Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies have been in my family for about 40 years. Maybe a little longer. My Mom copied the recipe from a neighbor, and Mom is convinced she must have copied it wrong because the cookies never turned out the way our neighbors did. In mine and my families opinion, they came out BETTER!


2 cups butter flavored crisco
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 cups of flour
1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips

1. Cream crisco and sugars together until light and fluffy.

2. Add eggs one at a time, mix well

3. While mixer mixes, add salt, soda and vanilla

4. While mixer continues doing it thing....add flour one 1/2 cup at a time, once flour is incoperated, add chips let mix for just a couple seconds.

5. Chill dough for an hour or so. Bake cookies about 9 minutes at 375 degrees

6. Can bake into bars...place in large greased jelly roll pan and bake at 325 for 20-30 minutes

Blue Moose Queso

THANK YOU very much Melissa for this yummy recipe!!

Blue Moose Spinach Queso



2 packages Velveeta Pepper Jack Cheese

1 tomato, chopped

1 onion, chopped

16 oz. sour cream

½ cup milk

1 small can jalapeños, drained (I omitted these)

1 block spinach, thawed and squeezed

Pasta and sausage

Here is something I made up tonight....I don't have measurements, but it was a hit all around so I don't want to forget what I did

2T butter
1lb ground sausage (cooked and drained)
onion chopped
white wine, or cooking wine
fresh spinach (handful) chopped
cream or whole milk
llbfun shapped pasta (cooked, drained)

Melt butter in skillet, add onions ans saute. When tender, add approximately 1 c of wine, add sausage...heat. Add spinach and about 1/2 c (or more, until it looks creamy and yummy) Add pasta, remove from heat, toss, sprinkle with paremesean cheese. Enjoy!