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[Karen H. Baxter]

Chicken, Chorizo and Tortilla Stoup (Stew-like Soup)Recipe
courtesy Rachael Ray

Cook Time: 20 minutes
Level Easy
Yields 4

Ingredients
1 pound chicken tenders
Salt and pepper
3/4 pound chorizo sausage, in packaged meats case near kielbasa
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
6 small red potatoes, diced
1 (15-ounce) can fire roasted chopped tomatoes (recommended: Muir Glen)
1 (15-ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained
2 teaspoons hot sauce
1 quart chicken stock
1 sack red or blue corn tortilla chips
2 cups shredded pepper jack or smoked Cheddar
Suggested garnishes: chopped scallions, chopped cilantro or fresh thyme leaves
Directions
Preheat medium soup pot over medium-high heat.

Chop tenders into bite-size pieces. Wash up, then season chicken with salt and pepper. Dice chorizo. Add extra-virgin olive oil and chicken to pot. Lightly brown chicken 2 minutes, then add the chorizo and garlic. Cook another 2 to 3 minutes, then add peppers, onions and potatoes. Cook 5 minutes, then stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, and hot sauce. Add chicken stock and bring soup to a bubble.

Preheat broiler.

Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender 10 to 12 minutes. Ladle soup into shallow bowls and top each bowl with a generous handful of crushed tortillas and cheese. Melt cheese under hot broiler. Garnish with scallions and herbs.

[Pat Dasenbrock]

Oh, my daughter has ALL of Rachael's cookbooks and has made this!! They live in Kansas City and every winter in January, after the rush of the holidays, they have a 'Warm Your Mittens wtih Friends' party, at which all of their friends bring differents kinds of soups and stews (and copies of their recipes!!), along with breads and crackers, to their house to share and party!! She made this and everyone LOVED it!! I just visited them a couple of weeks ago and meant to get the recipe, but now I have it!! Thanks, Karen!!

[Karen H. Baxter]

Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe
courtesy of Paula Deen

Cook Time: 12 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients
1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and "gooey." Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.

[Bonnie Ross-Parker]

I'm going to give this a go. Sounds absolutely delicious and decadent. Thanks for sharing! Check out my blog at: www.TheJOYofConnecting.com/blog for a great recipe for ravioli. It's a winner. Hugs and thanks for the easy recipe! Bonnie Ross-Parker.........www.TheJOYofConnecting.com

[Pat Dasenbrock]

Oh, my goodness.....these sound absolutely scrumptious!!! Leave it up to Paula Deen to come up with a recipe like this!! I will HAVE to make these, then only eat one and give the rest away!! I was already hooked with the first 3 words CHOCOLATE + GOOEY + BUTTER, before even reading the recipe!!
Thanks for sharing, Karen!!

[Karen H. Baxter]

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Ingredients
C. Bisquick
2/3 C. milk
1/2 C. shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 C. butter or margarine, melted
1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Methods/steps
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix Bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cooking sheet. Bake 8- 10 min until golden brown. Mix butter and garlic powder. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.