Place the peanut butter in a microwave proof bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.  Add the rest of the items to the bowl and mix well.

BEWARE….This recipe makes some BIG cookies.  Perfect for sharing or bribing the kids to get those extra chores done around the house.

2 cups plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm
1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Adjust the oven racks to the middle positions and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper, or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.

Mix the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in the egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Roll a 1/4 cup of the dough into a ball. Hold the dough ball with the fingertips of both hands and pull into 2 equal halves. Rotate the halves 90 degrees and, with jagged surfaces facing up, join the halves together at their base, again forming a single ball, being careful not to smooth the dough’s uneven surface. Place the formed dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, jagged surface up, spacing them 2 1/2 inches apart. Hard to put in words – watch the video…

Bake until the cookies are light golden grown and the outer edges start to harden yet the centers are still soft and puffy, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating the baking sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through the baking time. Cool the cookies on the sheets.  This is the point where hired guards would be a good idea otherwise they are sure to disappear in no time flat.

Happy Baking,

Nikko & Amy

Enjoy!

Nikko & Amy

1 Can Crushed Pineapple, in juice
1 Large Pkg JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding
1 Tub Lite Cool Whip
1 Angel food cake, cut horizontally into 2 layers
10 Strawberries

Mix pineapple and dry pudding mix in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in the cool whip. Put bowl in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. Slice the angel food cake into two equal layers. Add some of the pineapple mixture to the bottom layer then place the top back on the cake creating a center layer of “fluff”. Use the rest of the mixture to ‘ice’ the cake. Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with berries just before serving. Eat & Enjoy!

Happy Baking!

~Nikko & Amy

Not much of a stretch here – over easy eggs with curry powder and heated naan! Exciting huh? Yes this is a boring entry I will admit. I had the video and I decided to post it.

Actually I love eggs with curry. I love poaching eggs in a green or read curry sauce – brings a whole new level to poached eggs…

2 Eggs
Naan
Curry Powder
Salt
Pepper
Butter

Bring a pan to medium heat and melt a spot of butter. Crack two eggs into the pan. Add a dash of curry powder, salt, pepper. Heat the naan in a pan with a bit of butter on both sides. Serve the cooked eggs on top of the naan. Eat & Enjoy!

Cheers,

~Nikko

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Mango
Strawberries
Cilantro
Pineapple juice (or orange juice)

Dice the mango, and slice the strawberries – I would go with equal amounts of each. If you use a cup of each you will need about half a bunch of cilantro finely chopped added. If you have some pineapple or orangee juice it would be good to have a few tablespoons in there to help bring everything together. Mix and let sit for at least 20 minutes before serving.

Salsa on!

~Nikko & Amy

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1 Pkg Egg Roll Wrappers (or you can roll your own sheet pasta)
1/4 Lb Provolone Cheese, sliced or diced
1/4 Lb Mozzarella Cheese, sliced or diced
Pizza Sauce
Mushrooms
Green Peppers
Onions
Whatever you like on your pizza
Dried Oregano
Water

Place one of the wrappers in front of you. In the center add a slice of the provolone cheese. Top the cheese with 8 or 9 slices of the pepperoni (if using small rounds). At this point you can add any additional ingredients you like but don’t overload the roll! Top with some pizza sauce, a pinch of oregano, and a slice of the mozzarella cheese. Now it’s time to roll! Wet the edges of the wrap with a smudge of water.  Start with one of the corners and fold over to almost the middle of the wrap. Start rolling until you get to almost the half way point, then fold in the sides of the wrap. See the video for a demonstration of this.   Continue rolling to the end of the wrap. Place in a pan seam side down. You have two methods you can use to cook these.  You can fry them in oil, or bake them in the oven.  If you bake them, spritz them down with olive oil and bake them at 375 until they are brown – you will need to keep turning them so they don’t burn.  The time needed will vary based on the amount of toppings inside so keep an eye on them until they are golden brown.   Once done let them cool for a couple of minutes so you don’t blister your tongue.  That would put a real damper on a funfilled evening.   Eat & Enjoy!

Pizza on!

~Nikko & Amy

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1 Lb Beef, minced
3.5 tsp Chile Powder
2.5 tsp Curry Powder
1 tsp Nutmeg
2 tsp Onion Powder
.5 tsp Black Pepper
1.5 Cups Water

Brown the beef in a skillet. Once the beef is done, drain off most all of the fat. Add the chile powder, curry powder, nutmeg, onion powder, and black pepper and mix into the beef well. Cook for 1 minute over medium heat then add the water. Bring mixture to a simmer, cover and continue simmering for an hour. You can add more water if the mixture gets too thick.  Now all you need is the perrfectly grilled dog on a freshly steamed bun.  MMMMM, my mouth is watering again just typing this. Eat & Enjoy!

Hot Diggity Dog….

~Nikko

If you would like to make it a bit healthier you can replace half the beef with a half pound of turkey – If you want to use all turkey then you need to kick up the spices a bit. I’ve never tried it but if you really wanted to, you could use a tofu Hot Dog and replace the meat with tofu crumbles but then what’s the point really…..

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The easiest way to make this dish is to bring everything to room temperature, throw all but the pimentos into a food processor and blitz it up.  Add the pimentos and fold them in.  You can put it into a bowl and use your hands or a spoon to bring it all together. It’s an easy dish to make and you can be somewhat creative with the cheeses you use. Make sure you let it sit for a bit after you bring it together to allow all of the flavors of the ingredients to meld together. It makes a great grilled cheese sammy, or it’s good in mac n cheese…

Happy Cheesing!

~Nikko & Amy

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Ok this is one of the first cooking videos I ever made. It may say it’s episode 13 but reall,y it was the second video I ever did… I’ll admit it’s pretty bad, and it’s not the one I made for this recipe, but it did make a good pimento cheese… I will be doing another video with this in the near future (my new fav recipe).

2 slices of Bread
cheese (The more exotic – the better the experience could be)
tomato (Vine riped organic Beefstake are my preference)
butter (None of that fake stuff – it’s against my religion)

Bring a pan to a medium heat. Butter one side of each of your pieces of bread. Place the butter side of one down on the pan, add the cheese, the tomato, and a bit of cheese on top then top with the other piece of bread (butter side up). Cover and let cook checking the bottom every so often so it doesn’t burn. Once the bottom is golden brown, flip the sammy over and cook again. Once finished let sit for a minute or so so the cheese can set up a bit then Eat & Enjoy!

Happy cooking,

~Nikko & Amy

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