Brown Sugar Pecan Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2-1 cup pecans, crushed/chopped

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg, vanilla, beat. Mix all dry ingredients except pecans. Slowly add to wet ingredients. Mix in chopped pecans. Drop spoonfuls on cookie baking tray. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Recipe from this link.

Apple Walnut Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oi
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 4 cups chopped, peeled apples
• 1 cup crushed/chopped walnuts
  

Mix sugar and eggs. Add oil, vanilla, mix. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg. Slowly add to sugar mixture. Stir in chopped apples and walnuts. Pour into greased and floured baking pan (13x9). Bake at 350 for ~55 minutes (check with a toothpick). Cool on a wire rack. Cut into small sized bars. Recipe from this website.

Sauteed Chicken with Green Peppers and Onions

• 2 pounds chicken breasts, chopped/cubed into very tiny pieces
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1-2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1.5 green bell peppers, sliced thinly
• 3 tsp minced garlic
• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 3 Tbsp dry oregano
• 1 cup chopped scallions/green onions
• 2 cups of water

Season chicken in lemon and black pepper. Pan fry on one side in a little bit of olive oil and butter while seasoning the uncooked side with oregano. Flip and season the other side. Cook until brown on both sides. Add sliced green peppers, onions, scallions, and salt. Add 2 cups of water, cover and simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes. Recipe modified from this one.

Buffalo Wings

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup hot sauce (I used Frank's Red Hot)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 pounds of chicken wings

Stir butter, hot sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder on low heat, save for later. Mix flour, chili powder, and salt together and coat the chicken wings. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Bake chicken at 500 degrees for 20 minutes (turn after 10 minutes). Coat with hot sauce.

Sweet Corn Muffins

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Mix all dry ingredients, add wet ingredients. Pour into cupcake liners. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Turns out really yummy/moist if you do 20 minutes instead of 25. Original recipe found here.

Apple Cheddar Sandwich

Who would have thought this combination exists and is actually good? As simple as a slice of cheddar cheese with sliced apples on bread (I used Arnold's multi grain sandwich thins). Toasted.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

This is an easy recipe if you have box mixes lying around.

• 1 box brownie mix (or your own recipe)
  
• 1 box chocolate chip cookie mix (or your own recipe)
• Vegetable oil, water, butter, and eggs called for on the brownie and cookie mix boxes
• Your favorite frosting (Betty Crocker rainbow chip!!)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom of 13x9inch pan. Make brownie batter as directed and spread in pan. Make cookie dough as directed. Drop round spoonfuls of cookie dough all around the the pan. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost with frosting or chocolate fudge.