Cooking with Chip

Pecan Pie Bars Filling: 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups Karo Light or Dark corn syrup 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/2 cups pecan halves or coarsely chopped pecans Cookie Crust: 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt Cookie Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine all cookie crust ingredients. Beat with mixer at medium speed, until mixture resembles fine crumbs, press firmly into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Top with filling; finish baking as directed below. Filling: In large bowl beat eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla until well blended. Stir in pecans. Immediately pour over hot crust, spread evenly. Bake 25 minutes or until filling if firm around edges and slightly firm in center. Cool completely. Cut into 2x1-1/2 inch bars.

I had a friend ask me to make this for a birthday a while back... I saw it on my computer today and thought I would share it with everyone.

Although you would never believe it with the record breaking temperatures we are having here in Colorado,  but fall has arrived.  All of the Aspens are turning and the apple orchards are having their annual fall apple harvest celebrations, so I thought nothing would be more fitting than my Apple Roasted Pork Loin with Apple Chutney.  The pork loin roasts low and slow and comes out of the oven so moist with the richest apple crust that just sings of cinnamon.  I serve this with a warm apple chutney that gives it a great crunch that just pulls the whole dish together. Apple Butter Pork Loin 2 (1 1/2 pound) pork tenderloins seasoning salt to taste 2 cups apple juice 1/2 cup apple butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.   Season the pork tenderloins with seasoning salt, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish or small roasting pan. Pour apple juice over ...

I haven't updated my blog in a long time so I am very excited to annouce the re-design of my blog and my participation in the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies!  I am hoping having a project will get me back into the habit of blogging again! For anyone interested... the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies runs from October 1st - December 17th and each week the bloggers participating in it make a new cookie recipe and post it on our blogs to share with others!  Hopefully we make some great cookies and inspire you to do the same in your own kitchen! April from Abby Sweets  is hosting the 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies this year... check out her blog, she has some great stuff on there!