At Home My Way

RECIPES AT THE TOP!  CHIT CHAT AT THE BOTTOM! Pink Stuff  a/k/a  Strawberry Jello/Cottage Cheese Salad www.AtHomeMyWay.blogspot.com 1 small box strawberry jello (3 oz) (any flavor will work - and I even used generic instead of Jello brand) 2/3 cup boiling water 1 cup crushed pineapple (I used half can) (undrained) 1 cup evaporated milk (comes in a can) 2 cups cottage cheese (undrained) Instructions: Dissolve jello mix and boiling water.  Stir well.  Then add crushed pineapple (undrained), stir.  Add the evaporated milk and stir, and then the cottage cheese, stir.  Pour into a serving dish if desired and the refrigerate overnight. Growing up in Florida was HOT!  It is a no brainer that instead of baked goods, my mom found ways for us to have desserts that were on the cool side. She often had jello in the fridge for us.  Sometimes it was just jello mixed with canned fruit or banana slices, but other times it...

Chocolate Chip - Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies www.AtHomeMyWay.blogspot.com RECIPES AT THE TOP!  Chit Chat at the bottom. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  (Makes app. 24 cookies.) 1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated white sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk (I used 1 small whole egg instead of a large yolk) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Soften butter (I used the microwave just until softened). Add sugar (brown sugar and white) and STIR WELL.  Then add the eggs and stir again until smooth.  STIR IN the cocoa, baking soda, salt, vanilla.  THEN add flour and oats.  Stir until blended.  Add chocolate chips and stir again. (I refrigerated for about 30 minu...