I found this a few weeks back and LOVE IT!
So easy and oh so good.

4 fish filets – any white fish is fine. I use tilapia
1 cup panko
1 cup finely crushed corn tortilla chips
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cumin
2 egg whites
Cooking spray
8 corn tortillas
Shredded lettuce or cabbage
1 avocado, diced into medium chunks
Chipotle sauce (recipe follows)

Chipotle Dressing:
1/3 cup light mayo
1/3 cup light sour cream
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon yellow onion
½ teaspoon fresh oregano
1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Heat your oven to 375F and spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.

All found off of 

http://www.evilshenanigans.com/2009/06/baked-fish-tacos-with-chipotle-dressing/

Cookies for Two!

Or one... It doesn't matter really!

If you know me I have the sweet tooth of all sweet teeth. I LOVE chocolate chip cookies.
I love anything sweet but cookies are my favorite.

Since i got married.. Well since I moved away to Ecuador/college I have wanted cookies so bad but hated that my recipe made 80 bazillion. So I have truly been on a quest to find the perfect recipe that will only make about 1 dozen cookies.

For the last 5 years I have cut, halved, forthed and searched for the perfect cookie, and have found not one stinkin one! So Tonight, I decided to make my own. Literally make up my own recipe!

I was so excited that it worked,
 I even took a picture!
















Like I said.. i'm pretty proud of this.

Here is my version of Cookies for Two!

4 T Shortening
4 T Salted Butter (softened...of course)
1/2 C Brown Sugar
 3 T White granulated sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
1 1/4 C flour
1/2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/4 t cornstarch
pinch of salt
1 C chocolate chips

Set oven to 375
Cut butter and either leave our or place in microwave on defrost for 10 seconds
Mix Shortening, butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla together.
Add 1 cup of flour and mix. Add the rest of flour until it gets to the right consistency. ( I don't think I used the full 1/4 cup)
Add BP, BS, Cornstarch and salt.
Then add chocolate chips. ( I say a cup but I have NO IDEA how much I used. If your like my sister you will put more chocolate than cookie, if you're like my mom you will only add 2 chips. Its all preference people!)
The put them in the fridge for a few minutes.

Then you do the whole spoon on sheet and bake type thing.
I baked it for ~10 minutes. I like mine to be ever so slightly brown but still gooey on the inside. The fridge step helps this happen

12 cookies... perfect!

Healthy shrimp alfredo!

Ever Heard on Underdressed Skeleton?

Its a blog all about healthy food! Not anything about the funny diets just about good ol fashioned healthy alternatives. It's great!

We use spaghetti squash as pasta substitute quite a bit. Here is a new recipe that I LOVE...and Shaun HATES.. so eat at your own risk.


Copied straight from her website.

Here is the recipe…

Ingredients:

-Four Cups Cooked Spaghetti Squash (1 Large Squash)
-1/2 Cup Newman’s Own All Natural Alfredo Sauce
-1/2 Cup Plain Non- Fat Greek Yogurt
-1/4 Cup No Salt Added Corn
-1/4 Cup Diced No Salt Added Tomatoes
-1/2 Cup Uncooked Shrimp (Tails Off)

Directions:

1. Bake spaghetti squash for 60 minutes at 350 degrees.
2. In a non-stick sauce pan, heat shrimp until half cooked.
3. Turn heat to low, add: corn, tomato, Greek yogurt and Alfredo sauce. 4. Stir together until creamy.
5. Mix in cooked spaghetti squash! 

Makes Two Servings : 2.5 Cups Per Serving! 

215 Calories, 5.5 g Fat, 24 g Carbs, 5 g Fiber, 18 g Protein, 8 g Sugar 

Texas Brownies

Texas Sheet Cake... Brownies.... Yummies

My family called it cake, Shauns called it brownies... Either way its perfect!!

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ cups (1 cube) of butter

¼ cup cocoa

½ cup shortening

1 cup water

¼ cup cocoa

½ cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 tsp of baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Frosting:

¾ cup of butter (1 ½  cube)

2 tsp cocoa

¼-3/4 cup milk

3 ½ cups powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla

•        put dry ingredients together
•        melt butter, shortening and water in sauce pan.
•        Add buttermilk to hot liquids
•        add liquid to  dry ingredients
•         spray cookie sheet with cooking spray
•        pour cake mixture in
•        bake at 350 for 20 minutes
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•        Make frosting while cake is baking
•        Melt butter
•        Add milk
•        Mix into powder sugar and cocoa mixture.
•        Add vanilla
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•        You want this to be extremely thin. More like a syrup than a frosting. If its too thick add more milk.
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•        When cake is still hot poke holes all over with toothpick or fork.
•        Poor frosting on top and spread around so that it can soak into the cake/ brownies
•        This will look like way to much frosting but its not! Just let it  soak in.
•        Pull edges away from baking sheet so that it has more places to go and soak up.
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•        EAT IT
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Blender Jello

I'm not really a fan of pinterest recipes  I love it for craft ideas, home decor, and home design ideas. But other than that... its just Meh. 

BUT  I did come across  this gem a few months ago and it has been a hit with this Allred couple.  

Healthy, Low-cal, and Sweet Tooth Satisfaction! 

Blender Jello

• 2/3 c. boiling water
• 1 (3 oz) package Jell-o
• 8-10 ice cubes
• 1  (8 oz) container of Cool-whip

1. Place the boiling water in the blender and add the package of Jell-o.  Place the lid loosely on your blender.  Since you are using boiling water, if you put the lid on tight you could end up with an explosion.  Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until the jello is dissolved.
2. Add the ice cubes to the blender ONE at a time.  Blend after each addition until the ice is well blended.
3. Add half of the container and cool whip.  Blend until combined.  Pour Jell-o into desired dish/dishes.  then chill until set.  the original recipe said 5 minutes but I like it for at least an hour!

This is also good between two graham crackers and then frozen to resemble an ice cream sandwich. 

Sausage topping

 A great neighbor and family friend introduced my family to this gem. Robyn Longhurst... dont know her? Sucks to be you, she's flippin awesome! 

As you know, i'm from idaho which means I love to eat potatoes in any form! However, my least favorite is the baked way. yucky plain suckers.  But, this sausage gravy/dip/topping can make anything taste great! 

While its crock-potting away bake up your potatoes. My favorite way is to slather them in butter and sea salt, then toss them in the oven for an hour or so at 325. 

Best dang spud I ever did have! 

weird-o brownies

I love brownies! But i HATE cake, so if the brownies resembles cake.. Ain't touchin' it!

These are the weirdest brownies ever. But I love them. They are super gooey and are amazing with homemade ice cream!

Here's the complicated er...highly detailed recipe. follow it EXACTLY, or they wont possibly achieve their full potential!

Best-Ever Brownies
from Baking with Julia

1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 large eggs

Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Sift the flour and salt together and set aside.

Melt the butter and chocolate together in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently and keeping a watchful eye on the pot to make certain the chocolate does not scorch.  Add 1 cup of the sugar to the mixture and stir for half a minute, then remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla.  Pour the mixture into a large bowl.

Put the remaining 1 cup sugar and the eggs into the bowl of a mixer and whisk by hand just to combine.  LIttle by little, pour half the sugar and eggs into the chocolate mixture, stirring gently but constantly with a rubber spatula so that the eggs don't set from the heat.  Fit the whisk attachment to the mixer and whip the remaining sugar and eggs until they are pale, thick, and doubled in volume, about 3 minutes.  Using the rubber spatula, delicately fold the whipped eggs into the chocolate mixture.  When the eggs are almost completely incorporated, gently fold in the dry ingredients.

Pour and scrape the batter into an unbuttered 9-inch square glass or ceramic pan.  Bake the brownies for 25-28 minutes, during which time they will rise a little and the top will turn dark and dry.  Cut into the center at about the 23-minutews mark to see how they are progressing.  They will be perfect if they are just barely set and still gooey.  Cool the brownies in the pan on a rack.  Cut into bars and serve.

The brownies will keep, covered, for 2-3 days at room temperature and can be frozen for up to a month!

Country Dinner Rolls

A sunday dinner staple with this Allred couple. If i dont make these, Shauns eyes start to water, and the pouting begins. Just Kidding... kinda

So random fact, well two of them.
A) Its almost impossible to ruins these beautiful things! Last night we ran out of flour so we substituted what was missing with Wheat Germ. I was a bit skeptical but they turned out perfectly. Next time though, i'd add a bit of honey when we do that. Honey Wheat Roll... HECK YA!

B) DONT skimp the raising time! Bad Bad idea... tried it once. Also, dont let them raise all day while your at church either... thats not so much a good thing either. oops.

1 cup water
1 tablespoon HOT water (70-85 F)
1 Egg
4 1/2 teaspoons oil
3 1/4 cups of flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 tablespoons shortening

Directions:
1- Place all ingredients in bread maker and set on "dough" setting. Let it run its course
++My bread maker takes 1 hr 40 mins and lets them rise during it. if yours doesn't let them rise till the       dough is 2-3 times its original size.
        ++Also check about 5 minutes in to see if you need to add a few more tablespoons of flour.
        ++It should be moist to the touch but not sticky to where it sticks to your finger.
2-  spray a casserole dish with cooking spay (I like glass, but it doesn't matter)
3- pull dough out and make uniform balls
4 Cover with plastic wrap and let sit  till they have raised to be double in size... or a bit bigger.
5- Cook at 350 for about 12-15 minutes.
6- I like to baste them with  salted butter ever 5 minutes  it adds a great salty, buttery, flavor and they brown perfectly!

YUMMMYYYYY

Banana Bread of the Gods

Literally.heaven.  Just made some this afternoon!
Softest most moist banana bread on the plannet... thats what im titling this gem.

From: Amanda Lyda


Mix together:
1 8 oz cream cheese softened
3 mashed bananas
1 cup sugar

Add to above:
1 egg
1/2 cup oil
Mix

Then add:
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

Once mixed bake for 1 hour at 350. I usually cover the top with foil the last 10 minutes.

Homemade noodles!

HOMEMADE NOODLES for  chicken noodle soup!

2 EGGS
1 TSP SALT
1 TBLP HEAVY CREAM
1 CUP FLOUR

1.BEAT EGGS TILL FROTHY
2.ADD SALT AND CREAM
3.ADD FLOUR AND WORK WITH HANDS
4.TILL DOUGH BECOMES STIFF
5. TURN OUR ON FLOURED BOARD AND ROLL THIN AND CUT
6. Cook in hot broth

Mexican Corn

Every year Shelley has Spud Days. Lots of food, mashed potato tug-o-war, Potato gun war, talent show, and a parade! One year we went to a booth that had "Mexican Corn" and it was the best corn EVER!

Try it please... it sounds weird but I havent met anyone that doesn't  like it! Shaun requests it weekly!

Super simple too...

You need:
Corn on the cob
Mayo
Lemon Juice
Parmesan Cheese (grated)
Chili Powder (optional)

1) Cook corn how ever you want. Boil it, roast it, grill it, bake it.... any way works
2) Mix 1 cup mayo with 2 Tbs of Lemon juice. Taste the mayo to make sure its lemony enough or not too lemony.
3) When corn is done Slather with the Mayo Mixture  and sprinkle parmesan  on top. LOTS OF PARMESAN!
4) Sprinkle Chili powder if you want.
5) Eat the best dang corn you've ever had!

Hot Artichoke Dip

Did you guys know I dont LOVE to cook? But... I like to pretend I do!

Here is an AWESOME appetizer that I could eat by the buckets... and I do sometimes. Sick.

Easy Peasy...

1 Cup Miracle Whip... None of that Mayo crap
1 (14 oz) Can of Artichoke hearts drained and chopped
1 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 Clove of garlic minced
Chopped tomatoes and green onions

Mix all incredients together except tomatoes and onions. Spoon into a 9 inch pie plate. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown. Add tomatoes and green onions once you pull it out of the oven.  Eat it warm or it taste like kweech. Donno what that means? Indian word for S***. Just saying...