A dinner party on Thursday, a weekend trip to Athens on Friday, G’s 29th birthday on Saturday, and the arrival of Trent and Lauren’s new puppy topped off our weekend. We’ve been mighty busy around here lately, but having lots of fun!
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
* ½ cup butter
* ½ cup sugar
* ½ cup brown sugar
* 1 large egg
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1¼ cup flour
* ½ tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp salt
* ¾ cup macadamia nuts
* 1 cup white chocolate chips
1) Preheat oven to 375°
2) Mix butter with sugars until lumps are gone.
3) Add ingredients in following order: egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, and salt.
4) Mix until creamy.
5) Stir in macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.
6) Spoon dough on parchment paper and bake at 375° for 10 to 15 minutes.
Chicken and Stuffing Skillet (this dish is quick, easy, inexpensive, and oh so good!)
* 1 tbsp. butter
* 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts halves (season with seasoning salt)
* 1 box (6 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® One Step Stuffing Chicken Mix; I use 3 cups of stuffing; 1 cup of chicken broth, and 3 TB butter to make stuffing
* 1 can (10¾ ounces) Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
* ½ cup milk
* ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1) Heat the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 15 minutes or until it’s well browned on both sides and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
2) Prepare the stuffing in the skillet according to the package directions except let stand for 2 minutes.
3) Return the chicken to the skillet. Stir the soup and milk in a small bowl. Pour the soup mixture over the chicken. Sprinkle with the cheese.
4) Cover and cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot and the cheese is melted.
Recipes aside, here are a few pictures from our weekend in Athens…
On Friday night, MR stayed up til’ 9:15 -two hours past her normal bedtime- watching the Wizard of Oz and eating a big bowl of Big Daddy’s frozen yogurt. Those dancing Lollipop kids sure got her giggling.
On Saturday, we watched the first half of GA/Auburn game at Locos. MR, knowing very little about football, chose to wear an orange dress instead of a red one. Her daddy was not too happy with her decision, but decided to let it go when she ate 2 of the 4 crayons that the nice waiter gave her. Sometimes, you just have to choose your battles.
Look closely, the “golden” Elmo and MR are slowly but surely becoming an inseperable pair.
We spent the second half of the game at Uncle Brother’s and Crazy Aunt Cookie’s (CAC) house.
CAC quickly moved to MR’s #1 spot after taking her outside to play in the leaves.
And finally, meet Vince, Trent and Lauren’s adorable new puppy. I’m thinking about photoshopping Uncle Brothers camouflage jacket so that this can be their Christmas card picture. And while I’m at it, I might as well take care of that pacifier hanging out of Aunt Cookie’s pocket…
Mmmmmmm….hoping some of those make it to Athens for Thanksgiving.
Agree wit ya on Uncle Brother’s jacket. That is something else. Fortunately everyone will be looking at that cute Vince so they won’t even notice what he is wearing.
MR looks precious in her dress. Can’t wait to see all the kids together.
thanks for sharing the recipes!! i can’t wait to give them a try! sounds like you guys have been crazy busy, us too! I can’t believe thanksgiving is next week. hope you are all doing well:) love, clare
Your adorably-packaged cookies have inspired me to give something similar out at Christmas! You’ve got it together, girl!
And, Trent & Lauren look great—so glad y’all are closer to visit more often.