Honey-Lime Chicken

Melt 2 T butter in baking dish.

Place 1, 1/2 lbs chicken strips in dish over butter.

In a bowl mix the following:

3 T garlic, minced
1/3 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup lime juice
2 TB soy sauce
1 tsp lime zest

Pour over the chicken. Top with sliced red onions. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes. Cook longer if your chicken is extra thick.

When the chicken is done cooking remove chicken. Pour juices into sauce pan with 1/3 cup water and 2 TB cornstarch. Cook until simmering and thick.

Serve chicken and sauce over hot buttered rice.

Trail Mix Cookie

Little Sis had her baby. I knew I would be in the hospital for a long time. I added a few changes to a classic recipe so as to take the edge off my hunger. They turned out wonderful!

Beat on high for 2 minutes (do NOT skip this):

1 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1, 1/2 cup brown sugar

Beat in one at a time:

2 eggs
2, 1/2 t vanilla

Add and mix until barely encorporated:

1, 3/4 cup flour
3/4 t baking soda
3/4 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon

Add and mix until barely encorporated:

3 1/2 cups oats
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut

make mounds the size of about 1, 1/2 Tbl. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the hot pan for 10 minutes. The place them on your cold counter top for another 10 minutes.

Common Cookie Blunders

-Using butter that is room temperature. You want to use cold butter. It takes more work to blend in the sugar. But it is well worth it!

-Over cooking! The butter gets too hot and thinned that it can't support the flour. Another reason to use cold butter. I cooked this first batch for only 8 minutes. The second batch I left for 8 minutes, 45 seconds so you can see what a huge difference this makes!

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken in Cream Sauce..............Courtney

I can never go wrong when I throw this together, a favorite among my family members.


1 can chicken broth
about 12 ritz crackers, finely crushed
2 T parmesan cheese
4 chicken breast (I don't really use only 4, but just for writing a recipe sake)
oil ( I prefer olive)
1/2 c chive and onion cream cheese ( I usually just use the whole tub
2 cups rice (give or take according to your family)


cook rice using 1 1/4 c of broth and 1/2 cup water

mix cracker crumbs and Parmesan in a dish. Dip chicken in crumb mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides. Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken; when done, transfer to plate; cover to keep warm. add remaining broth and cream cheese to skillet; bring just to a boil, stirring constantly. cook 3 minutes or until thickened; spoon over chicken. Serve with rice and some veggies.