Sugar, Spice & Everything "Nice"

These puppies are like 3 different cookies in one. Peanut butter mixed with oatmeal mixed with chocolate chips, what could be better? Absolutely nothing. These are the ultimate cookies. If you have any type of cookie craving, make these and you wont regret it! Five-Chip Cookies Ingredients:  1 cup butter, softened 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 t vanilla 2 cups flour 1 cup old-fashioned oats 2 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 2/3 cup EACH milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.  In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Cool 1 minutes bef...

The title to this recipe does not lie. These are, by far, the most amazing chicken enchiladas you will ever put into your mouth. It's a white sauce, with so much flavor, your taste buds will be thanking you for weeks, and begging you to make it again. It's a great family dinner, or to bring to impress guests at a party. SO GOOD! The Best Chicken Enchiladas Ingredients: 10 medium soft taco shells 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (or whatever you prefer) 3 T butter 2 T corn starch 2 cups chicken broth 1 clove minced garlic 1/2 t of salt and pepper (each) 1 cup sour cream 1 t onion powder 1 t garlic powder 1 t cumin 1 t lime juice 1 finely chopped jalapeno, seeded Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9 x 13 pan. In a medium size bowl, mix chicken, 1 cup of cheese, garlic and roll the mixture into tortillas and place into the pan. In a saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the corn starch and cook for one minute. Add broth and wh...

Now i'm just going to start this off letting you know this recipe is easy, but it will take most of your day to finish the bars. The outcome though is totally worth it. They taste exactly like a regular snickers. And you don't feel as  bad for eating a couple of these bars because they aren't as big, but they are filling! Bottom Chocolate Layer: 1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips 1/4 cup peanut butter Thoroughly grease your baking pan (9 x 13). Melt ingredients together in a saucepan (or microwave) then pour into the baking dish and spread until even. Let cool and harden completely.  Nougat Layer: 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup evaporated milk 1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff 1/4 cup peanut butter 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts, chopped 1 t vanilla extract Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved and bring to a boil. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in fluff, peanut butter and ...

I'm not going to lie, I had no idea what a "no bake" was until a friend of mine told me his favorite cookies were no bakes (this was around Christmas time when I go cookie crazy!). So I looked up a recipe and ended up falling in LOVE with them. They're so quick to make. This recipe here took me (start to finish) 20 minutes to do. So if you want something sweet and have nothing in the pantry to snack on, just whip these up super quick (because you should have everything you need already at home!) and enjoy! No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients: - 2 cups sugar - 1/4 cup margarine - 1/2 cup milk - 1 cup peanut butter - 1t vanilla - 3 cups rolled oats (old fashioned) In a large saucepan, mix sugar, margarine and milk; bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat.  Boil for one minute, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla, stirring until peanut butter is melted; stir in oats. Working quickly, drop spoonfuls on...

Something comforting to make for a dreary day! Baked potato soup. This recipe makes a lot of soup, so I made the whole thing, took half of the soup and put it in the freezer to have for another meal! It was nice to come home from work and dish up a bowl of this soup, a good "welcome home" if you ask me.  Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup Ingredients: - 5 lbs russet potatoes, washed but not peeled, diced into 1/2 in cubes - 1 medium onion (sweet/yellow) diced - 10 cloves of garlic, minced (or 5t jarred) - 64oz chicken stock or broth - 16oz cream cheese, softened - optional garnishes: crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, green onion Add potatoes, onion, garlic, and chicken stock to slow cooker. Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours. Add the cream cheese and puree the soup with an immersion blender until the cheese is incorporated and about half the soup is blended. (Or you can remove half of the soup and the cream cheese to an upright blender and then stir it in). St...

Just baked this recipe this morning! How delicious!! Super easy to make (which is what i'm all about) and tastes like it just came from some professional bakery! Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring Ingredients: - 1 tube Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits - 3 T butter, melted - 1/2 cup pancake syrup - 1/3 cup packed brown sugar - 1/2 t cinnamon - 1/4 cup chopped pecans (opt.) Spray fluted pan with non-stick spray. Combine melted butter and syrup in small bowl and set aside. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts.  Place half of the syrup mix on the bottom of the pan. Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar mix on top.  Lay the buscuits on the bottom of the pan, overlapping edges to form a ring.  Top with remaining syrup and sugar mix.  Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.  Cool for 1 minute and enjoy!

I made this dish for dinner when we had company over and it was a hit! Right when they walked in the door they said their mouths were watering! This pork loin was so moist and had such good flavor, but wasn't over powering to the point you couldn't taste the meat. I also made a yummy side dish of some sauteed spinach leaves, went perfectly! Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin Ingredients: 1 2lb boneless pork tenderloin 1 t ground sage 1/2 t salt 1/4 t pepper 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/2 cup water Glaze: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 T cornstarch 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup water 2 T soy sauce Combine sage, salt, pepper and garlic. Rub over roast. Place in slow cooker with 1/2 cup water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. An hour before the roast is done, combine the ingredients for the glaze in a small sauce pan. Heat and stir until mixture thickens. Brush roast with glaze 2-3 times during the last hour of cooking. Serve with remaining glaze on the side. *Just so...