Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I got this recipe from my co-worker, but my mother in-law makes them too. So easy and yummy.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 box Spice Cake Mix

1 15 oz can Pumpkin

1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all three ingredients together. Spoon onto baking pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes (depending on how small or large you make your cookies).
Makes about 24 cookies

(I have heard that you can make muffins using this recipe too).

Sweet Corn Bread

We always eat this with our Jambalaya so since I posted that recipe I just had to post this one too. This is the best corn bread you will ever eat. I don't like corn bread but I love this! And a bonus-- no eggs!!

1 1/2 C flour
2/3 C sugar
1/2 C corn meal
1 Tbl baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbl margarine
1 1/4 C soymilk*
1 1/2 Tbl water, 1 1/2 Tbl oil, 1 tsp baking powder; mixed together
1/2 C oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8 in square baking pan.

Whisk together flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.

Melt margarine in large glass bowl. Add soymilk, water/oil/baking powder mixture, and oil; mix well.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir just until blended. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 35 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.

*Regular milk can be used in place of the soymilk.

Jambalaya

Everyone want this recipe from me so here it is:

2 Tbl. margarine
1 medium onion, diced
1 C green or red pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (1 lb) Kielbasa sausage, cut into 1/4 in slices
1 C uncooked rice
2 C chicken broth
2 Tbl green pepper sauce (bottled, found by the hot sauces at the store)
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained

Melt margarine in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, green/red pepper, garlic, and sausage slices and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until vegetable are tender, stirring often.

Stir in rice, chicken broth, green pepper sauce, and tomatoes; mix well and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 25 minutes, or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.


(We don't like "spicey" foods so we just use 1 tsp green pepper sauce or 2 Tbl green taco sauce instead. Also, a smoked sausage instead of a Kilebasa sausage will work too. We always get the turkey flavor as that's the Andrew safe one but any flavor will work. I always use a green pepper rather than red just to add more color. And, lastly, I never have chicken broth so I just use chicken bouillon and make my own.)