Jackie's Ginger Cookies

These are my mom's ginger cookies. Everyone loves them and super easy to whip up. I usually double the batch and they won't last 2 days around my house. 

¾ cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

¼ cup molasses

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

1 tsp ginger

¼ tsp salt

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease or line cookie sheets. Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Beat until light and fluffy. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and slat. Sift in dry ingredients. Shape into small balls and roll eat in sugar. I put sugar in a small container and put several balls in and shake. Place on cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. I can get 6 dozen when I double the batch.

Korean Ground Beef

This has become a huge hit in our house and it's a meal you can literally whip up in no time that tastes amazing. It is a recipe I found on manilaspoon.com and I guarantee you will love it!

It is sweet, salty and has a little spicy kick. Takes less then 30 minutes to have on your table.

1 lb ground beef

3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup brown sugar

2 tsp. sesame oil

½ tsp ground ginger (or thumb size fresh ginger grated)

pinch of red pepper flakes

roasted sesame seed for garnish

3 green onions, thinly sliced

freshly cooked rice

1. Cook the beef and garlic in a preheated skillet until the meat turns brown. It's best when you cook the meat to a dark brown so it's a little crunchy.

2. In a bowl mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, ginger and pepper flakes. You can use fresh ginger as well here as it will add a lot of flavour.Pour the sauce into the beef and mix well. Cook just until everything is heated through.

3. Serve on top of freshly cooked rice, garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

When I make this for my family of 7 I double the recipe. If I want to be sure to have lots of leftovers I will triple it as the kids like taking in lunches the next day.