#Party

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together.
2. In mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar, vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time to the butter mixture and mix well before adding next egg.
4. In batches add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
5. With spatula or wooden spoon, fold in rice krispies, oats, coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips.
6. Drop tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheet 1½ inchdes apart. Place in freezer for 15 minutes. Take from freezer and put directly in oven for 10-12 minutes.

1. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs 1 at a time. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, mix milk and vanilla. Add to butter mixture. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mix to butter mixture.
3. Mix until just combined. Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 350 F for 8 minutes.

1. In a medium bowl, mash together avocados, lime juice, and salt. Mix in onion, cilantro, tomatoes, and garlic.
2. Stir in cayenne. Chill for 1 hour for best flavour.

Adjust lime juice, garlic, and/or cayenne pepper to get flavour preference

1. In medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, dry leek soup mix, water chestnuts and spinach.
2. Chill for 6 hours or overnight.
3. Make bowl in 1 loaf of sourdough bread for serving. Tear or cut other loaf and centrepiece for dipping.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare 2 9-inch cake pans
2. In stand mixer bowl fixed with paddle attachment, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder. Combine well.
3. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture. Mix on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed and add boiling water. Beat on high for 1 minute to add air.
4. Distribute between 2 cake pans evenly. Bake 30-35 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely. Then frost.

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder in a large bowl. Combine until well-mixed.
2. Add milk, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla. Mix together on medium speed until wel-combined. Reduce speed and add boiling water. Beat on high for 1 minute.
3. Scoop batter into liners (2/3 - 3/4 full). Place in oven and bake 12-15 minutes or until toothpick come out clean. Let cool completely and frost.

1. Place butter in bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment. To to medium speed and cream butter until smooth and has lightened ~3 minutes.
2. Add confectioners/icing sugar 1/2 cup at a time. After each cup has been incorporated, turn to high speed for 10 seconds to lighten frosting.
3. Add vanilla and pinch of salt and combine.
4. Add milk, heavy cream or half-and-half until frosting reaches preferred consistency.

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Bake at 350 F for 10-15 minutes.

1. Chop up the chicken breast finely (may also use food processor). Mix chicken with rest of ingredients.
2. Bake @ 350 F for 10-15 minutes.
3. Serve with crackers.