Super Soft Snickerdoodles

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 cups flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

cinnamon topping:
1/4 cup white sugar
1 TBS cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Heat oven to 450. Gentlly melt butter in a saucepan or microwave and let cool while mixing dry ingredients. Stir together sugars, flour, spices, baking soda, and salt. Wisk eggs into cooled butter and add vanilla. Sitr wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir just until it comes together.

Roll into balls and roll in cinnamon mix. Place on unlined ungreased sheet and flatten slightly. Bake 7 minutes, cool on pan 5min.

Dough can be refrigerated 5 days. It can also be frozen in logs.

I got this recipe from my day care provider. It is incredible! Be prepared to eat many!!

Sauted Cabbage

1 medium onion, chopped

2 TBS butter

4 medium carrots, thinly sliced
6 cups cabbage, chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

In saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add carrots. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 5-7 minutes or until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with slitted spoon.

I got this recipe off allrecipes.com. We ate this with barbeque chickin and loved it! It's very easy, healthy, and yummy!

Cheddar Baked Chicken

1/4 cup butter, melted1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 egg
1 TBS. milk
1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar)
1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1 cup crispy rice cereal
3 chicken breast halves
2 TBS. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat baking dish with 1/4 cup melted butter.

Mix flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder.  In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and milk.  In a third bowl, mix the cheese, bread crumbs and cereal.  Dip chicken pieces in the flour mixture, dip in the egg mixture, then press in the breadcrum mixture to coat.  Arrange in the prepared baking dish.  Drizzle 2 TBS. butter evenly over chicken.

Bake 35 minutes in preheated oven, or until coating is golden brown and chicken juices run clear.

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Approx 1 pound brussel sprouts
3 TBS olive oil
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp pepper
dash of garlic

Cut off end of each brussel sprout and dispose.  Cut each brussel sprout in half and remove core. (core is bitter) Place brussel sprouts in plastic bag with other ingredients and shake. Place in pan and cook in 350 oven for 30 minutes, turning every 5 to 7 minutes.  When done, brussel sprouts should be brown. 

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com.  The whole family was skeptical, but ended up loving them.
Super yummy dipped in ranch dressing!!

Pasta salad

Tri-color pasta
Italian salad dressing
McCormick salad supreme seasoning
Grated Swiss cheese
chopped vegetables (for example: red onion, cucumber, tomato, celery, cauliflower, radishes, green pepper, etc)

Cook pasta and rinse with cold water. Add chopped vegetables and cheese. Add seasoning and salad dressing to taste and toss. You may need to add more salad dressing or seasoning to reach desired taste.

Yummy! I love pasta salad and gobbled this right up!

Cheese Ball

1 pound bacon
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1 green onion, chopped
1 cup chopped pecans

In a large skillet, fry the bacon. Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels. Chop or break the cooled bacon into small pieces. (put in baggie and use a rolling pin. Works like a charm!)

In a medium size mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, and green onions. When mixed well, form 2 balls out of the mixture. Cover and refrigerate 3-4 hours or overnight.

Before serving, roll the cheese balls in chopped pecans.

This recipe is amazing! It is the best cheese ball that I've ever had and it's irresistibly addicting! I halved the recipe and made only one cheese ball. It didn't last long!

Fruit Dip

8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (can use any kind of nut)

Beat together cream cheese, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla with electric mixer. Stir in walnuts. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator.

I received this recipe from my mother-in-law. It is super delicious!

Honey Dijon Ham

3 pounds boneless ham
1/3 cup honey
2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon water

Place ham on a greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Combine honey, mustard, and sugar; brush about 3 tablespoons over ham. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees and ham is heated through. Stir into remaining glaze; heat through and serve with the ham.

I cooked my ham in a crock pot. I mixed all of the ingredients together and poured over the ham. I cooked it on low for about 5 hours, occasionally stirring the glaze and putting it on top of the ham. This turned out delicious! It was so yummy and my best ham yet!