Stephanie's Sugar cookies

** ok honest to everything that is holy...this is the BEST sugar cookie recipe EVER! I will testify til the day I die...My friend Stephanie made these for her daughters b-day party prob 2 yrs ago and Josi brought them home and I had to fight her to eat these cookies..I was totally selfish..(yep I will admit it) So I finally was able to borrow a kitchen aid(you will need a kitchen aid/bosch) from my good friend Sheriece and make these cookies....which turned out divine!

Cream:
1 cup shortening/butter
3 cups sugar

Then add:
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk you can make your own--put 1 T. lemon juice into 1 cup of milk)
7 cups of flour (works best if you alternate a little buttermilk, a little flour, etc)
1 teas. baking soda (can be added to flour)
5 1/2 teas. baking powder (can be added to flour)
1 T. vanilla (you can add this to the milk also)
1 teas salt (can be added to flour)

Roll out, cut into shapes and bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes.
**Now when you get done adding the 7 cups flour..it will look completely sticky..thats ok..it is suppost to..DONT add more flour in bowl..get your hands sticky (it is worth it) pull all that dough out and place on FLOURED counter top and knead in flour as needed...while rolling out. It will still seem sticky..be patient because in the end these will be the best dang cookies you EVER had! AMEN (ahhhhhhh)

Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 tsp vanilla
16 oz powdered sugar (3.5 cups)
almond extract (optional.. but makes it sooooooooo yummy!)

Tortellini Salad

**This recipe is from my friend Lisa....She made it for Kambree's Blessing and it is fabulous!

1 pgk cheese filled tortellini (boil until al dente)
1 red pepper (chopped)
1/2 c green pepper (chopped)
1 onion (chopped)
1/4 c sliced black olives
1/2 c crumbled feta cheese
3 T fresh grated parmesean

Dressing: put in blender or shake really well bottle
1/2 c vinegar
1/2 c olive oil
1 T fresh mint (snipped)
1 T fresh basil (chopped)
1 T fresh parsley (chopped)
3 T lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
dash of tobasco

put salad ingredients in a large bowl, blend up dressing and mix all together! let cool off and set up in fridge for 4 hrs.

Lisa's Asian Salad

**ok this salad makes me SMILE from ear to ear....this recipe is from my friend Lisa Stanley

SALAD:
1 bag of spinach
1 box bow tie (about 2 cups or a little more, boiled and cooled off)
1 c craisins
1 c slivered almonds
1 can mandarin oranges
1 c green grapes
3 chicken breasts (baked in yoshida sauce on 350 for 45-60 min)
1 can pears (optional)

DRESSING:
**whisk olive oil, sugar and vinegar, add sesame oil, then place all in a blender and blend really well. (You will most likely NOT use all of this dressing...so add a little at a time....you dont want the salad drenched in oil)
2/3 c olive oil
1/2 c sesame oil
1/2 c sugar
2 tsp lime juice
2 tsp salt
4 T balsamic vinegar

In a large bowl combine oranges, grapes, almonds, craisins. Then toss in spinach. Add in pasta, and drizzle dressing on top.. Mix with your hands to get the dressing really mixed up.

Mom's Chicken Enchiladas

**got this from my friend Jeannette...from the Body for life recipe book

1 lb chicken (boiled and shredded)
4 green onions
2 T cilantro (chopped)
1 jalepeno (seeded and minced)
3 cans (10 oz each) green enchilada sauce
8 corn tortillas
1 c reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Toppings:
1 tomato (chopped-used for topping after cooked)
1 2 oz can of olives (also used for after cooking on top)
salsa
sour cream

Pre-heat oven to 350. Coat a 9 x 13 with cooking spray. Saute green onions, jalepeno and cilantro in a pan with cooking spray for 2 min. Add the shredded chicken and 1 can of green chile sauce...cook for about 5 min.

In another bowl, pour in the other 2 remaining green chile sauces and heat up in microwave. then take tortillas and dip them in the green chile sauce. Fill with chicken mixture and roll into pan. pour remaining sauce on top and add cheese. Bake for 15 min..

Top with salsa, light sour cream, 1 diced tomatoe and 1 (2oz) can ripe olives

Ranch Chicken Salad

** I got this recipe from my friend Jeannette..she got it from Body for life recipe
1/4 c fat free mayo
1/4 c low fat sour cream
1/4 c cilantro chopped
1 tsp grated lime zest (peel)
1 limes halfed
1/2 tsp groud cumin
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
****combine all these ingredients in a bowl to make the dressing

**In another large bowl add these ingredients:
1 lb boiled than cubed chicken (about 3 pieces of chicken)
1 15oz can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 15oz whole corn (drained)
1 red bell pepper (diced)
1/2 red onion (chopped)

**MIX IN dressing and add to 2 heads of bibbed lettuce
and ENJOY...you wont even know this is healthy its so good!