Tuesday

Dallas Cowboy in a Jar

Dallas' Cowboy in-a Jar
1 1/3 cups quick oats
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
¾ cup chopped pecans
¾ cup milk chocolate chips
Combine the next four ingredients together to count as the one top ingredient when layering:
1 1/3 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
Layer ingredients in the same order they are written here.
Use a one quart wide mouth mason jar.

Be sure to press each layer firmly in place before adding the next layer.
I use a scrap of gingham fabric tied with ribbon over the cap

and a clear label that I’ve pre-printed on the computer with the following baking instructions.
Empty mix into large bowl.

Use hands to thoroughly blend.
Add 1/2 cup butter - melted, 1 beaten egg, and 2 tsp vanilla extract.
Mix with hands until completely blended.
Scoop into baking sheets sprayed with Pam.
Bake at 350° F. for 9-11 min. Cool 5 min on sheet, then cool on rack.
Yield appx 30 cookies.

Friday

Sweet memories of Hanalei Bay

Hawaiian Banana Nut Bread
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2/3 c grated coconut
1 cup canola oil
4 tsp vanilla extract
¾ tsp salt
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1 ½ cups chopped macadamia nuts
1 8 oz can crushed pineapple
Combine flour, salt, baking soda, sugar and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients together, add to flour, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured (or use Pam) loaf pans. Bake at 350 F for 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.
So easy!

Sunday

Teriyaki

Teriyaki Chicken

2 ¼ cups soy sauce
1/3 cup canola oil
½ cup brown sugar
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp garlic salt
3 tbl honey
4-6 boneless-skinless chicken breasts
In a 13 inch baking dish mix soy sauce, oil, sugar, pepper, ginger and garlic salt. Rinse chicken breasts, cut in half and place in mixture. Cover with foil and bake at 350 F for ½ hour. Remove and turn chicken over. Re-cover with foil and return to oven for another 20 minutes. Remove from oven and drain off most of the liquid, saving it in a bowl (for your rice…yum). Leave ¾ to 1 cup of the mixture in the baking dish. Turn chicken over again, and pour the honey over it. Return to the oven, reduce heat to 300 F. Bake for 10 min uncovered. Serve with steamed short grain rice.

Quick Quiche

Green Chile Quiche

¼ cup butter or margarine
5 large eggs
½ cup flour
½ tsp. baking powder
4 oz can green chiles
1 cup cottage cheese
8 oz grated jack cheese
Using the microwave, melt butter in 8” square pan. Beat eggs in a separate bowl; add flour, baking powder, the melted butter, chiles and the cheeses. Stir gently. Pour back into the 8” square pan. Bake at 350 F for 35 min or until a knife inserted comes out clean.