Shrimp Stir Fry

1/2 pound shrimp (cleaned)
1 yellow squash cut into strips
1 red pepper cut into strips

1 green pepper cut into strips
1/2 red onion sliced
2 cups broccoli chopped
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs garlic
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 tsp hoisin sauce
2 tbs sriracha sauce

In a large skillet, heat olive oil then add garlic over medium heat. Once garlic is heated, mix in squash, peppers, onion, and broccoli and 1/2 cup of broth. Cover and stir every few minutes for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Mix in remaining broth, hoisin sauce and sriracha sauce. Add shrimp and cover for 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and cooked through.

Serve over white or brown rice.

Brownie Reese's Cookie Cupcake

1 roll of chocolate chip cookie dough (or a batch of homemade dough if you have time!)
1 box brownie mix, prepared
1 bag Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Preheat oven to 350. Coat bottoms and sides of 18 regular sized muffin tins. Using fingers, press cookie dough into the bottom of the muffin tins. Gently press a Reese's into each. Pour brownie mix into each muffin tin until the Reese's is covered. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the brownie has set and a wooden toothpick placed in the center of each cupcake comes out clean. Enjoy!

These can also be made in mini muffin tins with mini Reese's cups.

Best Ever Apple Pie

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

7-9 apples, peeled and sliced (use a variation of apples--Granny Smith, Pink Lady, etc.)

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp cinnamon 

2 9-inch pie crusts

1 egg white
2 tsp sugar

Mix apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl and set aside. In a 9-inch cast iron skillet, melt butter and then stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat. Place bottom pie crust over brown sugar and butter mixture. Pour apples over crust and top with the second pie crust.

With a fork, beat egg white until frothy and brush over pie crust. Sprinkle with sugar and cut about 5 slits in the top pie crust to let heat escape.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes.

*This recipe is from Southern Living Magazine and is best apple pie I've ever had!