Meghan's Brownies

1/4C butter
1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
3/4C sugar
 2/3 C flour
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
 2 eggs
1/2 C chopped nuts, optional
1/2 C chocolate chips, optional

Grease bottom only of square pan (8x8) with shortening. Heat butter and 1 C chocolate chips in saucepan over low heat stirring constantly until melted. Remove from heat, stir remaining ingredients except nuts and choc. chips until smooth. Stir in nuts and choc. chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. or until center is set.

"Starbucks" Lemon Loaf

This recipe is a very close replication. The main difference I noticed was the colour in this recipe is not as yellow as the "real" version - perhaps they add a bit of food colouring too.

1 1/2 C flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
3 eggs
1 C sugar
2 T butter, softened
1 t vanilla
1 t lemon extract
1/3 C lemon juice
1/2 C vegetable oil

Lemon icing:
1 C + 1 T icing sugar
2 T milk
1 t lemon extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Blend eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract, lemon juice & oil with an electric mixer. Add dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour into a well greased 9x5 loaf pan and bake for 45 mins. Cool, and ice.

Slow Cooker Tacos

3 large or 6 normal sized boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar of salsa
1 packet (1/4C) taco seasoning

Place all in crock pot and cook for 6-8 hours on low (4-5 on high). Remove chicken and shred with a fork. Return to crock pot until heated through and serve on tortilla wraps with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, cheese and sour cream