Stephanie Life of Determination

Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream, chilled 1 cup whole milk, chilled 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 Hershey's chocolate chips, chopped Directions: Place all ingredients except chocolate chips in a bowl and combine until well blended. Pour into freezer bowl and turn the machine on. Mix for 20-25 minutes. Mix in chocolate chips. Serve right away, or transfer to airtight container and freeze.

Hawaiian Punch

Kraft Regular Cool Whip Fat Free Cool Whip No Sugar Added Cool Whip

Alexia Waffle Fries Crispy Waffle-Cut Potatoes with Seasoned Salt

Difficulty: Easy Serves: four Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 onion, chopped 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup fresh salsa 1/4 cup sour cream Lettuce 1 tomato, sliced 1 avocado, peeled and sliced Directions: Prepare a grill.In a small bowl, combine salsa and sour cream and mix well. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, garlic, onion, chili powder, cumin and salt. Mix well with your hands. Form into 4 patties. When grill is hot, grill burgers over high flame or hot coals for 5 minutes, then turn over and grill for 4-5 minutes more or until cooked through. Meanwhile, place one or two lettuce leaves on each serving plate. Place one cooked burger on each plate of lettuce then top with a generous dollop of salsa mixture. Top with a tomato slice and then two slices of avocado. Serve immediately.Tips: You can also pan fry the burgers.

Chinese Fortune Cookies (Gluten-Free)This recipe comes to us from Jay Perlman. Yield: 12 cookies. Ingredients: l egg 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons corn oil 2 tablespoons water ¼ cup cornstarch Directions: Have fortunes prepared in advance. Beat egg on low speed until frothy. Beat in sugar, a little at a time, and continue beating until mixture is a very light yellow and thick. Fold in corn oil. Blend water and a little of the egg mixture into cornstarch, then stir into the remaining egg mix. Heat in a heavy, well seasoned griddle to 350F, or until drops of water bounce when dropped on the griddle (For griddles without temperature control, keep heat between low and medium), Drop heaping tablespoon of batter on the griddle and spread with the back of a spoon to about 4 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick. Cook until edges are slightly brown and cookies can be easily lifted from griddle with a spatula—about 5 to 8 minutes.. If they stick the bottoms need to cooked a little longer. Turn and cook

Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 pints fresh strawberries, tops removed 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 3 Tablespoons dry red wine 1-1/2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, chilled Gf vanilla ice cream Directions: Preheat oven to 400°F.Add 2 Tablespoons butter to an oven-safe skillet and melt butter in oven. Add vanilla extract to butter and stir to combine. Place strawberries, cut-sides down, in skillet and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes or until berries are soft. Remove pan from oven.With a slotted spoon, remove berries from pan and set aside to let cool. Add wine and vinegar to skillet and simmer over medium heat until reduced slightly. Remove from heat and whisk in chilled butter. To serve, spoon ice cream into dessert bowls, top with warm strawberries and drizzle with sauce.