Awesome crock pot recipe!

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
(from therecipecritic.com)

1 T Vegetable Oil

6-7 Boneless Chicken Breast 

3/4 Cup honey

3/4 Cup soy sauce

3 T Ketchup

2 cloves garlic crushed (I used 1 1/2 T minced garlic)

1 T fresh ginger root (I used 1 T dry ginger)

1 20 ounce can pinapple drained with juice reserved (I didn't use the pineapple)

2 T cornstarch

1/4 c water

Mix together and pour over chicken.  Cook on low for about 4-6 or so hours.  Easy!

I've made this twice in the last month because our family liked this dinner so much.  So glad to have a bunch of great slow cooker recipes.

Surprising great choc chip cookies using Bisquick

Bisquick Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups Bisquick
• 1 cup chocolate chips

1. Beat crisco and sugars till creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat till thoroughly combined.
2.  Gradually add Bisquick; mix till thoroughly combined. Add chocolate chips. 
3. Using cookie scoop, Form cookie dough into Tablespoon-ish sized balls. Place on cookie sheet. 
4. Bake at 350 for about 9 min.  

I get bored with making the same recipes over and over.  When I saw this recipe using Bisquick, I was very curious and decided to try it.  These are the best tasting cookies I've ever had straight out of the oven.  The next day they were a bit hard, but the microwave helped bring them back to life.  These are more puffy cookies than flat and chewy, which I am happy about.  Give them a try!  

Caramels

Homemade Caramels

(from notjustahousewife.com)

• 2 cubes of Butter (1 cup) I like to use salted
• 2 cups of Sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Light Corn Syrup
• 2  14oz cans of Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Before you get started get a bowl of ice water ready and set next to the stove.

1. In a large heavy bottom saucepan melt the butter. Add the sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk.
2.  Stir constantly on medium high heat until it comes to a rolling boil. Turn down heat to medium. Continue to stir constantly to avoid scorching. If it does start to scorch, turn the heat down a little. 
3. Stir until it starts to get a little darker. Check to see if it is done by spooning a little of the caramel into a bowl of ice water.  
4. Continue to check the caramel until it is the consistency you want (mixture forms a soft ball- took about 15 minutes or so of constant stirring). When it is right, remove from heat and add the vanilla.
5.  Pour into a greased pan. I use a cookie sheet. Let completely cool before cutting and eating. It takes a few hours for it to completely cool and set up. The longer you wait the better.

Delicious and easy!  Just make sure you keep stirring!