

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• TOPPING:
• 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, milk, cream, wine, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet, saute scallops and onion in butter until scallops are opaque. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add milk mixture to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
2. Drain scallops. Add the scallops, and tarragon to the sauce; heat through. Stir in  cheese until melted.
3. Divide scallop mixture among four 10-oz. baking dishes. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over scallop mixture. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.

Adapted from allrecipes.com recipe

Fancy Orzo Salad with Pesto!

The Gathering!

Boil orzo with oil and salt!

Fancy Orzo with Pesto!!

16 oz orzo

1 cup shaved parmesan cheese

1 cup Pesto

1 medium shallot (1/4 cup) chopped fine

4 oz feta cheese

1/2 cup pine nuts

Mix all together and serve warm or chilled!

Great for pot lucks!!

May also add: shrimp, veggies......

Picnic Time Mariposa 7-Pc. Bamboo Cheese Board Set

 Jill's Buffalo Chicken Dip

Gather ingredients

Mix together cream cheese, salad dressing and hot sauce!

Chop chicken, cilantro and grate cheese!

Mix together!

Spray pan with Pam (8x8) pan works great!
Add to pan and top with some shredded cheese!


Bake 350 for 45 minutes!


Jill's Buffalo Chicken Dip!

8 oz. cream cheese

(I use lite)

15 oz Marzetti's Lite Blue Cheese Dressing

3/4 Cup Franks Red Hot Original

1 Bunch chopped Cilantro

2 lbs chopped grilled chicken strips

2 cups extra sharp Cheddar cheese grated

(save 1/2 cup cheese for topping)

Mix together, pour in your pan, top with some cheese and 

Bake 350 for 45 minutes!

Serve with Corn Chips and or Celery!!!

A Huge Hit at everyplace I bring this!!!

Posting this for all my friends who keep asking me for this recipe!!!!

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Melted Bottles