Linda's Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup crisco
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp bk powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp bk soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 cups oats

any additions you prefer:

2 cups cranberries
2 cups raisins
2 cups chocolate chips

and nuts of your choice

Cream the butter, crisco, sugars and egg then add the rest, mix well. Drop on greased cookie sheet, I use a small scoop- works so nice.

Bake at 375
10 to 12 minutes

CHEESY BACON POTATOES

CHEESY BACON POTATOES

Wash and slice potatoes.. Melt a stick of butter in saucepan and add your sliced potatoes. Also add your spices. I used a mix of garlic, onion, salt, pepper, bay leaf, cumin and rosemary. Stil to coat.

Line your potatoes in a cast iron skillet that has been coated with bacon grease, or oil of your choice. Top with bacon pieces, i cut mine in small chunks. Use as much as you like.i covered my potatoes with about a half pound.

Bake in a 425* oven for 45 minutes, check make sure done..take out and top with cheese and back in oven to melt cheese.

Take out and sprinkle with chopped green onion and sour cream , if desired.

Next time i make will add onion..

ENJOY

Easiest Pickles Ever

These are very good..some call them freezer pickles because as i do, they make a lot and i put half in freezer..seriously! works very well!

Fridge Pickles

4 cup thin sliced cucumber
2 cup thin sliced onion
1 Tablespoon salt
3 Tablespoon water
combine and let set 2 hours

ADD together and stir until dissolved ,
 1 cup sugar and
1/2 cup vinegar

Mix with cucumbers, then put into your jars. If freezing , make sure you leave enough space for expansion. Keep refridgerated or froze at least 24 hours  then enjoy!

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread Pudding

I used Sara Lee Sweet Hawaiian Rolls and a loaf of Cinnabon Cinnamon Bread and cut into cubes--

6 cups cubed bread- your choice
2 cups evaporated milk
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
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TOPPING:
1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix together and set aside
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Preheat oven to 350*
Grease your pan...I used a cast iron skillet
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In large bowl add the eggs and egg yolks, milk , vanilla and  the brown sugar.  Whisk like crazy till all blended well.  Pour over your bread cubes. Mix well and let set 10 minutes to soak up all that goodness.
Pour into your greased pan and press down all over. Spread your topping over top and bake for 40 minutes.

Note: As i had never made before i did not leave room for the bit of expansion and topping sugary gooeyness ran all over and on the bottom of oven ( thankfully it was covered with foil!) but it sure smoked like crazy!

Should be nice and pretty and take out cool just a tad and drizzle with caramel sauce. I used jarred but you can make your own easy enough..

Enjoy

My mom would make bread pudding all the time..I would never try it cuz  my vision of soggy bread just didn't seem like something i wanted to put in my mouth..BUT after making this...OMG...so delicious..so not soggy  just a mouth full of yumm..