Garlic Mashed New Potatoes

I found this recipe a few years ago and we love it! From McCormick's website

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds red potatoes, quartered or baby red potatoes, halved

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 1/4 teaspoons McCormick® Grill Mates® Montreal Steak Seasoning

1 teaspoon McCormick®California Style Garlic Powder with Parsley

1 cup milk

1/2 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

1. Place potatoes in medium saucepan. Cover with water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Drain and return potatoes to saucepan on low heat.

2. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, Steak Seasoning and garlic powder. Mash potatoes, gradually adding milk, sour cream and butter. Mix until potatoes are fluffy.

3. Serve immediately. Or, spoon into lightly buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish; cover. Keep warm in 250°F oven until ready to serve (up to 1 hour).

Tips

Make Ahead Tip: Place mashed potatoes in greased baking dish; cover. Refrigerate overnight. Reheat in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

**This one is also good: Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Everything Cookies

I kinda threw these cookies together the other night when I was craving coconut, peanut butter, butterscotch and chocolate chips all in one.

Original Recipe
1/2 c butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips**

Cream butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar together; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour, oats, baking soda, and salt and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

**I substituted the 1 cup of chocolate chips for 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butterscotch chips. I absolutely love butterscotch and chocolate chip cookies, they are my favorite! I also added in about 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. I don't know why, but I like using mini chocolate chips in cookies better than the regular size.

Also, I am lazy so I line my cookies sheets with parchment paper then I don't have to wash them. :) 10 minutes was about perfect for these cookies.

(The original recipe can be found in Jan's white Taste of Heaven cookbook, page 203.)

Pudding Pops

Okay, since having Wakely I haven't really cooked much. We have limited items in the pantry and fridge since Kyle has been doing the shopping haha. So here my small contribution to the recipe blog for the time being. These look so good. And even though its ZERO degrees here, I still want to make some. I have even been eating otter pops the last few days... haha.

And im even too lazy to copy all the pictures and put them on so you'll just have to use the link :) I can be lazy, I just had a baby! LOL

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/07/kids-week-frozen-pudding-pops.html