Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

1 cup cooked rice

1/2 tbsp chili powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1 cup cooked, shredded chicken

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion

1/2 cup diced red or green pepper

1/4 c chopped cilantro

1 whole lime juice

6 burrito size flour tortillas

2 cups shredded cheese (combo of monterey jack and sharp cheddar)

1/2 cups sour cream

Mix rice together with chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt. Add remaining ingredients except tortillas, cheese and sour cream. Smear sour cream on tortilla then sprinkle cheese over sour then add chicken mixture.. Roll stuffed tortilla's (or can make like a quesadilla) Spray griddle with pam and cook until golden brown and crisp

Snickerdoodles

1 C shortening

2 eggs

2 tsp cream of tarter

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 C sugar

1 tsp Soda

2 3/4 C Flour

For cinn/sugar mixture:

2 TBSP sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. Sift together and stir in flour, cream of tarter, soda, and salt. Roll into balls. Roll around in cinnamon and sugar mixture Place on ungreased cookie sheet Bake at 375 for 8-10 mins.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are one of the best choco chip cookies. I got this recipe in college from a friend and it is so yummy. The cookie dough is sooo good.

1 C sugar

1/2 C brown suger

1 C shortnening

Cream together above

2eggs

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

Mix, then

Add all together with 2 1/4 C flour and then a bag of choco chips.

Bake @ 350 for 7-8 mins (I had to do 360 the last time I made them)

Cake Mix Cookies

This is a yummy cookie recipe from Ashley and Jenni. They are so good! I love the German Choc/white choc.chip combo

1 box cake mix
1/4 c flour
1/4 c water
1/2 c oil
1 egg

Mix and Bake@ 350 for 10-11 mins.

Combo's to try: German choc. cake/white choc. chips, Lemon cake with Lemon Frosting, choc. or vanilla cake with reeses peices chips.

Six Layer Brownies

1 box supreme premium browniemix
1/3 cup melted butter
1 egg
2/3 cup coconut (I only used about 1/4 cup)
2/3 c toffee bits
2/3 c semisweet choc. chips
2/3c chopped pecans
3/4 c plus 2 TBSP sweetened condesed milk

Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom only of 9 in pan with pam. In large bowl sirt brownie mix, pouch of chocolate syrup, butter and egg until well blended. Press into pan. Bake 14 minutes.

Top with coconut, toffee, choco. chips, pecans. drizzle evenly with condensed milk to within 1/2 inch of sides. Bake 35 to 39 minutes longer or until center is set. Cool completely. (use a plastic knife to cut cleanly cut brownies)

Grilled Herb Chicken

As you can tell it is bbq time. When it is above 100 outside who wants to make their house feel like it also? We tried this last night and it turned out yummy. I have found some of these on betty crocker website.

This calls for thighs and drumsticks but I used boneless skinless tenderloins

1/2 cup veg. oil
1/2 cup lime juice
2 tsp dried basil leaves
2 tsp dried oregano leaves
2 tsp dried thyme leave (if you have fresh of the above herbs you can use those, but use TBSP instead)
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
8 pieces of chicken

Mix ingredients together and marinate chicken in either shallow pan or in plastic bag. Turn Chicken occasionally. Don't marinate more than 24 hours.

Heat grill and cook on med. heat. Coat with marinade once while cooking. Then discard rest and enjoy. We ate it with yummy corn on the cob.

Grilled Citrus Chicken

1/2 c frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate
1/4 c vegetable oil
1/4 c lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
1/2 tsp salt
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1. In plastic dish or resealable food strage bag, mix all ingredients except chicken. Add chicken; turn to coat marinade. Cover dish or seal bag; refridgerate, turnig chicken occasionally, at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

2. Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15 to 20 minutes, turnig chicken and brushing with marinade occasionally, until juice of chicken is clear when center is thickest part is cut (170 degrees).

We really enjoyed this :)