Rice Krispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 butter flavor CRISCO Sticks or 1 1/2 cups Butter flavor Crisco all vegetable shortening (I actually use 1 and 1/2 sticks of butter because I don't buy CRISCO)
2 C firmly packed brown sugar2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 C all purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 C Oats(Old Fashioned, uncooked)
2 C crisp rice cereal
1 C shredded coconut ( I don't put it in because I don't have it around maybe it would be good)
1 C chopped walnuts (I don't put in because I never know who is allergic, probably yummy if you like nuts which I do)
2 C (12-ounce Package) semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use milk chocolate)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine Butter Flavor CRISCO, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Stir in oats, rice cereal, coconut, nuts, and chocolate chips with spoon. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown and just set in the center. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet before removing.

Cranberry Apple Harvest Muffins

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

1½ cups all-purpose flour

1½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

1½ tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. ground ginger

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons milk

1 large egg

8 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled

¾ cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries

¾ cup peeled and chopped apple

½ cup diced Calimyrna figs (or dried figs, or raisins)

6 tbsp. packed brown sugar

6 tbsp. granulated sugar

Directions:Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and giner; whisk together. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add in the milk, egg and melted butter. Stir quickly just to combine. Add the cranberries, apples, figs and both sugars to the bowl. Stir just enough to distribute the fruits and sugars evenly throughout the batter.

Divide the batter evenly between the paper liners. Bake for 18-22 minutes, until browned on the top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad

I would also like to call this "Party in Your Mouth." It is so good. This is like the salad I always got at CPK. It is very easy and can vary depending on what you like. Looks like a lot of ingredients but you don't have to use them all.

Corn
Chicken
BBQ Sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's)
Limes
Light Ranch Dressing
Romaine Lettuce
Cilantro
Jicama
Black Beans
Tomato
Cheese
Crushed Tortilla Chips
Avocado
Green Onions

Preparing chicken: Sprinkle pepper on chicken and cook in lightly oiled cooking pan. Cut into 1-inch chunks when cooked through and mix with BBQ sauce.

Squeeze limes and mix the juice with ranch dressing.

Put a little of this on top of a little of that and voila!

Healthy Banana Cookies

Found this recipe online while looking for something else to do with ripe bananas besides bread. This is what I found. From the reviews they are delicious. Mine are about to bake but I wanted to put this on so I don't forget. I'll let you know if it bombs or if it is bomb.

INGREDIENTS
3 ripe bananas
2 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup vegetable oil (applesauce)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional:
Nutmeg
Cinnamon
Dried Fruit

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in oats, dates, oil, and vanilla. Mix well, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly brown.