Chocolate cupcakes

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream

Sift cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each, then beat in vanilla. With mixer on low add flour mixture alternating with sour cream. Beginning and ending with flour.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min
Cool in pan 5 min, transfer to wire rack


Source: marthastewart.com

Toll House Chocolate White Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cup flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 egg
12 oz white chip

Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Cream together butter, sugars, vanilla. Add eggs. Add flour mixture gradually. Stir in chips
Bake 9-11 minutes At 350 degrees

Source: Nestlé Toll House

Sloppy Joe

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion
Garlic powder
4 oz tomato sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 t. Mustard
1 T. worcestershire sauce

Brown beef with onion and garlic powder. Add remaining ingredients an simmer for 2 hours.