Lindsay’s Sugar Cookie Recipe

*If making for cut out sugar cookies, half the recipe* 2 C butter 2 C sugar 4 eggs 2 Tbsp milk 2 tsp vanilla 2 Tbsp baking powder 6 C flour Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, milk and vanilla.  Mix baking powder and flour in a separate bowl.  Gradually combine wet and dry ingredients.  […]

Regular Slime

2 bottles Elmer’s Glue (5-6 oz each bottle), clear, glitter glue, or white glue 1/2-1 tsp Borax 1 C hot water, 1/2 C water food coloring (optional) glitter (optional) Instructions In a large bowl, mix one cup hot water with 1/2 tsp of borax. Dissolve completely and set aside to cool. In the second smaller […]

Magnetic Slime

1/4 C liquid starch (I used borax mixture that was a 1/2 tsp borax to 1 C hot water ratio) 2 Tbsp iron filings or iron oxide powder or magnetic powder 1/4 C PVA glue (elmer’s glue) What to do: Pour 1/4 cup of liquid starch into a bowl. Add 2 Tablespoons of iron powder […]

Apple Cider Donut Cake

A tender and moist apple spice bundt cake with a cinnamon sugar coat. Servings 18 also makes about 28 cupcakes For the Cake 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour 2 tsp (5 g) ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp (1 g) nutmeg 1 tsp (5.6 g) salt 1 1/2 tbsp (21 g) baking powder 1 1/2 cups […]

Dry Lime Marinade for Chicken

1 pound chicken breasts pounded to ½ inch thickness Chili Lime Rub 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/4-1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili pepper (optional for more heat) –(I did 1/4 tsp.  had a bit of a kick but kids still loved it) 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon onion […]

Mongolian Beef

Maybe tastes the same as the beef and broccoli lo mein I have on here. . not sure Total Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS Yield: 4 servings 1 pound flank steak (one reviewer says to partially freeze so you can cut steak thinner) 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons light or […]

Pollo Asado

4-5 pounds bone-in chicken thighs (I remove the skin) 1/3 cup olive oil 1/2 cup orange juice ¼ cup lime juice 1 small yellow onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 ounces achiote paste 1 TBS EACH ground coriander, ground cumin, kosher salt 2 tsp EACH smoked paprika, dried oregano 1 tsp EACH pepper (I […]

Baked Ziti

Ingredients   ▢ 1 pound Italian sausage ▢ 1 small yellow onion diced ▢ 28 ounces pasta sauce or marinara sauce ▢ 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juices, 1 can ▢ 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning ▢ ½ cup water ▢ 16 ounces ziti ▢ 15 ounces ricotta cheese ▢ 1 large egg 2 tablespoons chopped […]

Sticky Toffee Pudding

  Yield: 6-8 servings Time: about an hour 1 C dates, pitted and chopped 1 C boiling water 3 Tbsp butter, cold, unsalted, cubed (plus more for greasing) 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp fine sea salt 1/3 C plus 1 tsp Demerara Sugar (we used turbinado) 1/3 C plus 1 tsp dark brown sugar […]

Baked Ziti

Servings: 8 to 10 Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 1 lb ziti noodles 1½ lbs ground spicy or sweet Italian sausage (or removed from casings) 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 (28-oz) can crushed tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes […]