Lemon Coconut Pixies

On a scale of 1-10 I'd rate these cookies at a 6. They are pretty good but they're not addicting. (which is my favorite kind of cookie) They also really do need to be stored in something, I left some of mine out and they were kinda hard the next day but the ones I stored were nice and soft! 

Peanut Butter Cookies

 My #1 tip for cookie making would be to refrigerate the dough for at least 10-15 min before you cook them and then as each batch is cooking put the remaining dough back in the fridge. Im not really sure why this helps but it always helps makes my cookies more fluffy and soft!

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Well Ive never made Enchiladas before and I'll be honest I made a huge mess!!! But in the end it was worth it! My husband told me I needed to save this recipe, like write it down! Ha ha! I admit I quite enjoyed it myself! 

I made the mistake of using a frying pan for the sauce, that was too small. It said use a medium frying pan and I thought I had used a medium frying pan but as I started dumping ingredients in it slowly filled right to the rim! So be wise and just use the bigger one or even a stock pot would work! I found this recipe here! Enjoy! 

Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe turned out really good! I may have judged it harshly at first because the blog where I got this recipe made it seem like I would start eating these cookies and never stop. I thought they would be heaven on earth...so of course they fell a little short of that standard (I haven't stopped looking for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe) but really they were quite delicious and I will make them again! 

Before you get gung hoe about this recipe I have to warn you that the dough has to to be refrigerated for some time before you actually get to cook them but its worth the wait! Good luck. Recipe here!

French Baguettes

You guys I LOVE THIS RECIPE!  For a bread recipe its pretty quick and it turned out really well! I decided to use mine for french bread. Dallen and I ate the whole thing in one setting! Healthy I know but seriously it was yummy! 

Im sorry I'm too lazy to type up the recipe but I got it from "The Food Nanny" and hopefully you can just zoom up on this picture! 

One thing she recommends is before you start making your bread to pre-heat the oven and put a pan of water on the bottom shelf to help create humidity and leave it there during the baking process which is supposed to help the bread have a nice crispy crust. She said professional ovens have misters...who knew? Anyway I highly recommend this recipe its awesome! 

Another Banana Bread Recipe...

This loaf I made sure was cooked before I took it out! My co-workers loved it. I just cant wait to try the other recipe again so they can try it because I'm telling you it was really good! Anyway this recipe I would say is your typical banana bread recipe, still good but pretty average. The only thing I didnt different was add nuts :) Recipe here.

Spinach and Tortellini Crock Pot Soup

This recipe called for a lot more ingredients than I am used to using (because I like easy fast recipes lol) but it turned out pretty well. Even though it says "creamy" in the title for some reason mine did not turn out creamy and that is the only thing that would have made it better so if you can figure that out you will be set! Recipe here. 

Lemon Ricotta Pasta

On a scale of 1-10 I would rate this recipe at like a 6 or 7, It wasn't my fav but it also wasn't too bad! Which might be my own fault, I may have added too much lemon on accident so it was pretty lemony so we ate ours with french bread and that seemed to help! I would say give it a try! We aren't big pepper eaters so I left those out and I also didn't put as much spinach as it called for cuz it just seemed like too much. Find it here!

3 Ingredient Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

I'll be honest I was a little worried this recipe wasn't going to turn out very well but it surprised me by turning out really well! Sorry I didn't take a picture. Any salsa and taco seasoning mix will do so you can experiment with flavor! I love it and love how easy it is! You will not regret trying this recipe! Enjoy! 

Ranch Pasta Salad

This recipe makes a lot of pasta...so if there are only two of you I would cut the recipe in half. We are still eating this salad and I made it over a week ago! Its a good recipe and one that you can pretty much add whatever you want! I added olives because what is a pasta salad without olives?! Next time I make this recipe I will 86 the peppers and the yogurt and just use all mayo. (I don't use miracle whip because I think its nasty!) Recipe here!

Cinnamon Crumb Banana Bread

So we all know I like to bake, so when bananas go "bad" at work I like to take them home and try out new recipes and then take the spoils back to work. This one has a tragic ending but I will most definitely be trying it again! This is what happened....

I followed the recipe the way I was supposed to, put it in the oven for the time I was supposed to and then did a toothpick test, (which doesn't usually lead me astray) for some reason the toothpick came out clean so I assumed it was done. After it had cooled for a while Dallen helped me take it out so it could cool...we set it on the cooling rack and then we watched as the top sunk....right out the bottom of the bread and on to the counter. It was not cooked at all in the middle, I mean it was literally pure batter! I was so disappointed! So we decided we might as well try the crust and this is where the story gets even more sad...we both thought it was really good...and we don't even like banana bread all that much!!! Dallen even said I should save the recipe. He also told me I should put this fail on the blog because "people love that sort of thing" ha ha. So I hope you enjoyed my fail, one of many. I do recommend this recipe just cook it longer than I did! You can find it here!