Waikiki Meatballs

I loved this dinner!

1 ½ lbs ground beef
2/3 cup cornbread crumbs or GF oatmeal (i made cornbread crumbs from my cornbread muffins, crumbled it and broiled them stirring about every 4-5 minutes until crisp.  I had extra and froze them.)
1/3 cup minced onion
1 egg
1 ½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ginger
¼ cup milk
1 Tbsp. oil
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 can pineapple tidbits, drained (reserve juice) I like chunks instead
1/3 cup vinegar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper (I used canned chilies because I didn't have a pepper)
Cooked white rice

Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk.  Shape into little balls.  Heat oil in saucepan; brown and cook meatballs; remove and keep warm.  Drain liquid from skillet.  Mix cornstarch and sugar.  Stir in pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth.  Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.  Boil and stir 1 minute.  Add meatballs, pineapple and green peppers.  Heat through.  Serve over rice.

No Bake Cookies

Quick and the best no bake cookies ever!

Bring to boil; boil 1 minute:
2 T butter
2 T cocoa
2 C sugar
1/2 C milk

Add:
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
3/4 c peanut butter
2 c oatmeal

Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper

Hot 'n' Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad

• This salad is great if you are looking for something spicy

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• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese or feta
• 1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing
• 3 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon salad seasoning mix (such as McCormick® Salad Supreme Seasoning)
• 2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
• I also added some celery, carrots would be good too.

1. In a small bowl, combine crumbled blue cheese and Ranch-style dressing; set aside. Season cubed chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large skillet over high heat, and pour in the vegetable oil. Just before the oil starts to smoke, add the chicken. Cook to brown evenly, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and add butter, hot sauce, and salad seasoning mix. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
3. Toss together the lettuce and Ranch-style dressing mixture in a large bowl. Top salad with chicken, and serve.

Homemade Oreo Cookies

These cookies are great!  I just wished I had made more.

Cookies

1/2 cup butter

1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup gf flour mix ( Jules GF, if you use Jules don't use xanthan gum)

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp xanthan gum (unless your mix already has it)

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Heat over to 375. Cream butter and brown sugar for aprox 2 min. Add eggs and vanilla and beat for 1-2 minutes. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter mix. Mix until blended and add chocolate chips. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes.

Frosting:

8 oz cream cheese

1 1/2 t vanilla

1/2 cube butter

2 to 4 c powdered sugar

Mix and spread between 2 cookies