Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

You Can’t Buy Cookies Like These!

Pre-Heat oven to 375 F

3/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cup brown sugar — firmly : packed
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cups oats (rolled, raw, quick, old fashioned – any kind, they all work)
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts – chopped

Lightly grease cookie sheet with butter or shortening.

Combine butter, brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla.
Beat with mixer on high speed to blend well.

Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to butter mixture and combine until just blended.

Stir in raisins and nuts.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.

Bake for 10-13 min., or until lightly browned.

So Good!

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Do you miss St. Martin?

Banana Vanilla Coconut – 750ml

(Multiply all ingredients for each 750ml bottle of rum used.)

1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Water
4 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
750ml Bottle Captain Morgan’s Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
1 Not Too Ripe Banana
1 Vanilla Bean – Cut in half and slit lengthwise.

Mix Brown Sugar and Water.
Boil for 5 minutes Stirring Constantly – Do Not Burn.
Turn Off Heat.
Stir in Vanilla Extract.
Allow mixture to cool.
Add Rum.

Slice banana into strips just thin enough to get into the bottles.
Put banana strips into bottles.
Put Vanilla beans into bottles.
Top off with rum mixture.

Let bottles stand for two weeks minimum.

Drink it by the shotglass, repeat.

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Chili Verde

A wise frog once said, “It isn’t easy being green”, but it’s worth it!

1 quart of Tomatillo Puree – Husked and diced, pureed in blender
7 green bell peppers, also pureed in blender
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar

4 cubanelle peppers, finely chopped/ground
6 jalepeno peppers, finely chopped/ground
2 habanero peppers, finely chopped/ground
1/2 red onion, diced
3 slices of bacon, diced
1 pork chop, diced
1/2 pound chicken, diced
1 pound ground bison
1/2 pound stir fry steak, diced
(More red meat will add red to the green and turn it brown. Careful with the colors!)

1 can black beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can black-eyed peas
1 bottle of beer

Seasonings to taste.
Garlic
Chili powder
Cumin
Red & Black pepper
Parsely, oregano, basil

Cook pureed tomatillos and green peppers with salt and sugar until a nice sauce is formed.
Fry hot peppers, onion, and meats in butter and olive oil. Add to sauce.
Add beans and beer.

Simmer forever while stirring constantly.

Biker Bob’s Buffalo Beef Bacon Bean Bonanza – aka Chili

Ingredients

Meat
3 Pounds of Ground Buffalo
1 Pound of Stir Fry Steak – Diced
1 Pork Chop – Diced
1/2 Pound Bacon – Diced
!/2 Pound Irish Bacon – Diced

Onion
1 Finely Chopped Red Onion
(Some Finely Chopped Scallions would be nice here.)

Hot Peppers
5 Ground Fresh Large Habenero Peppers
10 Ground Fresh Green Jalepeno Peppers

Sweet Peppers
4 Fresh Sweet Green Peppers – Diced
2 Fresh Sweet Red Peppers – Diced
2 Fresh Sweet Yellow Peppers – Diced
2 Fresh Sweet Orange Peppers – Diced

Olive Oil as needed

2 Twelve Ounce Bottles of Beer

Beans – 15.5 oz cans – Drained and Rinsed
(or Not Drained and Rinsed.)
2 cans Black Eyed Peas
1 can Cannellini Beans
1 can Dark Red Kidney Beans
3 cans Black Beans

Tomatoes – 28 oz cans
2 cans Tomato Sauce
1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes
1 can Crushed Tomatoes

1 10-12 oz can or jar of Beef Gravy

1/4 cup Sugar

Spices
3 TBS Garlic Powder
3 TBS Chili Powder
1 1/2 TBS Crushed Red Pepper
1 1/2 TBS Ground Red Cayenne Pepper
1 1/2 tsp Red & Black Pepper
1 1/2 tsp Garlic Pepper
(This list is just a start – Add at will, at your own risk off course.)

Coat the inside of the Large Pot with Olive Oil.

Fry the Fresh Peppers and the Onion in Olive Oil until brown, then add to Large Pot.

Fry the Meats in Olive Oil with the Spices until brown, then add to Large Pot.

Add Beer to Large Pot.

Add Beef Gravy to Large Pot.

Add Tomatoes, Sugar and Beans to Large Pot.

Simmer at Very Low Heat Forever while stirring constantly.
Makes Four Servings.

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Post Script:
Ok, here’s the Secret – There is no recipe etched in stone!
Feel free to get experimental and change it around a bit to keep it interesting.

For example:
Try adding some chicken all diced up.
Or:
You can replace some of the Beans with whatever color Beans you like.
Color keeps it interesting!
Or Add:
Something Else!

Enjoy!

Everything Soup

This recipe grows in the making.

Feel free to add anything, or add Everthing!

In the Big Frying Pan, Brown:

6 Strips of Bacon
1 pound of Ground Buffalo
1 pound of Diced Chicken Breast
1/2 pound of Sweet Italian Sausage
1/2 pound of Hot Italian Sausage
Peppers
Onions

When Browned, add the above to the Big Pot with:

1 Large can of Chicken Broth
1 Small can of Beef Broth
2 cans of Tomato Sauce
1 can of Crushed Tomatos

3 cans of Red Kidney Beans
1 can of Black Beans
1 can of Black-Eyed Peas
Peas
Corn
Carrots
Garlic
Crushed Hot Peppers
Black Pepper
Red Pepper
Ground Mustard
Chili Powder
1 pound Elbow Macaroni
1/2 pound Egg Noodles

Simmer over very low heat forever.
Makes Four Servings.