Maplene Syrup

No, I have not disappeared off the face of the Earth, and Yes, I am still cooking for my family. :D I have been using the recipes off the boxes such as the Bisquick box, so I realized that those were not worthy of publishing. I wonder if they change their recipes every now and then, and if they do, I have to save some of the recipes I made off the boxes.

Lately I have been in the 'pancake, waffle' mood. I emptied a few syrup bottles and I decided that I want to make my own syrup. I have not tried this recipe yet because I don't have all the ingredients, but I will try it really soon. Does anyone have a good recipe that I can try? Any suggestions?

Well, here is the recipe that I found in a missionary cook-book.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup boiling water

2 Cups Sugar

1/2 tsp. Maplene

pinch of Salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Mix the first 4 ingredients. Boil for one minute and add vanilla (if you want)

Oatmeal cookies

No, I have not disappeared off the face of the Earth; I am only enjoying my mothers cooking and therefor I have not been able to post any recipes. I guess I could post some Hungarian/Romanian recipes, but I am too lazy and sometimes it is hard to write down a recipe that my mother makes because she does not use measuring cups only her eyes. LOL Well, I have been cooking for them too (they are visiting us from Romania), but what I have been cooking is what I already have on my blog. :D
Here is what I made today that was not on my blog till now. :D

Oatmeal cookies:

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cup Shortening
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Water
2 tsp Vanilla
2 1/2 Cups Flour
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking soda
6 Cups Rolled Oats

Mix wet ingredients and add the dry ingredients. Add 2 Cups Chocolate chips and 1 Cup nuts or raisins. Bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes.

You could also half this recipe because it makes a lot. This is a recipe from my mother in law and as I said before, she had 7 boys and 1 girl, so her recipes tend to be in a larger amount. :D Those hungry boys had to be fed somehow. :P

Chicken Rice Casserole

This recipe is from my mother in law and I've been making it for quite a while. I make this recipe when I ran out of ideas and I don't have much time for cooking. It is really yummy! You can also half it; my mother in law had 8 kids and her recipes sometimes show that. I only cook for 2 and a 1/2 so, I halve it.

Ingredients:
1 Cup uncooked rice
5-6 boneless chicken thighs cut into bite size pieces or you can place 6-8 pieces on rice
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 1/2 soup cans of water
1 pkg Lipton dry veg. or chicken noodle soup mix OR 3/4 pkg dry Knorr veg. soup mix.

Directions:
Spray a 9"x13" baking dish with Pam or other spray
Layer rice, chicken, cream of chicken soup, sprinkle veg. soup mix. Cover with water.
Cover with foil and bake for 1 1/2 hr. at 350*