Betty Crocker Cake Mix Oatmeal Cookies

 

Ingredients:

  1 box of yellow cake mix

½ cup of brown sugar, packed

½ cup of unsalted butter, softened

½ cup shortening

2 tablespoons water

1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon

pinch of nutmeg

1 large egg, beaten

2 cups quick cooking or old fashioned oats

1 cup raisins or chocolate chips (or whatever your favorite mix in is)

1 to 2 tablespoons of water (optional, if you are using a 16 ounce cake mix)

Directions:

Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, butter, shortening, water, cinnamon and egg with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. With spoon, stir in oats, raisins and nuts.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; flatten dough slightly with fingers.

Bake 9 to 12 minutes (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Store covered.

Can this oatmeal cookie beat the Quaker ( my all time favorite) ?

They are easy to make but not close to my favorites.

Joy Allegro’s Honey Orange Glazed Chicken*

 

* This recipe is from another food mystery book.  The Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle.

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken breast ( can use thighs - leave the skin on)        

1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed is best)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup brown sugar ( used light brown)

1/4 cup honey

Cumin to taste

2 cloves garlic- peeled and minced

1/4 tsp kosher salt

Spray for the pan ( non stick)

Directions:

Combine orange juice,  apple cider vinegar,  brown sugar, honey,  cumin, and garlic in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes or until sauce has reduced to about 1 cup. Remove the garlic.

Season the chicken breast with the salt  and let them reach room temperature, about 15 minutes.

Place chicken in a prepared dish ( sprayed with non stick). Cover with sauce and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until chicken is done.

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Beth's Oatmeal Cookies

 

Oatmeal cookies are one of my favorites. The Quaker Oats oatmeal cookies is my tried and true but I wanted to try this ONE

Air Fryer Chicken Wings

 Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds chicken wings

2 tablespoons avocado oil ( used cause it has a low smoke point)

1 tsp. smoked paprika

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. baking soda

salt to taste

Directions:

Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F

Mix the oil into the bowl with the super dry chicken wings

I washed and patted dry with a paper towel then put them in the fridge on a rack for about 2 hours to really make sure they were dry.

Mixed the spices and baking soda in a small dish and sprinkled over the chicken that was covered with the oil

Make sure all the wings are covered.

Place wings in preheated fryer and "fry" for 9 minutes on one side. Flip-( being careful- they are HOT) then flip to other side for 9 minutes.

Use whatever sauce you enjoy!

GOOD ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gladys Kravitz Sugar Cookies ( from Bewitched)

 Josh is one of my gym buddies. He LOVES sugar cookies and had a birthday coming up.

I whipped up a batch of THESE that Mei's grandson wants me to make each time they visit.

Josh is a really nice young man and I decided to make this recipe AND Mei's grandsons and put them to a test.

Which one would he prefer.

It was close and the winner was--

⭐⭐⭐⭐ the one I make for Mei's grandson ⭐⭐⭐

Gladys- yours came close 😉

Dang Good Pie

 

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup shredded coconut

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup pineapple, crushed undrained (about an 8 oz can)

3/4 stick butter (6 Tbsp)

1 prepared pie crust

Directions:

Bake prepared pie crust at 350 for 10 minutes.

Mix eggs in small bowl. Then melt butter. Mix all ingredients together in medium bowl. Do not drain the pineapple.

Pour into prepared pie shell and bake. Bake at 350 for 45 min or until the center is set.

Mei's 74th birthday is today! She loves pineapple and coconut- when I saw this recipe I knew I HAD to make it for her😀

MEXICAN COLESLAW

 

¾ cup mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream

2 tbsp taco seasoning

2 tbsp fresh lime juice

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

2 coleslaw mix

1 cup diced red bell pepper

1 can black beans

1 can fire-roasted corn

3 tbsp fresh jalapeno pepper

⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

make the dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, taco seasoning, fresh lime juice, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl until smooth.

In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw mix, red bell pepper, black beans, fire-roasted corn, jalapeno pepper, fresh cilantro, and prepared dressing. Using a large spoon, stir to combine all the ingredients until evenly coated with the dressing mixture.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to chill and allow the flavors of the dressing to meld with the other ingredients.

Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with additional chopped fresh cilantro.