Pineapple Cookies

The best laid plans.

Remember I took a break because things were nuts?
Silly, silly me for putting a timeline on "normal".

Sigh.

So, I will get back to regular blogging, as well as bringing back Smell Good Sunday
BUT

In the meantime, my work staff was reduced by half...it just worked out that way. We are scrambling to find new people while trying to train newer staff. My position is on hold in order to help where needed..and it's just a lot at once.

While we were on vacation over the 4th, my parents received a phone call stating a pipe broke in their house and water was pouring from the front, back, and garage doors.
At the time, they were 9 states away!
Not much to be done but to shut off the water, call the insurance, and wait until they can get home.
Reader's Digest:
LOSS:
Pretty much whole downstairs
Master bedroom
All Carpeting
3 bathrooms

GAIN:
All the irreplaceable stuff was out of water's reach!

They have a long road ahead, but the insurance company is really doing well walking them through it.

I will get back on track, please be patient with me!

I am thinking I should bake up some of these yummies and send them to my parents!








Ingredients:

¾ Cup Shortening

1 Cup Sugar

2 Large Eggs

1 ½ Cup Crushed pineapple

3 Cups Flour

1 Tsp Salt

½ Tsp Baking soda

Cinnamon and Sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Prepare baking sheet

3. Cream shortening and sugar until smooth

4. Add one egg at a time until well combined

5. Add pineapple

6. In separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda

7. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet

8. Scoop rounded tablespoons onto prepared sheet

9. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

10. Bake 10-15 minutes

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Adapted from: With Style and Grace Blog

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Grilled Pineapple with Cinnamon Vanilla Yogurt Dip

Hubby and I ran to the grocery the other day to do our weekly shop. At one point I had forgotten something (shocker) and told him I would be right back.
I came right back, no hubby
Waited off to the side for awhile, no hubby

:::sigh:::

Decided it was time to wander and go find him.
Entered the freezer section and located the long lost man in my life. He had been hijacked by friends of ours.
We haven't seen them much due to crazy schedules, so it was nice to catch up for a minute.

During conversation, she pointed to her cart and made mention to trying to "be good" lately.
Then she turns around and says "our house, fire, drinks, Saturday, be there".
Okie dokie!

In the back of my head the whole "trying to be good" thing kept reverberating. I wasn't going to show up empty handed, but wanted to not tempt her with naughty yummies.

I dug through my recipe pile, and found this one by Hungry Girl.
Perfect! Sweet, but yet, not naughty!

Ingredients:

16 Pineapple rings

6 oz plain greek yogurt

1 Tbsp sugar

⅛ Tsp cinnamon

⅛ Tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. Lay pineapple on grill or grill pan flat

2. Cook until slightly blackened and caramelized

3. Flip and cook the other side

4. Combine all other ingredients

5. Chill dip for 10 minutes before serving

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