Crockpot buttery chicken & veggies

2-3 chicken breasts

4-5 carrots 

6-8 potatoes

Place chicken and veggies cut up in strips or wedges in the crockpot.  Mix the following and pour on top:

1/2 cup butter

2 tbsp garlic powder or 4 cloves minced garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp parsley

Cook on low for 7-8 hours 

Whole wheat Snickerdoodles

3 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

1 cup softened butter

4 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

Mix together then add:

2 cups white flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp salt

Mix roll into balls the roll in a mixture of:

3 tsp cinnamon and 4 tsp sugar

Bake at 350 for 10-12 min

Makes 6 dozen cookies

Beef & Barley Soup

1 lb stewing meat

2 tbsp onion powder or 1 onion diced small

2-4 large carrots cut up

2 celery sticks cup up

2 cups chopped spinach (optional)

2 tsp salt

2 tsp garlic powder

2 bay leaves

1 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp pepper

3/4 cup pearl barley

6 cups beef broth

1/4 cup soy sauce (optional)

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 

1 tbsp parsley

Cook in crockpot for 6-8 hours on low.  It turns out amazing. 

Bagels

I got this recipe from my Mom. The girls loved helping make the bagels. They learned it’s important to pinch them together really well to keep them in bagel shape. 

3 tbsp yeast

2 cups water

4 tbsp sugar

3 tsp salt

8 cups flour (if whole wheat do 6 cups whole wheat and 2 white)

4 eggs

4 tbsp canola oil

Dissolve yeast in hot water, stir in sugar let sit for 10 min.

Then mix in flour, eggs and oil. Knead for 10 min then rise until it doubles (about 45 min).

Shape into 30 bagels and let rise 20 min

Preheat oven to 375

Fill big pot with water and boil bagels for 4 min. 

Beat an egg with 1 tbsp water and brush the top of the bagels 

Bake 20 min

Chipotle mayo

We love this recipe with sweet potato fries!  It would also be good on hamburgers.

1 cup mayo

1/2 tsp chipotle seasoning

1/2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp lime juice

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp salt

Curry ketchup

I love this recipe for dipping sweet potato fries

1 cup ketchup

4 tsp curry powder

2 tsp paprika

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp honey

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp water