Individual potpies

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Made: October 27, 2013

Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 can Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
- 8 oz package frozen mixed vegetables; thawed
- 1 (10 piece) refrigerated biscuits
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Flour

Directions
- Heat oven to 350 F
- Spray 10 muffin-pan cups with cooking spray
- Stir the chicken, soup and vegetables in a medium bowl
- Sprinkle flour on the work surface
- Roll or pat the biscuits to flatten slightly
- Press the buscuits into the bottoms and up the sides of the muffin-pan cups
- Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each biscuit cup
- Lightly press the chicken mixture down so it's level
- Top each with shredded cheese
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the biscuts are golden brown and the cheese is melted
- Let the pot pies cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes

I was able to make 16 potpies overall. I had a little bit of trouble with getting the biscuits to fit in the pans evenly so I had some bunching and a couple spots of dough weren't 100% cooked through, but these came out super delish!

(Recipe used: Campbell's)

Chocolate-y Pumpkin-y Muffin-y, oh my!

Pumpkin Chip Muffins

Made: October 27, 2013

Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 15oz can solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 1/2 cups canola oil
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil until smooth
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture, mixing well
- Fold in chocolate chips
- Fill greased or lined muffin pans 3/4 full
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted neat the center comes out clean
- Cook in pan for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack

One of the few things I like about fall ... all the new pumpkin recipes come out! These are very yummy and mine came out super moist. These could be just as delish without the chocolate chips, but either way I'm pleased!

(Recipe used: Taste of Home)

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Chicken with a glaze

Glazed Chicken Nuggets

Made: September 25, 2013

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup Dijon-style mustard
- 3 tablespoons molasses
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken-breast hales, cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray
- Combine the maple syrup, mustard, molasses, vinegar, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl; mix well
- Pour the marinade into a zip-top bag, reserving 1/2 cup on the side
- Add the chicken to the marinade in the bag and seal
- Chill for 5 minutes
- Transfer the chicken to the baking sheet and sprinkle with the salt and pepper
- Discard marinate in the bag
- Bake the chicken for 10 minutes, then turn and brush with the reserved marinade
- Continue to bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 more minutes

 I made this pretty much to the tee, with a few adjustments. I ran out of Dijon mustard, so I added some yellow mustard to fill the 1/2 cup. I didn't use a full 1/2 cup of maple syrup (about 1/3) and I didn't have molasses, so I just left that out. I think the marinade was pretty good with how I made it. Not too sweet, but with the tang of the mustard. A really good contrast. I pared this with some "Chinese Style Rice" from Uncle Ben & some steamed green beans.

(recipe used: recipe my way)

No flour in these cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Made: September 6, 2013

Ingredients
- 1 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Coarse sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and place the racks in the upper and lower third of the oven
- In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, vanilla and egg until well combined
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mixture about 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets
- Flatten the mounds with the tines of a fork, making a crosshatch pattern on the cookies
- Sprinkle coarse salt on top of the cookies.
- Bake until golden around the edges, about 10 minutes, switching the position of the sheets halfway through baking
- Transfer to racks to cool
- Repeat with the remaining dough

I used my bottom rack and only my bottom rack since I had a 2-layer cake in the oven and they were taking up the other two racks in the oven. But cooking these for 10 minutes, no rotating and being on the bottom, these turned out really yummy! I like making my cookies smaller in size (I roll them into a small ball in the palm of my hands) and let them bake down into cookies. I also didn't use any seasalt for sprinkling and I was rushed for time for the decorating of the crosshatch pattern, but these tasted just like other peanut butter cookies with flour, just with a more prominent pb flavor you yearn for!

(recipe used: foodnetwork.com)