Cooking

Since I last posted I have been in the kitchen a few times to try out new recipes.
The first was this recipe for homemade mac and cheese: http://www.marthastewart.com/316867/worlds-best-mac-and-cheese. It was touted as the "worlds best", I thought that it was just ok. I didn't use the Gruyere cheese, opting for more cheddar.
Next up was this recipe for chicken roll ups: http://www.plainchicken.com/2009/08/chicken-rollups-2.html. They were awesome! I got it from pinterest and one person did comment that they were going to change the amounts of spices used. One thing you should know if you are grabbing a recipe from me is that unless it is a pertinent ingredient I don't measure it, i.e. salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. I shake it till I like the way it tastes. I highly recommend this one!
This past weekend I made this recipe for jalapeno stuffed chicken and had the parents over for a Sunday meal: http://cassiecraves.blogspot.com/2009/05/jalapeno-popper-stuffed-chicken.html. It too was fantastic! Everyone loved it and it was another great recipe to try to use up the jalapenos from the garden. Everyone did agree that I should have put more jalapenos in it.
The last new recipe that I tried was for fluffy sugar cookies:http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com/2011/09/02/soft-frosted-sugar-cookies/ We used our pumpkin cookie cutter, orange icing, and green sprinkles. It was a really good treat and a fun activity for Little Lady to decorate. I didn't cool for an hour, I popped the dough in the freezer for about 20 minutes because I had an anxious 2 year old that wanted them done - STAT!