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Sugar Cookies and Royal Icing

I’ve been asked for my Sugar Cookie and Royal Icing Recipe a lot lately, so I thought I’d do another blog post about it.

The possibilities are endless!

Here is the recipe:

1 cup butter – room temp
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

cream together and then add
4 1/2 cups flour

Put in a ziplock bag (make sure all the air is out of the bag) and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Flour your surface and roll into 1/4 inch thick.  Use Cookie Cutters to cut out shapes

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

Cool Cookies completely before icing.

Here is my icing recipe:

2 lbs (1 full bag) Powdered (Confectioner’s Sugar)
1/3 cup + 1 Tbs Meringue Powder
3/4 cup warm water
1 1/2 – 2 Tbs Vanilla

Desserts Food

Chicken Broccoli Braid

If you are looking for a delicious dinner, you need to check out this recipe from One Lovely Life for her Chicken Broccoli Braid!  It’s simply Amazing!  Even husband ate it and loved it (and he hates veggies of all kind including broccoli!

 

Ingredients:
1 1/2 – 2 cups shredded chicken (or 1 large chicken breast – shredded)
1 cup broccoli
1/2 cup miracle whip light
1 tsp dried dill
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp onion powder
2 cans Crescent roll dough (I used reduced fat)

Remember me telling you about batch cooking my chicken, shredding it and freezing it?  That’s the chicken I used.  I just got it out of the freezer the night before and put it in the fridge.

Her recipe calls for 2 cups of broccoli, but since husband isn’t a huge fan of it, I halved it.  It may not have even been a cup.  I used about half the tops off a broccoli floret (is that what it’s called?!?).  I put water on to boil and then tossed the tops into the boiling water for about 1 1/2 – 2 minutes.  I drained the water off and chopped them up.

Mix the Chicken, Broccoli, Miracle Whip, Dill, Garlic and Onion Powder in a bowl.

On a lightly floured surface, pinch your crescents together to make a long piece of dough (does that even make any sense?)

I attached them on the longest side so it was 4 rows of 4 rolls attached…(are  you even more confused?) Just make it up!  You want a big wide, long piece of dough.

Spread your chicken mixture in the middle of the dough.  I added a tiny bit of shredded cheese to the top.

Then cut one inch strips on each side of the chicken mixture and fold them making a braid.

Spray lightly with butter.

Cook for 20-25 Minutes in a 350 degree oven!

Food Main Dish

Healthy Chicken Enchiladas

Adam and I have been trying to eat healthier.  He’s lost 20+ lbs and I’ve lost 7.  Funny how that happens.

I’ve also tried being a little more organized with things.  I made a menu for the entire month.  One afternoon, I chopped all the celery, onion and bell pepper, divided them into ziplock bags based on how much was needed in each recipe, wrote on the bag what recipe it was for and what day of the month, then I put them all in a large ziplock bag in the freezer.  It’s made my life so much easier!  I just pull the bag out the night before and put it in the fridge.

7 or 8 of the recipes this month call for shredded chicken.  So I Googled batch chicken for shredding and found a recipe in the crock pot.  I now have all the chicken I need for each recipe shredded and in the freezer as well.

I found this particular recipe on She Fit and decided I should try it out since I love, love, love Enchiladas.

This mixture is:

1 1/2 cups shredded chicken
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 non-fat yogurt
1/2 cup shredded cheese

I sprayed a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and cooked the onion and bell pepper until they were starting to brown.  Then I mixed everything up in a bowl.

We had tons of tortillas so I didn’t use the low carb like the original recipe stated. I spooned the mixture into the middle of the tortillas and wrapped them up.

Then I lined them up in a sprayed (with cooking spray) 13×9 pan.

For the sauce on top:

3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup non-fat yogurt

Then you top with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.

This is the salsa I used –  This is from H.E.B.

After you pour the sauce on top, sprinkle the cheese on top of the sauce.  Cover with foil and bake 15-20 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

 

Husband wasn’t a fan of these at all.  He said he could taste the yogurt (all I had was non-fat vanilla — probably would have been better with non-fat plain yogurt).  But I liked them and I’d eat them again.

Thanks She-Fit for the recipe!

Food

Double Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Here is a quick, easy and healthy recipe!

1 package Devils Food Cake Mix

 

1 can pumpkin

 

Mix together and add 1 cup chocolate chips

 

Put in Mini Muffin Wrappers and Bake at 350 for 10-12 min

 

Healthy and Delicious!

Desserts Food

Crock Pot Chicken Taco Enchilada Soup

I couldn’t decide on dinner the other day so I just started putting a lot of stuff in the crock pot and hoped it would taste good!  It was fantastic.  I’m not sure what to call it – Chicken Taco Soup, Chicken Enchilada Soup, Chicken Fajita Soup, Chicken Tortilla Soup?  Any suggestions?

I cut up tortillas and baked them in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes! They were the perfect touch!

Here is the recipe:

4-5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can Cream of Celery Soup
1 can Black Beans – Rinsed
1 can Cream of Corn
1 can diced Jalapenos
1 can Diced Tomatoes
1 pkg Fajita Seasoning Mix

Cook in crock pot on low for 5-7 hours.  Shred chicken and return to crock pot.  Serve with Cheese, Chips, Baked Tortillas, etc.

Crock Pot Food