She is just soooo pretty! She takes my breathe away :) OK back to the recipes....I am so excited for dinner tonight!! I am attaching recipes for our meal because it is one of our favorites. We are having Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup, Grandma Sandy’s Rolls and for dessert Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars! I am also attaching some recent pictures of the kids…ENJOY!!
Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup
Ingredients:
Red potatoes (8-10)
2 cups water
1 small onion
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
Crushed red pepper flakes
Ground black pepper
3 cups milk
½ teaspoon sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I am using a mixture of jalapeno cheddar and bacon cheddar)
Shredded cooked bacon (crumbled)-I use a whole package
Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes. Bring water to a boil in large sauce pan. Add potatoes and cook until tender. Drain, reserving liquid. Set aside potatoes. Measure 1 cup cooking liquid, adding water, if necessary; set aside. Peel and finely chop onion. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion to saucepan; cook, stirring frequently; until onion is translucent and tender, but not brown. Add flour to saucepan; season with pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Cook 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually ad potatoes reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, milk and sugar to onion mixture in saucepan; stir well. Add cheese and ham. Simmer over low heat 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Store leftovers, covered, in refrigerator.
Grandma Sandy’s Thanksgiving Rolls
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
½ cup margarine- melted
¼ cup sugar
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon salt
4 cups all purpose flour
1 package yeast
Put milk and butter in the microwave to melt. Put all ingredients in order into the bread machine on the dough cycle. Separate dough in to 16 balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Let the rolls rise for 30 minutes. Brush each roll with mixture of 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water. Cook at 375 degrees for 16 minutes (maybe a little less).
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup butter flavored Crisco
2 tablespoons milk
1 table spoon vanilla
1 egg
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 inch dish. Place brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg; beat well. Combine flour. Salt and baking soda. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Press dough evenly onto pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and firm in center. Do not over bake.
Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup
Ingredients:
Red potatoes (8-10)
2 cups water
1 small onion
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
Crushed red pepper flakes
Ground black pepper
3 cups milk
½ teaspoon sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I am using a mixture of jalapeno cheddar and bacon cheddar)
Shredded cooked bacon (crumbled)-I use a whole package
Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes. Bring water to a boil in large sauce pan. Add potatoes and cook until tender. Drain, reserving liquid. Set aside potatoes. Measure 1 cup cooking liquid, adding water, if necessary; set aside. Peel and finely chop onion. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion to saucepan; cook, stirring frequently; until onion is translucent and tender, but not brown. Add flour to saucepan; season with pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Cook 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually ad potatoes reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, milk and sugar to onion mixture in saucepan; stir well. Add cheese and ham. Simmer over low heat 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Store leftovers, covered, in refrigerator.
Grandma Sandy’s Thanksgiving Rolls
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
½ cup margarine- melted
¼ cup sugar
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon salt
4 cups all purpose flour
1 package yeast
Put milk and butter in the microwave to melt. Put all ingredients in order into the bread machine on the dough cycle. Separate dough in to 16 balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Let the rolls rise for 30 minutes. Brush each roll with mixture of 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water. Cook at 375 degrees for 16 minutes (maybe a little less).
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup butter flavored Crisco
2 tablespoons milk
1 table spoon vanilla
1 egg
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 inch dish. Place brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg; beat well. Combine flour. Salt and baking soda. Add to shortening mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Press dough evenly onto pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and firm in center. Do not over bake.
Elliana is feeling better! (she is also VERY tall, she is almost the height the boys were when they were three..she isn't even two yet!)
Asher reading to Elliana
My cute, awesome and amazing 7 year old! 
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