Oven French Fries

I love french fries so I tend to make these oven fries a lot. They are so easy and taste great with a juicy hamburger.

• Potatoes (about one per person)
• Olive oil (I have used vegetable before)
• Season salt or just salt

Cut your potatoes into slice however you like them, thin or thick. Place the fries on a cookie sheet and spread the oil so that all the potatoes are lightly covered, salt the potatoes. Turn your oven on broil and place the cookie sheet in the oven. Watch the fries and turn them so all sides can be crisp. Cook time depends on how many fries but it takes about 15-20 minutes.

Strawberry Whipped Sensation

4 cups fresh strawberries, divided
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup lemon juice
1 (8 oz) Cool Whip, thawed, divided
8 Oreos, finely chopped
1 T butter, melted

Line 8x4 inch loaf pan with foil. Mash 2 cups strawberries in large bowl. Stir in condensed milk, lemon juice and 2 cups of the Cool Whip; pour into pan.

Top with combined chopped cookies and butter; press into mixture. Cover.

Freeze at least 6 hours. To serve, invert onto plate. Remove foil. Frost with remaining Cool Whip. Top with remaining strawberries, sliced.

Makes 12 servings
Prep time: 20 min, plus freezing

Crock Pot Chicken Curry

I am all about yummy and easy recipes and this one is definitely that! I got this recipe from Kraft.com, but made some changes to it. I'm posting their recipe first and then I'll explain the changes I made (because I'm not sure of exact measurements for mine).

10 chicken thighs, skin removed
2 cups salsa
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. curry powder
1 cup sour cream

Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine salsa, onions and curry powder; pour over chicken. Cover.

Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours).

Remove chicken to serving platter; cover to keep warm. Add sour cream to slow cooker; stir until well blended. Serve over the chicken.


My Version: As you can see in the picture, I added carrots and peas when I made mine the first time and served it over rice. The second time I made it I added garlic, carrots, peas, and potatoes. I also took the chicken off the bone once it was cooked and put it back in the crock pot with the vegies and sauce until we were ready to eat. It was delicious! It's not the same taste, but it reminded me of the curry bowl from Teriyaki Stix. Adding the rice and vegies makes this one recipe a complete meal!

Tips:

• From Kraft: Heat releases the fragrant flavorful oils in curry. For optimum flavor, measure the curry powder into a small microwaveable bowl and microwave on HIGH for 30 sec. before adding to the slow cooker.
  
• If you don't like spicy, don't put as much curry in and be sure to use a mild salsa.

Fresh Strawberry Pie

1 ¼ c. sugar
5 T clear jel
1 package strawberry Kool-Aid
pinch of salt
2 ½ c. water
fresh fruit (1 pound package)

Mix dry ingredients well. Add water. (At first the mixture will be a bit lumpy, stir until most of the lumps are out. Then let it sit for a bit and it will thicken.) Add strawberries.
Put in graham cracker crust or baked shell. Cool in fridge.
Good for raspberry pie too or peach with orange Kool-Aid.

Clear Jel is a modified corn starch and can be bought at Gygi’s in Salt Lake, not sure if you can find it at other places. I’m pretty sure it’s not at grocery stores…

Gygi
3500 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-268-3316

A 5 lb bag is around $10.00. It can also be used for making jam and other things.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sorry I don't have a pic right now, but these are really yummy!

Just to warn you this makes a ton, probably around 9 dozen!
And you’ll definitely want to use a Bosch or KitchenAid.

4 cubes butter
1 ½ cups sugar

Beat 10 minutes

2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs

Beat 3 minutes

6 cups flour
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking soda

Beat 3 minutes

2 tsp vanilla
4 cups chocolate chips


Bake at 350 for 8-11 minutes

(Mine usually take closer to 11 eleven minutes. And just add a little more flour if they turn out too flat)