Brownie Cookie

INGREDIENTS:

16 oz dark chocolate 

½ cup butter

1 cup flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

4 eggs

1 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

Melt chocolate.

Next melt butter in the microwave, usually takes 30 seconds or so on high.

In a medium bowl mix brown sugar and eggs with a fork, add in chocolate, butter, flour, baking powder, and vanilla.

Scoop 3 tablespoons sized scoops of dough onto parchment lined baking sheets for these large cookies.

Bake at 350 degrees for 14-15 minutes.

When you remove the pan from the oven allow the cookies to cool on the pan.

Ps:Be careful not to overbake or they won't be chewy, they will dry out.

Chicken Avocado Roll ups

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups shredded chicken

1 ripe avocado- mashed

2-4 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt; start with 2 and add more if the salad seems to dry

1 ½-2 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons finely diced red onion

2 green onion-sliced

Freshly ground black pepper- to taste

salt 

½ teaspoon garlic powder

1 ½ tablespoon fresh cilantro or parsley- chopped

½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese

5-6 Tortillas 8 or 10 inch diameter

INSTRUCTIONS:

1- In a large bowl combine all ingredients for Chicken Avocado salad. Stir until evenly blended.

2- Spread the mixture over tortilla and roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining salad.

3- Slice with serrated knife into slices. Refrigerate until firm (about 30 mins) and slice them. 

Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar + additional for rolling

1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together shortening and 1 cup sugar.

Add pumpkin puree and molasses and beat until combined.

Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger and mix until just combined.

Using a tablespoon scoop , shape dough into balls and roll in sugar.

Place dough on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes or until just set.

Allow to cool for two minutes on baking sheet before moving to cooling rack.

Turkey Bacon Grilled Cheese

Ingredients:

butter

4 pieces of artisan bread

4 ounces of brie 

4 ounces of Jennie-O Oven Ready Turkey (a few pieces per sandwich)

2 slices of thick cut bacon, cooked

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 tsp garlic

Instructions:

*Mix together the mayonnaise and garlic salt. Set aside.

*Spread butter on one side of each of the pieces of bread. Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium low heat. 

*Put two pieces of bread butter side down in the skillet. Add the brie, the turkey, the bacon, and then spread the mayo mixture on the other piece of bread and place it mayo side down, butter side up to top off the two sandwiches.

*Cover the skillet and cook over low heat for a few minutes. Carefully flip the sandwiches and cook, covered, for another minute or two. 

*Serve immediately. 

Thai Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons coconut oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste

2 cups vegetable broth 

2 15-ounce cans pumpkin puree

1 14-ounce can light coconut milk

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, dark or amber or brown sugar

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 ¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup chopped cilantro

¼ cup chopped scallions

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat.

2. Add garlic, and cook, stirring until the garlic is fragrant but not starting to turn brown. 

3. Stir in curry paste until hot and then immediately add broth to stop the garlic from toasting too much. 

4. Add pumpkin, coconut milk, maple, lime juice and salt and whisk until smooth. 

5. Increase heat to high and bring to a simmer, stirring often. 

6. Serve hot garnished with cilantro and scallions and enjoy!

Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

**Filling:

8 ounces cream cheese softened

2 tablespoon butter softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup powdered sugar plus more for dusting

Instructions:

**Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the jelly roll pan.

**In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. In a separate bowl mix the eggs, sugar, vanilla and pumpkin until smooth.

**Add dry ingredients to the bowl and stir just until combined and no dry streaks remain. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.

**Bake for 14-15 minutes.

**Immediately lift the payment paper and hot cake out of the pan and onto a flat (heat-safe) surface. Starting at one of the short ends, use your hands to gently roll the cake all the way up. Allow it to cool completely.

**While the cake roll is cooling, mix the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar together with an electric mixer until it is fluffy and smooth.

**Once the cake roll is cooled completely, unroll it very carefully. Gently smooth the filling in an even layer over the cake.

**Roll up the cake without the parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, before serving.

**Dust the top with powdered sugar, if desired. Cut into slices and enjoy!

Pumpkin pie

Ingredients:

- 500 g of pureed pumpkin

- 1 puff pastry

- 170 g of cane sugar

- 2 eggs

- 140 ml of whole liquid cream

- 1 tablespoon gingerbread spices

- 1 teaspoon of grated nutmeg

Preparation:

1- Preheat the oven to 200 ° C (or 180 ° C for a ventilated oven)

2- Place the dough in a pie pan keeping the baking paper. Cook the tart pie with cores (or dried beans) on the dough. Bake until lightly browned. Remove the cooking paper and leave the pie base in the pan.

3- Lower the oven to 160 ° C (or 140 ° C for a ventilated oven)

4- Mix the eggs with the mashed pumpkin, then add the sugar, cream and spices.

5- Pour mixture into pre-cooked dough and bake. Cook for about an hour or more depending on the depth of the pan.

6- The pie will harden on cooling.

7- Enjooy!