Lemmon Turkey Wraps

I told you I put that dressing on EVERYTHING and I wasn't kidding. It was so stinking good on this wrap, it definately a new favorite now.
Here's what you will need:
Spinach wraps
turkey deli meat
avacado
cheese
cream cheese
red leaf lettuce
tomato
Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

Lay the wrap flat on the table and spread a little cream cheese on it. Layer the lettuce, turkey, avacado, tomatoes and cheese and drizzle the dressing over it all. Wrap up and enjoy!

Shish-ka-bobs

Remember that lemon dressing that I said is so good on EVERYTHING? Here's a perfect example. I just made regular shish-ka-bobs with steak, chicken, onion, and green pepper and drizzled a little of the dressing over them. It added a little kick and they were really delicious, just ask Logan!

Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

It's all about the lemons lately. I can't get enough of them so I have been putting lemon in everything lately. This dressing is amazing and tastes delicious on EVERYTHING! I would probably put it on my toast in the morning if I could find a way to do it with out making the bread soggy. It's a very light and refreshing dressing, perfect for this time of year.

Here's what you will need:
2 lemons equaling about 1/3 - 1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 c. olive oil
1/4 c. rice wine vinegar
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. poppyseeds
2 T. onion
1 clove garlic
lemon zest

Zest and juice lemons and add bottled lemon if needed. Put onion in a blender or grate with cheese grater and add the rest of the ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.

THE sugar cookies

These are the cookies that started it all. I made then one Sunday evening and Haylee and our friend Lindsey came over. Haylee was HOOKED! Pretty soon we were making them every other day. About 15 lbs. later we realized we had a problem and it was serious! I have two rules when making cookies and they are 1- Bigger is ALWAYS better and 2- if you haven't made yourself sick on cookie dough before the first batch comes out of the oven then you haven't made them right.

Here's what you will need:
1/3 c. butter or margarine
1/3 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
Beat butter and shortening on med for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and a dash of salt. Beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour by hand. Cover and chill for 20 minutes.
Roll out on a floured surface and cut into shapes. ( I don't know why but I swear circles taste better!) Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375* for 7-8 min. (I like mine really soft and like I said before BIG so they end up cooking for about 8 1/2 min.)
Frosting:
1/3 c. butter or margarine
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract (way yummy with almond extract)
milk
food coloring
Beat butter until fluffy and gradually add in powdered sugar. Beat in the milk and extract and add more milk if needed. This frosting recipe is enough for 2 batches of cookies so you can either half the frosting recipe of double the batch of cookies. I would double the cookies if I were you. :)

Homemade Pizza Dough and BarbecueChicken Pizza

Who doesn't love a good homemade pizza? I know that I am a fan. This dough couldn't be easier. My kids just like plain ol' cheese pizza so I form a little wall in the dough to make two pizzas on one pan.
I know, I know~ genius right? Anyway, it's a really easy and tasty pizza. Just add your family's favorite toppings.

Here is what you will need:
Crust:
2 3/4 c. to 3 1/4 c. flour
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 c. warm water
2 t. cooking oil
In mixer combine 1 1/4 c. of the flour, yeast, and 1/4 tsp. salt; add warm water and oil. Beat on low for 30 seconds then beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in remaining flour and knead to make moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 min. total.) Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Grease pan and press into bottom. Add toppings and bake @ 350* for 10-13 minutes.

Barbecue Chicken Pizza:
Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
Red onion slivers
Pineapple tidbits
Chicken (about 1 breast)
Cheese




Cut chicken into chunks and cook in 1 T. olive oil. When chicken is cooked through add a little bit of BBQ sauce to coat chicken.Spread dough with BBQ sauce and sprinkle with all of the other ingredients. Bake for 10-13 min.

Brownies with mint frosting

This is my mother in law's brownie recipe and my mint frosting recipe and the two combined are FABULOUS! I am kind of on a diet right now (not the kind of diet most people think of- I am just trying to eat 1 cookie a day as opposed to my usual 12) and these brownies were just way too tempting. Mint and chocolate are my favorite combo so I had to give in a little, but it was so worth it.

Here's what you will need:
Brownies:
2/3 c. butter
3/4 c. cocoa
4 T. oil
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2/3 tsp. salt
1 c. flour
2 tsp. vanilla

Melt butter and whisk in chocolate. Add remaining ingredients.

Pour into a greased
9x13 pan.

Bake @ 350* for 25 minutes and let cool.

Frosting:
3/4 c. butter, room temp.
3- 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
1 T. heavy cream
green food coloring

Beat with egg beaters until creamy. Add powdered sugar until you have reached the right consistency. Add milk if needed.