Yummy Baked Potato Soup!!! Nice and Creamy

Lately I have been in a mood to make soups...Here is a die for Baked Potato Soup

A baked potato soup with butter, green onions, bacon, cheddar cheese sour cream, and seasonings.
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
7 cups milk
4 large baking potatoes, baked, cooled, peeled and cubed, about 4 cups
4 green onions, thinly sliced
10 to 12 strips bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled
1 1/4 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
PREPARATION:
In a large Dutch oven or stockpot over low heat, melt butter. Stir in flour; stir until smooth and bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened. Add potatoes and onions. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until soup begins to bubble. Reduce heat; simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients; stir until cheese is melted. Serve baked potato soup immediately.
This baked potato soup recipe serves 6 to 8.
Shared by Coastieswife.

Easy Fudge and Oreo Truffles

Yummy Fudge

3 Cups of Semisweet Chocolate chips
1 tsp of vanilla
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 cup of chopped walnuts (opt)

Stir together and put in microwave till chocolate chips are melted. Stir again and add to pan. Put in refrigerator till hard. Yummy

Easy Oreo Truffles

1 large package of Oreos
1 med. size tub of cream cheese
1 bag of chocolate chips

* Dump oreos into a Ziploc and mash to crumbs. Mix oreo crumbs with cream cheese. Roll into balls, lay on wax paper and chill till firm. Melt the chocolate chips (add lard till you get a "dippable" consistency) and drop oreo balls into the chocolate. Scoop out, lay on wax paper, return to fridge. You can then melt white chocolate chips, add food coloring, and drizzle it over the truffles for Holiday decorating! These are DELICIOUS!!!

Baking Recipes...Can't you tell I like to bake

Hershey's Doubly Chocolate Cookies

1 Cup (2 sticks) of Butter Softened
1 1/2 Cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups of Flour
2/3 Cup Cocoa
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups (12 oz) semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped nuts (opt)

Heat oven to 350. In large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla until light and fluffy. In another bowl stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie pans. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool slightly and remove from cook pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Makes 4 1/2 dozens.
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Fudge Meltaways-----

Had the fudge but never made them. Joyanna M made them for us for Christmas and they were so delicious.

1 C Butter
2 Squares unsweetened chocolate
2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs beaten
4 C graham cracker crumbs
2 cups coconut, shreaded
1 cup nuts

Melt chocolate and butter, add above ingredients and press into cookie sheet. Freeze

2 Tablespoons milk
4 C confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup butter
2 squares of unsweetened chocolate

Mix butter, milk, vanilla and sugar. Spread on top of Chocolate later. Freeze again

Melt 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and drizzle on top. Chill yet again.

Weekend Events/Asian Dinner

This weekend was fun. On Saturday night Eric and I and Tim and Katie and Joyanna went out to dinner at a pizza restaurant. After dinner we went to see the Festival of lights in Hartford. It was nice to get out and walk around and take pictures. The weather was not too cold either. Later we played Monopoly and just sat around and talked. It was great. Sunday was a day of laundry and organizing the cabinents. Not fun!

Tonight Eric and I made Spring rolls they were so good I have to say. At first I didnt have the the nack of rolling the spring rolls but thanks to Eric he was able to figure it out.

Recipe for Philippino Egg Rolls

Spring Roll medium Size wrappers

Filling
1/2 pound of Ground Beef
1/2 pound of Ground Pork
2 Cups of raisins
1 cup of carrots
1 medium onion
2 eggs
Dash of salt and pepper
2 T of Soy sauce

Brown meats and drain extra liquid. Take off from burner and add raisins, carrots, onions, and eggs.salt, and pepper and soy sauce. Mix well together. Fill Wrappers and roll. Fry in vegetable oil or corn oil. Yummy! Dip in Sweet Chili Sauce just for Spring rolls.