Snickerdoodles

When I was younger I was always baking cookies. I really like this recipe because it calls for ingredients that you probably already have in your cupboards.

Snickerdoodles

- 1 c. butter
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 3/4 c. flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon

Cream the butter and sugar together and then mix in the other powdered ingredients and eggs. Roll into walnut-sized balls. In a separate bowl mix together sugar and cinnamon. Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mix and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.

Cook at 375 to 400 degrees F for 6-10 minutes. Remove them from oven before they turn light brown. Makes several dozen.

(Source: Michelle D)

Matty's Cheese Ball

For my first recipe I thought I would share a nice easy appetizer with you! It is an amazing cheese ball that goes great with almost any cracker.

Cream Cheese Ball

-16 oz cream cheese

-1 small can of crushed pineapple (it's about the size of a normal tuna can)

-1 minced green pepper (a smaller one is better)

-1/4 cup minced onion

-1 tsp seasoning salt (such as Lawry's)

-1 cup crushed pecans (or almonds or whatever you prefer)

-Crackers of choice

Drain the pineapple. Mix everything together but half of the pecans (set aside for later). I just use my hand to do this but you might try a food processor if you have one. Shape the lump into 2 balls (or 1 your choice) and roll them over the remaining pecans. I really like the toll house crackers, or club crackers with it. It's so good!

(Source: Matt W.)

To start off

While I'm sure you were expecting a recipe, this is just a link to my favorite cooking site of all time, www.allrecipes.com. Yep, I'm a cheater I know!

The beginning

This is the beginning of a wonderful relationship! I'm excited to start this blog. I have a big imagination, I would love to think that someday this blog will be so popular that I will be invited to talk on some TV shows, like the Good Morning America show, or one of my favorites, The Ellen Show! But, seeing as how I'm not that good, the best I can right now is just share my recipes with my friends. I hope that all of you can see this blog for what it is. Not perfect gramatically, or technically, but a place where I can share my ideas and recipes and hopefully a place where I can share yours too . Enjoy!