Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c. butter (2 sticks), softened
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla

2 1/4 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt

2 c. chocolate chips (I used white and milk chocolate chips)

Cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 for 9 to 11 minutes. (I melted some extra white and milk chocolate chips and drizzled the cookies after they were cool.)

Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad

Lime and Cilantro Chicken Salad Chipotle-Lime Vinaigrette

1/3 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp chipotle chiles
2 tbls honey
1/2 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup fresh cilantro
I put everything in my blender and just blend it!

2 Cups corn
1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper, cooked and Julienned(I use black beans instead of chicken but it would be good with both)
1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
1 pound mixed baby greens
2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated Jack cheese
1/2 cup chopped roasted red bell peppersea salt and black pepper
3/4 cup toasted salted pumpkin seeds
fresh cilantro sprigs for salad

Mutligrain Muffins

1 large egg or 2 egg whites

1/4 cup vegetable oil (I use either applesauce or coconut oil)

1 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup packed brown sugar (I use honey)

1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

1 cup unbleached white flour

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/4 tsp salt1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

Preheat the oven to 400

In a bowl, stir together the eggs, oil, buttermilk, brown sugar and oats.

In another bowl, combine the flours and salt and baking soda and powder mix well. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients, and stir just until a smooth batter is formed.

Spoon the batter into oiled muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes until puffed and golden.

Variations (I always do one of these, I don't like them plain)

*Apple Muffins add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon to the dry ingredients, and fold 11/2 cup of chopped peeled apples into the finished batter

*Banana chocolate chip Muffins add 1 tbls of freshly grated lemon peel to the dry ingredients, and fold 11/2 cups of fresh or frozen berries into the batter

*Berry-Lemon Muffins add 11/2 cups of mashed ripe bananas to the wet ingredients. If you like fold 1 cup of chocolate chips or nuts into the batter

*Zucchini Muffins add 2 cups of grated zucchini to the wet ingredients and 1 tsp of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp of ground cardamom to the dry ingredients. Fold 1/2 cup raisins or currants and 3/4 cup of chopped nuts if you like into the batter

-Tresa Coleman