Oma's Rotkraut – German Red Cabbage

1.5 lbs red cabbage, shredded

4 slices bacon, diced

1 medium onion, diced

2 tart apples, diced

1 C. water

1 tsp. salt

1.5 tsp. sugar

1.5 tsp. caraway seeds

1/2 C. red wine vinegar

pepper to taste

In a large kettle fry bacon until crisp. 

Add onion and and sauté until golden.  

Stir in sugar and cook until lightly brown.

Add cabbage, apples, and half a cup of water.

Mix well, cover, and cook approximately 30 minutes on medium heat.

Add vinegar, half cup water, and caraway seeds.

Cover and cook another 20 minutes.

Season to taste.

Laurie J.'s Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 ¾ c. flour

¾ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

1 ½ sticks of butter (softened)

½ c. sugar

½ c. light brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla (a generous one!)

2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (one 12 oz. bag)

Directions:

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine the flour, salt, and soda in a separate bowl.

Mix the butter and sugars together.  Add in the egg and vanilla and mix until blended.

Mix half of the flour mixture into the wet mixture.  Add in the other half of the flour mixture and mix until well blended.  Stir in the chocolate chips.

Bake for 9-12 minutes depending on how big your cookie scoop is.  

* I use that big Pampered Chef scoop and generously fill it to overflowing.  Also, I use a little more vanilla than the recipe calls for.

* This is from the Baker’s chocolate chunk bag. I just use the chips instead.

Cheri's Snickers Cookies

1 c. butter (2 sticks)
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1 c. peanut butter
1 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
6 Snickers bars

Mix butters and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir together dry ingredients and mix into sugars. Cut each snickers bar into 8 pieces. I divide the dough into quarters and then each quarter into about 12 portions. Flatten each blob into your hand and put in a piece of candy. Cover it up and roll it a bit. Bake at 350 for 10-14 min.