Recipes: (Salad)... Simple Grape Salad

I got this recipe from the restaurant at the Black Gold Casino in Hobbs, NM when I worked at the casino between 2005-2008. It was delicious and I have enjoyed making it ever since for the summer. I looked it up on the internet and found the exact same recipe by Amanda Duggan, and it is from The Cranmom Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. I use different kinds of grapes and add walnuts or pecans to the top of it instead of mixing the nuts into it.

 

Ingredients: 

• Red and/or Green seedless grapes, about 2 pounds, washed and dried
• 2 - 8 oz packages cream cheese
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• Chopped pecans, or walnuts, or even slivered almonds

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Directions: 

• Mix together cream cheese and milk until smooth and soft.
• Pour mixture over grapes in a large bowl and mix
• Add nuts on top
• Refrigerate
  

Recipes: (Desserts)... Oatmeal Yummies

Oatmeal & Chocolate Chip Cookies AKA Oatmeal Yummies

A friend made these cookies and brought them to us here at the Police Department.  I hate all Oatmeal, but surprisingly I LOVED these cookies.  I am putting the recipe here on my blog to keep it forever!!!! :D 

The 47 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World (Page 32)

submitted by Dorothy Seamster, Harrison Arkansas.

Ingredients:

1 1/2  C. All-Purpose Flour
3 C. Quick Oatmeal
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 C. Shortening (solid - not liquid)
1 C. Granulated Sugar
1 C. Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 tbsp. Water
1 1/2 C. Semisweet Chocolate Chips (can also use Nuts, Raisins, Coconut, etc...)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir together flour, oatmeal, salt, and baking soda; set aside. Beat together shortening and sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients; stir well. Add water and other half of the dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart. (instead of greasing cookie sheet, you can use cooking parchment paper) Press cookies down with your fingers slightly.

Bake for 7-10 min. to 16 min. depending on stove and altitude. Cool on racks. Recipe says makes about 80 cookies.

Note from friend:

"Hand mix the ingredients. Do not use mixer to make this recipe. You will need to use a spoon and good old muscles to mix."

I just love these cookies. :D