Towanda's Treats

Hello friends! So I just made this last night and it reminded me how much I like it! Although, I used these weird little Peruvian lemons that look like key-limes. Made the chicken taste REEEAAALLLLY citrusy! So I wouldn't recommend using those :)

Preheat oven to 350 or 375. Whatever you think it should be.
Season chicken with salt and pepper and place in greased baking dish.
Mix about 1/4 cup peach preserves with about 2-3 cloves of chopped garlic in a separate bowl.
Pour about 1/2 cup of lemon juice over the chicken.
Spread the peach mixture over the chicken and place in the over for about 45 min to 1 hr., or until the chicken is fully cooked.

Enjoy! :)

Hey Ladies!

Casey requested that I post my pancake recipe on here! So, here goes--my first EVER blog post! Oh, and my mom had this typed up in a document on our computer and I guess the official name of these pancakes are Great Groovy Griddle Cakes. Awesome! (Maybe that's where my Horton dance comes from...I'm turning into my mother!) :)

1 ½ cups of flour
1 ¾ tsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 eggs or 3 whites
3 Tbs. melted butter or oil (I always use oil)
1 cup milk

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Beat eggs. Add sugar and butter and milk.
Add wet ingredients to the dry and mix until barely moistened. Ignore lumps. Let it set, covered, in a cool place as long as possible, even overnight.Preheat the griddle medium heat. Bake on a lightly greased griddle. When bubbles appear on the surface, turn and brown the other side.

Enjoy!
-Whit <3

Heyyyy all!!

Hello girls :) Since I make my cookies for multiple occasions, I thought you too might want the recipe. You can use any type of cookie cutter you would like! And any icing! I usually buy a tub of icing and melt it down some in the microwave, add some dye and wallah! Glossy icing! :)

3/4 C. Crisco
1 package (8 oz.) Neufchâtel cream cheese (reduced fat)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder

In large bowl, beat Crisco and cream cheese until well combined. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat well. In small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to cream cheese mixture; beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 1.5 hours.

Preheat oven to 375. Roll out dough, half at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut out with cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cookies with icing. Enjoy :)

Enjoy!

2 bags Barilla 3 cheese tortellini (cooked & chilled)
1 lb. strawberries cut
2 cups red grapes cut in half
1/4 cantelope cubed (or balled!)

Dressing:
1/2 cup real maple syrup
1/3 cup lite olive oil
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Cook & chill dressing. Dump all of it in a big bowl and stir dressing in once it is cool. Enjoy!

~ Casey

We're sitting Japanese-style around our glass coffee table for our last meal together.