Does this look awesome or what. Check out recipe below.

Does This Look Good Or What Want Something Fast For Dinner Check out This Recipe. Chicken Balsamico

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound)

1 clove garlic, minced

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

3/4 cup water

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)

1 cup diced plum tomatoes or 1/2 cup thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes

1/2 cup sliced pitted kalamata olives

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Hot cooked orzo pasta

• Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on both sides.  Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Stir the garlic, vinegar and water in the skillet.  Cook and stir for 1 minute.  Stir in the soup, tomatoes, olives, if desired, and oregano and heat to a boil.  Return the chicken to the skillet.  Reduce the heat to low.  Cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.  Sprinkle with the cheese.  Serve the chicken and sauce with the orzo

Get the Philly Cooking Creme at most Wal-marts for $.99 after use of coupon!

$1.50/1 Philadelphia Cooking Creme (coupons.com)

Creme Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Here's some of the yummy cookies we made for the cookie exchange!

Before I post the recipes and coupons I just wanted to tell you about an awesome and great cause you help support everytime you buy a Hershey product!

While in Hershey PA.  I was privileged to be invited to visit the Milton Hershey School for a cookie exchange with some of the kids.  These children in need live at the school until they graduate from high school and are housed, clothed, fed and educated free of charge.  Some of the situations these children come from would break your heart!  They are placed 9-12 children per house and and nurtured by house parents (a married couple) in a loving but structured environment.  There are 1800 children at the school currently with more hopefully to be added next year.  Milton Hershey left his entire fortune to the school so that "his kids" would always be taken care of.  Hershey accepts no private donations - the school is funded by the sales of Hershey products.  Here's a few pics of the kids I met:

My new friend Jackie!

These girls were so adorable and seemed really happy at the school!
I had to fight back tears several times.

Now for the cookies & coupons!

Peanut Butter Blossoms

INGREDIENTS:

48 HERSHEYS KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates - get $2.00/2 coupon HERE
1 cup of REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 half cup of shortening
1/2 cup of light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/3 cup of HERSEY'S Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
small bowl of granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and remove wrappers from candy ( believe it or not people have left them on).
• Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup of granulated sugar. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
• Use small cookie scoop or shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Immediately press one Hershey's Kiss into the middle of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges.  Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes 48 cookies.

Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

66 HERSHEY'S KISSES brand Milk Chocolate with caramel - $1.00/2 Hershey Kisses HERE
1/4 cup of HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1 cup of ground pecans - $.50/1 8-oz. or $1.00/1 16-oz. Diamond Nuts RP 11-7-10
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of water
2 teaspoons of milk
1 family-size (13x9-in. pan) original supreme brownie mix with HERSHEY'S syrup pouch

DIRECTIONS:

• Remove wrappers from candy.  Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

• Beat brownie mix, syrup pouch, cocoa, eggs, oil & water in medium bowl until well blended.  Cover; refrigerate for about 1 hour or until thoroughly chilled (dough will still be sticky).

• Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 48 1-inch balls. (Return dough to refrigerator if necessary or drop by rounded teaspoons onto wax paper-lined trays and refrigerate about 10 minutes.) Roll balls in pecans, if desired. Place on prepared cookie sheet; press thumb gently in center of each cookie. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

• Place 18 caramel filled chocolates and milk in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolates are melted and smooth when stirred. Spoon slightly rounded 1/4 teaspoon caramel filling in each indentation. Lightly press chocolate in center of each cookie. 48 cookies

ENJOY!

The weather is getting cooler as fall settles in.  Time for making soup is at hand and this soup will hit the spot!!  Mary Beth White from OklahomaPastryCloth.com has graciously let us share her wonderful homemade beef vegetable soup with you guys!   This recipe makes a lot of soup so there's directions for canning too!  Visit  Mary Beth's site for more great recipes, cooking tips and made in Oklahoma gifts.  Mary Beth also gives classes on baking and canning free of charge!

Beef Vegetable Soup

3 lbs meat
1 cup onions
1 cup celery
2 cups diced potatoes
2 cups corn
2 cups peas, canned or frozen
2 cups green beanspepper to taste
2 cans ranch style beans
1 can whole or chopped tomatoes
12 cups water
10 tsp. or 10 cubes of beef bouillon
1 tbsp minced garlic (or more if desired)
2 cups diced carrots
1/2 cup pearled barley
1/2 tsp thyme

I use a nice, lean, rump roast and cut it into little cubes

Brown the meat in two tbsp. of olive oil in a large stew pot. Add onions and cook.

Add chopped carrots, celery and green beans. (Hint: I cheat and chop the carrots and celery in the food processor)

Add corn. This is corn that I cut off of the cob and froze earlier in the summer.

I like to add new potatoes from the garden. These were harvested in June and have been boxed in a cool, dry place. You can use Russets too.

Ranch style beans give it just that little extra kick.

Continue cooking meat and veggies together. Add garlic and thyme.

Add tomatoes and stir

Add water, bouillon and pepper and let simmer for an hour. Add barley and simmer for 30 minutes longer.

Ladel into warm, sterilized jars to 1/2″ head space.

Place lids that have been warming in nearly boiling water onto jars and screw on rings, but not too tightly. Place jars into pressure canner filled with 2 inches of warm water.

Pressure according to canner directions at 10 lbs for 70 minutes.

Remove jars from canner and allow to cool. Listen for popping of the lids as they seal. Lids should be flat across the surface with no bulge in the center.

Guest post by According to Rachel

Egg Salad Sandwiches

This is delicious and very easy to make.

First put your eggs into a pan filled with water. Where water covers the eggs.

I bring it to a boil. Once the water is boiling I start a timer and leave it boiling for 15 minutes.

U then turn the heat off and let it sit for a few minutes longer.

Then I cool the eggs off by running them under cold water.

Once they are cool enough to handle I peel each one.

Place them into a bowl and I like to use a potato masher to mash them up.

Once they are all mashed I add some salt and pepper.

Then add mayo. The amount just depends on how much your family likes.

Then just put some on your bread and there you have it.

Guest Post by According to Rachel

I love homemade Indian Tacos.. I thought I would share the recipe with you!

First you will need:

2 cups All Purpose Flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup Buttermilk
2 cans Pinto Beans
1 can Ranch Style Beans
1 lb. hamburger meat
1 packet Taco Seasoning

Lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese to garnish
You can also use sour cream if you like.

Brown ground beef and cook according to package of seasoning mix. Add the beans and heat.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt together. Stir in buttermilk until dough forms.

Turn out on floured surface and kneed a few times. Using a ball of dough roughly 2 to 3" in diameter, pat out to form a flat round of dough. Continue till all dough is used, roughly 4 to 6 fry breads.

Fill skillet with 1 to 2" of oil and fry till golden brown, turn over and repeat.

Place on paper towel using a towel in between each bread.

Top with beans, meat, and toppings.

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2 cups of Ronzoni Elbow macaroni-free from homeland
1lb of Hamburger meat -free using catalina from glade
1Can of stewed tomatoes .79
1 Bag of Green Giant  frozen corn-.20
Chicago Steak seasoning by weber-free w/coupon from walgreens

Total Meal cost like $1.oo w/ tax

Add steak seasoning to hamburger meat and cook.Cook macaroni and drain.
Add macaroni,corn and stewed tomatoes to meat and cook until warm or done! Walla