Sugar Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 3 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder



• 1 teaspoon salt

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on powdered sugar surface 1/2 inch thick. (I roll out on parchment paper) Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Caramel Dip

• ½ cup salted butter
• 1½ cups brown sugar (light or dark)
• ¾ cup light corn syrup
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk, stirring to combine. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a light bubbly boil.  Remove from heat right away and add the vanilla. Stir to combine. Serve warm or at room temperature with apple slices and pretzels or drizzle over ice cream.

Notes

Don't let the caramel come to a full, rolling boil. Just let it get nice and bubbly and then take it off the heat. It will get too hard and thick to scoop if you cook it too long.

Pan Fried Pork Chops

Ingredients
1 teaspoon seasoned salt, plus more for seasoning
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
8 pork breakfast chops
1 cup all-purpose flour
Cayenne pepper
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon butter


Directions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
Combine the flour and some cayenne, salt and black pepper. Dredge each side of the pork chops in the flour mixture, and then set aside on a plate.
Heat the canola oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add the butter. When the butter is melted and the butter/oil mixture is hot, cook 3 pork chops at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on the first side. Flip and cook until the chops are golden brown on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes (make sure no pink juices remain). Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining pork chops.

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Fiesta Lime Rice

• 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain rice
• 3/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and heated
• 3/4 cup cooked corn (I used Trader Joe's Fire Roasted frozen Corn), heated
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 large scallion, diced fine
• 2-4 tbsp chopped cilantro (to your liking)
• 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
• salt to taste

In a large bowl, combine hot rice, heated corn, heated beans, tomato, scallion, cilantro, lime juice and salt if needed. Toss and serve.

Grilled Lemon Chicken

Grilled Lemon Chicken

Author: Six Sisters' Stuff

Recipe type: Main Dish

Prep time:  8 mins

Cook time:  12 mins

Total time:  20 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. In a gallon-sized resealable bag, mix together lemon juice, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, ginger, onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Add in the chicken and seal the bag closed.
2. Place bag in the fridge and let chicken marinate for 4-8 hours (or even overnight).
3. Remove chicken from bag and discard marinade.
4. Place chicken on grill over medium-high heat, cooking about 5-6 minutes on each side or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees F.
5. We served ours with grilled asparagus - just drizzle some olive oil on your asparagus and sprinkle garlic salt on top, then grill for 2-3 minutes or until tender.

Strawberry Yogurt Bark

Strawberry Granola Yogurt Bark

Ingredients

• 24 oz container of greek yogurt (I used vanilla, but you can use plain if you want)
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• 1 cup of strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup of granola

Instructions

1. In a small bowl (or even in the yogurt container), mix together honey and yogurt.
2. Spread the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13" pan that has been covered in aluminum foil.
3. Sprinkle the strawberries and the granola over the top of the yogurt, slightly pressing it into the yogurt with your hands.
4. Freeze for about 1 hour, or until completely frozen.
5. Remove from freezer, and cut into about 12 slices (I used a pizza cutter). Serve immediately, or keep in freezer in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 30 days.

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