New Cards

These are some more cards I made for the January card group. We were suppose to make 12 birthday cards, 6 girls and 6 boys. I always make my boy cards a bit more plain than the girls. Usually because I have Ryan in mind when I make them and I can just see his face if it was all glittery and flowery:)

As I continue my quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie I came across this one. They also turn out just like the picture.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

If you want to see the reviews click here.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is from Allrecipes. Here is the link to read the reviews. They are really good and I love the twist with the vanilla pudding.

INGREDIENTS
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.

Asian Pork

1 pork loin or 6 pork chops

1/4 C Brow Sugar
1 t Ground Ginger
1/2C Soy Sauce
1/4 C Ketchuo
2 Garlic Cloves Crushed
salt and pepper to taste
2 T Sweet Chili Sauce

Place pork loin or pork chops in the slow cooker and top with all ingredients. Low for 6-8 hours.

This was really good. We had it over some noodles. It's also good over rice. My friend trippled all the ingredients except the pork for more of the juice and it was awesome. Also, watch the chili sauce. I only did 1 tablespoon.