Whatchya got cookin? Recipes of the real SLC

Caramel Apple Spice Cake

2011-10-25T20:27:00.000-07:00

This cake is so yummy and oh so easy! All you need is:
1 spice cake mix
1 carton of Haagen Dazs apple pie ice cream, melted
Egg
Oil
Caramel ice cream topping

Directions:
Mix the cake according to the package directions, EXCEPT substitute the ice cream for the water.
Pour the mix into a greased bunt pan and bake according to the cake mix package.
Once the cake has cooled, remove it from the pan and drizzle the caramel topping over the top. This would also be great with a vanilla glaze, or maybe both the glaze and the topping.

Pineapple Mango Salsa

2011-05-22T16:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 mango, peeled and diced
2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 green pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 cup pineapple, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 shallot, diced
cilantro, diced (to taste, but about 1/4 cup)
3 TB pineapple juice
1 TB olive oil
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp salt

Directions:
Prepare all ingredients and toss together. Refrigerate at least one hour prior to serving. Serve with tortilla chips or may be sauteed and served over seafood.

Tres Leches Cake

2011-05-09T11:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix
3 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1 Cup Evaporated Milk
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
Various Fresh Fruits: blackberries, strawberries, mangoes, kiwis, pineapple, etc.

Directions:
Bake cake according to box directions. Cool completely. Poke holes in the top of the cake.

Mix the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and 1 cup of the whipping cream. Slowly pour over the cake, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Prepare whipping cream by beating until stiff peaks form. Add sugar and vanilla to taste.

Frost cake with whipped cream and top with fruit.

Serve immediately.

Submitted by Kristi Jones

Chili's Cajun Chicken Pasta

2011-01-27T19:45:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
4 Boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
4 tsp Cajun seasoning
4 tbsp Butter, divided
3 cups Heavy cream
1/2 tsp Lemon pepper seasoning
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper
1/4 tsp Garlic powder OR 2 garlic cloves, crushed
8 ounces Penne pasta, cooked
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Slightly moisten chicken with water. In a large bag, shake the chicken with the Cajun seasoning until the chicken is evenly coated.
Saute the chicken in 2 tbsp butter.
When the chicken is halfway done, combine the cream 2 tbsp butter, and seasonings in a separate skillet over medium heat. Watch carefully to prevent it from boiling over.
When the sauce bubbles, remove it from the heat and toss with the pasta, stirring well.
When the chicken is cooked thoroughly, slice into strips and add to the pasta. Add the tomatoes and garnish with cheese.

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

2011-01-12T11:42:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:

3 chicken breast, uncooked
16 ounces sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
7 ounces diced green chiles
1 medium onion, diced
1 TB oregano
1 TB garlic salt
corn tortillas
cheddar cheese

Directions:

Place the chicken breasts in a large pot and cover with water. Add the oregano and garlic salt. Bring the water to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, mix the sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, and chiles together in a large pan. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
When the chicken cooked through, remove it from the broth and shred. Add the chicken and the onion to the cream mixture and stir until well mixed.
Place six tortillas on the bottom of a 9x13 pan so that the bottom of the pan is covered. Pour half of the chicken mixture over the tortillas, spreading evenly. Cover with another layer of tortillas. Pour the remaining chicken mixture over the top layer of tortillas. Cover with cheese.
Bake at 350* for 20 minutes.

"The Cheesecake Factory" Pumpkin Cheesecake

2010-12-28T19:43:00.000-08:00

Crust:
1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
5 TB butter
1 TB sugar

Filling:
24 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin
3 eggs
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice

Directions:
Combine the crust ingredients and press into the bottom of a springform pan. Bake at 350* for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and mix until smooth. Add the pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and spices.

Pour the batter over the crust. Bake at 350* for 60-70 minutes. Cool and refrigerate. Serve with whipped cream.

Holiday Popcorn

2010-12-28T19:39:00.001-08:00

This is a festive, easy, and tasty popcorn treat that is great to make around Christmas time!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
6 ounces white chocolate chips
Crushed candy canes, to taste - I used about 5 or so

Directions:
Pop the popcorn and set aside. Melt the white chocolate chips. Once the chips are melted, stir in the crushed candy canes. Pour the chocolate/candy cane mixture into the popcorn and mix thoroughly; you will need to use your hands. Mold into popcorn balls OR break apart into pieces and let harden on wax paper.

Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake

2010-03-18T19:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

32 Oreo cookies, divided
32 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
8 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
4 eggs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees ifusing a silver 9" springform pan (or 300 degrees if using a dark nonstick 9" springform pan).
Quarter 20 of the cookies and set aside. Finely crush the remaining 12 cookies; press firmly onto the bottom of the greased springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium spped until well blended. Add chocolate, mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until just blended. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the quartered cookies. Pour over the crust. Sprinkle with the remaining quartered cookies.
Bake 50 - 60 minutes or until the center is almost set. Run a knife around the rim of the pan to loosen the cake. Cool before removing the rim of pan.
Refrigerate at least four hours.

Taken from BAKER'S chocolate at www.allrecipes.com.

Coq Au Vin

2010-03-18T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 TB flour
4 lb fresh chicken cut into 8 pieces (ask your butcher to do this, OR use 8 chicken joints or chicken breasts)
2 TB olive oil
2 TB butter
8 oz fatty bacon, cut into strips
1 lb pearl onions, peeled
3 cups red wine
2 garlic gloves, peeled and crushed
1 bouquet garni
4 3/4 cup white mushrooms
2 TB chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Season the flour and put it into a large plastic bag. Add the chicken and shake well to coat it evenly.
Heat the oil and butter in the casserole dish. Cook the chicken over high heat for 5-6 minutes until browned. You will need to do this in two batches. Lift it out ofthe casserole and keep warm.
Fry the bacon in the casserole for 3-4 minutes until crisp and well colored. Lift it out and keep warm.
Cook the onions over high heat for 4-5 minutes until they begin to brown. Pour in the wine and stir well to remove any sediment from the bast of the casserole dish.
Return the bacon and chicken to the casserole dish and add the garlic and bouquet garni. Bring to a boil, cover, then cook in the center of the preheated oven for 1 1/4 hours.
Add the mushrooms and cook for another 15 minutes. Discard the bouquet garni and use a slotted spoon to lift out the chicken pieces, bacon, onion, and mushrooms. Put them in a serving dish and keep warm.
Return the casserole and its juices to low heat and check for seasoning. Boil rapidly until the sauce is thick and glossy. Pour the sauce over the dish and serve immediately, garnished with parsley.

Chicken Chillipa and Salsa

2010-02-15T17:18:00.000-08:00

Chicken Chillipa

2 (10.75 oz) cans cream of chicken soup (undiluted)
1 C sour cream
2/3 C milk
1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies, drained
1 medium onion, chopped
4 to 5 green onions, chopped
12 corn tortillas, quartered
4-6 chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
4 cups grated colby cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the soup, sour cream, milk, onion and green onions in a bowl. Spread a portion of the sauce in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Arrange half the tortilla wedges, overlapping slightly, on the sauce. In this order, layer all of the chicken, half the remaining sauce, half the cheese, the remaining tortillas, sauce and cheese.

Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325, remove the cover and bake for another 30 minutes.

Serves 8.

Salsa

2 cans Rotel (diced tomatoes and chilies)
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1/2 can diced jalapenos
Salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Best when chilled and the flavors are allowed to mix for a couple of hours.

Crescent Chicken Squares

2010-01-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

I have no pictures, but these are one of our favorite dinners. I grew up eating these with left over turkey after Thanksgiving. So delicious.

Preheat oven to 350.

Blend 3oz pack softened cream cheese
2 Tbsp melted butter/margarine until smooth

Add:
2 C cooked cubed/shredded chicken (I've have used canned chicken, chicken breasts, leftover turkey. The canned chicken is super delicious and really easy)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp green onions
1 Tbsp chopped pimento (I've never put this in. I don't even know what it is)

8oz Pillsbury Refrigerated Quick Crescent dinner rolls

Separate crescent rolls into 4 squares. (the rolls come as triangles. with a rolling pin combine 2 triangles together to make a square). Spoon 1/2 C chicken mixture onto center of each square; pull 4 corners of dough to center of mixture; seal. Brush tops ith 1 Tbsp melted butter. Dip in 3/4 C crushed croutons.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Top with cream of chicken soup.

This makes 4 squares. They are really good as leftovers also.

I never have croutons to dip on top so I skip this part, but I'm sure it's good.

I have also noticed that if you put a little less milk in the mixture it is thicker which is nice.

I have realized recently how delicious the filling is as a dip with crackers with canned chicken. I made a double batch of this the other day, baked half of it for dinner and have the remaining in the fridge as a dip to snack on or I can make some more squares another night. Either way, it has been delicious. Hudson loves them as well as Grant.

Enjoy!!

Ground Beef Cheesy Noodle Casserole

2009-11-22T13:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Dash of pepper
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce *
• 6 ounces of egg noodles
• 1 (4 ounce) cream cheese, softened
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• Cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown beef; drain fat. Add next 5 ingredients and simmer. Cook noodles; drain. Mix cream cheese with green onions and sour cream in a small bowl. Add cheese mixture to hot, drained noodles and mix well. In a 9 inch pan, alternate layers of sauce and noodles. Top with shredded cheese. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.

You can use the tomato sauce that has basil, oregano & garlic

This has been one of my new favorite meals and if you don't have tomato sauce you can blend some diced tomatoes and that will work as well.

Oreo Ice Cream Pie

2009-07-01T18:48:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 jar (about 12 ounces) caramel ice cream topping
2 Hershey chocolate candy bars broken into small pieces
1 package Oreo cookies
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 half gallon containers of ice cream - I used chocolate and cookies and cream

Directions:

Combine the caramel ice cream topping and the candy bar pieces in a microwave safe dish and microwave for about 1 minute, or until the chocolate is melted.
Lightly spray the inside of a 9" pan with cooking spray.
Place 24 cookies in a Ziploc bag and crush them into small pieces. Mix the cookie crumbs with the melted butter, then press the cookie crumb mixture into the bottom of your pan, forming a crust.
Chop up 12 cookies, set aside.
Scoop half of one flavor of ice cream into the crust, pressing into an even layer. Drizzle with 1/3 of the caramel-chocolate sauce and 1/3 of the chopped Oreos. Then, scoop half of the second flavor of ice cream over the first layer, pressing it into an even layer. Cover it with 1/3 of the caramel-chocolate sauce and 1/3 of the Oreos. Scoop the remaining flavor of the first ice cream around the edges of the pan and the remaining second flavor into the middle. Drizzle with the remaining sauce and Oreos.
Wrap loosely in foil and freeze until firm (at least 4 hours, overnight is best).

*Adapted from a Pampered Chef Recipe

Grandpa's Baked Beans

2009-07-01T18:37:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
Size #5 can pork and beans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 small white onion, chopped
1 cup BBQ sauce
2 TB dark molasses
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1 package smoked sausage links/cocktail links
Liquid smoke to taste (just a little goes a long way)

Directions:
Mix the BBQ sauce, molasses, mustard, and salt together. Then add the brown sugar, pork and beans, onion, sausage links, and liquid smoke. If possible, chill overnight, but at least for 3 hours. Bake at 350 for 30 - 45 minutes, serve immediately.

Ashley's Bountiful Brownies

2009-06-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 box of Brownie mix
Rice Crispies
1 bag of Chocolate Chips. ( I like milk chocolate chips)
Peanut Butter
1 Large jar of Marshmellow Cream

Step 1:
Make brownies according to packaging. I usually get the 9x13 pan size box. Any brownie mix will do. After the brownies bake let them cool.

Step 2:
Smear marshmellow cream all over the brownies. I find that if you heat the marshmellow cream up a little it makes smoothing it all over easier.

Step 3:
Melt 1 bag of chocolate chips. After the chips are melted, add enough rice crispies so that they are well coated, and there isn't excess chocolate. Or add enough rice crispies to cover the pan size you are using. At this point you can leave as is, or you can add a scoop of peanut butter to taste.

Step 4:
Put in fridge at least 1 hour before serving. You don't want to serve these babies warm.

Some drizzle caramel over the top before serving. You can add hot fudge, or any other toppings you would like.

Just make sure you put them in the fridge before you serve them. The marshmellow creme will melt and cause your topping to run off the brownie. That makes them not so bountiful!

Frog Eye Salad

2009-06-08T15:40:00.000-07:00

1 box Acini Di Peppi pasta. Bring to boil, cook for 10 minutes, drain and cool.

1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups pineapple juice

Mix sugar, eggs and pineapple juice together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring very frequently, until thick. Cool and mix together with the pasta. Refrigerate for a few hours or over night.

Remove from the fridge and add:
1 can tidbit pineapple
2 cans mandarin oranges
1 17 oz. container of Cool Whip
10 oz. package of mini marshmallows

Mix gently and serve.

Spicy Ginger Pasta

2009-04-21T15:20:00.000-07:00

Spicy Ginger Pasta -
When I found this recipe, it originally called for chicken and broccoli - no peppers. But since we're not big meat eaters around here and I can never have enough veggies, I nixed the chicken and added the peppers. I think it's 100 times better (any veggies would be great in this dish). Also, careful with the ginger and red pepper flakes. This dish can get super spicy in hurry if you're too generous with either.

8 – 10 oz Angel hair spaghetti
1 cup Broccoli florets
1/2 Red pepper
1/2 Green pepper
1/2 Yellow pepper
½ cup chopped peanuts

Sauce:1 cup Kraft Toasted Sesame dressing (I have always used the low-fat version of this dressing to make it a bit healthier and it's still packed with flavor).
3 Tb Soy Sauce
½ tsp Garlic powder
¼ - ½ tsp Red pepper flakes
½ tsp freshly grated ginger. I really love the ginger, so I never measure. I do WAY more than ½ tsp. I just keep adding and adding.

Directions: Cook pasta according to package. When there is 3 minutes left, add the broccoli. Meanwhile, in a fry pan add a bit of olive oil (or plain Veg oil). Fry peppers. (When frying, I turn the heat way up to get the pan super hot before adding the peppers. It browns the peppers a bit, while keeping them a bit crunchy). Add the sauce to the pan. Turn down heat and saute until pasta is ready - makes a nice reduction sauce.
Put pasta in bowl. Pour sauce on top. Gently mix. Sprinkle peanuts on top.

Turkey & Swiss with Spicy BBQ dip

2009-04-21T15:19:00.000-07:00

Turkey & Swiss sandwich with Spicy BBQ dip - Ok, this sounds so basic, but trust me the combo of the toasted sandwich with the magic dip (we may as well say it's magic because that's how it tastes in your mouth), makes this one of our favs.

1 Loaf french bread
3/4 lb deli turkey (make sure you get the yummy turkey from the deli. It makes all the difference.)
Provolone and Swiss cheese
Red Leaf lettuce or spinach
Roma Tomato
Red onion
Avocado (you can slice them, but we like to smash the avocado to it's more like a spread. Makes dipping a lot easier too).

Dip: And yes, this is hands down, the-not-to-be-trifled-with, money maker.
½ c brown sugar
½ c BBQ sauce (spicy honey from Kraft is best. Gives it a bit of a kick with a touch of sweetness)½ c water

Cut bread length-wise (don't cut all the way through). Place turkey on one side, and cheese on the other. Broil on low until cheese is bubbling and browned. While sandwich is cooking, heat ingredients for dip in small pot. Heat until sugar is dissolved. When sandwich is done, dress with toppings, cut into slices, and serve with hot dip.

Baked Cheese Dip

2009-04-21T15:18:00.000-07:00

2 Loaves French Bread
16 oz Cream Cheese
8 oz Sour Cream
8 oz Salsa
3 C Shredded Cheese (I like to get the pre-shredded Mexican Blend)
Hollow out one loaf of bread by cutting off the top and pulling out the bread. Place it on a cookie sheet at bake for 5 min. at 450 degrees just to crisp it up.
Mix all the other ingredients together. Spoon into baked bread loaf and place bread lid back on top. Wrap in aluminum foil, place on cookie sheet. Bake 1.5 hrs at 350 degrees.
Cut the other loaf into chunks for dipping.

Chicken Pesto Pasta

2009-03-12T18:57:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:
11 ounces dry Fettucini pasta
1 TB butter
2 tsp balsalmic vinegar
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 cup chopped, cooked chicken
5 ounces Pesto sauce (I use Classico Traditional Basil Pesto)

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan, add the vinegar, and sautee the mushrooms and pine nuts. Add the chicken when mushrooms become tender. Heat until the chicken becomes warm.

Toss the pasta, pesto sauce, and mushroom/chicken mixture together and serve.

Makes two large servings.

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

2009-03-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

a small splash of vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

Lime Slush

2009-02-18T16:25:00.000-08:00

Lime slush!

1 Can of Limeade
3 Cups of Sugar
8 Cups of Water
Juice of 6 Limes

Freeze, Let thaw for 1 hour. Serve with Sprite or 7 UP

Porcupine Grill Balsamic Dressing

2009-01-25T20:03:00.000-08:00

1/2 cup honey
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
½ tsp. sesame oil
1/3 c. balsamic vinegar

This dressing is super yummy!

White Chicken Chili

2009-01-25T19:53:00.000-08:00

This recipe is so easy!!

Ingredients:
· 1-2 lbs. chicken breasts, boiled and shredded
· (can use canned chicken or turkey chunks but I think the chicken breast is better)
· 4 15 oz. cans Northern White Beans, do not drain
· 2 14 oz. cans of chicken broth
· 4 4oz. cans chopped green chilies
· (can add or subtract depending on spiciness desired)
· 1 T. dried minced onion
· 2 tsp. Garlic powder
· 2 tsp salt
· 2 tsp. Cumin
· 2 tsp. Oregano
· 1 tsp. Black pepper
· can also add ½ tsp cayenne pepper if desired
· 2 c. sour cream
· 1 c. milk, half and half or whipping cream

Method:

Pour all ingredients into a large pot. Bring to slow boil, add sour cream and milk, half and half or whipping cream.
This makes a lot! Usually half of this feed a family.

Sorry there isn't a picture, I'll have to make it again and take a picture.

Homemade Oreo's

2009-01-05T10:28:00.000-08:00

1 devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs

Mix the above ingredients together. Roll the dough into dime-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet. Don't make the cake as you normally would just put it in the mixer. Once mixed it will give you a "crummy" batter but when you roll the batter everything sticks together.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool cookies.

FROSTING:
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cube of butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 to 4 cups powdered sugar

Mix all of frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost BACKS of cookies and place together to make sandwich cookie.

I found that I had too much frosting left over so you might want to half this recipe to start out with.

Buckeye Bars

2008-12-18T15:12:00.000-08:00

I got this recipe from Mallory and they are delicious!

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
22 NILLA Wafers, crushed
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)
3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

LINE 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Beat butter and peanut butter with mixer until blended. Mix in wafer crumbs. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition. Press onto bottom of pan.

MICROWAVE Cool Whip and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Microwave 15 to 30 sec. or until chocolate is melted; stir until blended. Spread over peanut butter layer.

REFRIGERATE 2 hours. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

Fabulous Oatmeal Butterscotch (or chocolate) Chip Cookies

2008-11-12T15:16:00.000-08:00

Preheat oven to 375
cream together:
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups butter
2 tsp. vanilla
4 med. eggs

sift together:
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
5 cups rolled oats

Gradually mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Then add 2 bags of chips (chocolate, butterscotch). Tip... split the dough in half; add chocolate chips to one half and butterscotch to the other (White chocolate chips and macadamia nuts are good.)

Shape into golf ball size mounds and place on lightly sprayed cookie sheet. Bake 8 - 10 minutes. (Will be under-done) Let stand 5 - 10 minutes; then place on cooling rack.

The full recipe makes a lot of cookies...I usually half the recipe and only use one kind of chips. They are super good!

Chicken Tortilla Soup---SUPER easy

2008-11-12T13:06:00.000-08:00

Things you will need:

2 Chicken Breasts

1 tsp Garlic Powder

1 T Ground Cumin

1/2 tsp Chili Powder

4 Cans Chicken Broth

16 oz jar of Salsa (any salsa will do, I used Medium Pace Picante Chunky Salsa)

15 oz Canned Corn (drained)

15 oz Canned Black Beans (drained and rinse well)

Sour Cream, Tortilla Chips, Shredded Cheese to Garnish

Empty the cans of Chicken Broth into a large pan

Put Chicken Breast in hole in with the Chicken Broth. (I used chicken tenders so they would cook faster)

Turn the burner on High

Add all of your ingredients

Cook until the chicken is done

Once the chicken is done take it out of the soup and shred it. You can cube it or cut it into little pieces but I found that if you shred it, there is more to go around and you get a piece of chicken in every bite.

Next time I make this I am going to make it with 3 cans of Chicken Broth because the soup is very soupy and I like a "thicker" soup.

I put a dallop of sour cream and some shredded cheese on top. I also garnished it with chips, however you can crush them up and put them in the soup too.

Pepper Potatoes- Not spicy

2008-10-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

Doesn't that look delish?

Here's how I did it.

8 small red potatoes
1 Red Pepper
1 Green Pepper
1 Yellow Pepper
1 Orange Pepper
1/4 of an Onion (to taste)

I cubed the potatoes so they would cook faster. I added a little extra virgin olive oil so the potatoes wouldn't stick to the bottom of the pan

Once the potatoes were almost done I added all of the peppers and onions. You can determine how long to cook this by choosing if you want a crisp or softer pepper.

I added a little salt and pepper. (to taste)

We paired this with apple sausage and it was a tasty meal, however add some seasoned meat and you have a Fajita mixture.

Easy Chicken Parmesan

2008-09-29T18:10:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 cup plain yogurt

2 cups ritz crackers (crushed)

3Tb. parmesan cheese

1 and a 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1tsp. seasoning salt

2/3 cup melted butter (I used 1 cube instead of 2 cubes of butter)

Combine crushed ritz crackers, garlic, seasoning salt, and parmesan cheese in a flat dish. Dip the chicken breasts in the yogurt, then in the cracker mixture.

Place in a pan. pour melted butter over the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

Household Tips

2008-09-29T13:20:00.000-07:00

These were sent in an email to me and I thought I would share:

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. That's how the primates do it.

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!

Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. It really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Newspaper weeds away Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and for- get about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

Broken Glass Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.

No More Mosquitoes Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.

Flexible vacuum: To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in nar- row openings.

Reducing Static Cling Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and... ta da!... static is gone.

Measuring Cups Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out. Also I have heard that spraying the inside of the cup with PAM or the like will let sticky stuff slide right out.

Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

Reopening envelope If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

Conditioner Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair.

Goodbye Fruit Flies To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2' with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the fil- ter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material... I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. Well ... the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free... that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box... well this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!

Cookies!

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

2008-09-28T15:50:00.000-07:00

Mix well:
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup oil
16 ounces canned pumpkin

Add:
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Bake in two greased and floured loaf pans at 350 degrees for 70 minutes.

Note: you can also use mini loaf bread pans - just decrease the baking time to about 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Lemon Herb Chicken Ring

2008-08-08T12:17:00.000-07:00

This recipe is from a Pampered Chef cookbook - it is delicious!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
1 lemon
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

Preheat oven to 375°F. Coarsely chop chicken and dice bell pepper. Place chicken and bell pepper in a bowl. Chop parsley. Zest lemon to measure 1 teaspoon zest. Cut lemon into thin slices; cut slices in half and set aside for garnish.

Add 2 tablespoons of the parsley, lemon zest, pressed garlic, mozzarella cheese, mayonnaise and seasoning to bowl; mix. Grate Parmesan cheese. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Add remaining cheese to chicken mixture; mix well.

Unroll crescent dough; separate into 16 triangles. Arrange
triangles, slightly overlapping, in a circle on a pizza stone/pan with
wide ends 4 inches from edge of baking stone. (Points will extend off
the edge of the baking stone.)

Spoon chicken mixture evenly over dough in a continuous circle.
Bring points of triangles up over filling and tuck under dough at
center to form a ring. (Filling will show.) Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese
over ring. Bake 28-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven;
garnish with lemon slices and remaining parsley.

Fettuccine Alfredo

2008-08-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
24 ounces dry fettuccini pasta
1 cup butter
3/4 pint heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 dash garlic salt
3/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

In a large saucepan, melt butter into cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted; this will thicken the sauce.

Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately. Serves 6.

This is a recipe I found on http://www.allrecipes.com/; it was submitted by ErinMarie

Easy Beef Stroganoff

2008-08-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
1 lb uncooked beef strips (I recommend buying beef for stir frying)
1 packet slow cooker stroganoff seasoning
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup sour cream
1 cup water (or as directed on seasoning packet)

Directions:
Combine the beef, stroganoff seasoning, mushrooms, and water in a Crockpot. Stir until the seasoning is dissolved. Cook on low for eight hours.
Immediately before serving, stir in sour cream. Serve with noodles (I recommend egg or linguine noodles).

Ceviche

2008-08-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

1 lb. imitation crab meat, diced up10-12 limes

Pour freshly squeezed lime over crab meat and let marinate slightly

Add: 2 avocados cut up
1 med onion chopped ½ bunch green onion (mostly green part)
4-5 tomatoes chopped (add just before serving)
Salt and pepper and garlic salt to taste
Shrimp and corn optional (you can add a cup of frozen corn)

Serve with Chips.

Breakfast Casserole

2008-08-07T09:39:00.002-07:00

1 pkg Pillsbury crescent roll
1 lrg jimmy dean sausage
1 pkg hash browns
6 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Cheese grated

In 9x13 lightly greased glass pan flatten the crescent rolls together making a crust. Brown sausage crumble, drain place on top of crust. Layer uncooked hashbrowns on top of sausage. Blend 6 eggs and ½ c milk together pour evenly over hash browns. Bake 350 fr 30 min or until eggs are not runny. Sprinkle cheese over hashbrowns 15 mins prior to taking out of oven. Makes 12 good size servings. Freezes great.

4321 Potato Soup

2008-08-07T09:39:00.001-07:00

4 cans potatoe soup
3 cups cheese
2 cups half and half
1 head of broccoli

Add all ingredients in pan, stir, once warm enjoy!

Taco Soup

2008-08-07T09:37:00.000-07:00

1 can chicken broth
1 can black beans
1 can cannelli (white) or pinto beans
1 can canned corn
1 can diced tomatoes
2-3 boneless chicken breasts (cooked & shredded)
Optional: tortilla chips & 1-2 limes

I top the soup with crushed chips, and sour cream

Chicken and Rice

2008-08-07T09:36:00.002-07:00

4 chicken breasts
10 ounce can cream of chicken soup
10 ounce cream of mushroom soup
1 c uncooked rice
1 envelope Lipton’s onion mix soup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the rice, cream of chicken, and cream of mushroom soup together. Spread the rice mixture evenly in the bottom of a casserole dish. Place the chicken breasts over the rice mixture and sprinkle the onion soup mix over the chicken and rice. Cover, bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees.

Lemonade Ice Cream Cake

2008-08-07T09:36:00.001-07:00

Crust:
Crush enough pecan sandies cookies to cover a 9x13 inch pan and place crumbs in pan. (no need to butter or bake, just line the bottom of the pan)

Take 1 carton of vanilla ice cream (½ gallon) and ½ can of pink lemonade concentrate add mix together.

Pour over ice cream/lemonade mix over crust and freeze.
It works best if you make it the night before you need it, so it has time to freeze.

Peanut Butter Krispies

2008-08-07T09:35:00.003-07:00

¾ c of karo syrup
¾ c of sugar
¾ c peanut butter
4 ½ c rice krispies
1 bag of choc. Chips

Place the karo syrup and sugar in a pan. Heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add peanut butter. Stir. Add rice krispies. Put on greased small cookie sheet. Flatten the mixture until it covers the cookie sheet. Melt the bag of choc ships in microwave. Pour over krispies. Cut into 4 sections and roll like a jelly roll. Put roll on waxed paper and roll paper over krispies. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Summer Salad

2008-08-07T09:35:00.001-07:00

2 bags spring mix salad
Seedless red grapes cut in ½
Handful of Craisins
Red onion, sliced
Crumbled feta cheese
Caramelized*, sliced almonds
Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

*To caramelize the almonds, put a handful of sliced or slivered almonds and a few tablespoons of sugar in a frying pan. Turn on about medium to medium-high heat and stir constantly while the sugar melts and browns the almonds.
Toss in whatever amounts you like and enjoy! You can also add cut strawberries if you like.

Corn Bread

2008-08-07T09:34:00.001-07:00

Easy Corn Bread
1 (9 oz) box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 (9 oz) box Jiffy Yellow Cake Mix

Prepare each box according to package directions and gently fold together. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake according to box directions for the yellow cake mix.

Poppy Seed Cake

2008-08-07T09:33:00.000-07:00

1 Package (18 oz)yellow cake mix
1 Package (3 1/4 ounces instant French vanilla pudding (use lemon pudding if you want lemon poppy seed cake)
4 eggs
1 cup thick sour cream
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon rum flavoring
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup poppy seeds

Combine cake and pudding mixes, eggs, sour cream, water, rum flavoring, butter and poppy seeds in large bowl of electric mixer. Blend well on low speed, then beat at medium sped for 5 minutes

Pour batter into greased bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes. Turn out onto cake rack and cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over cake.

Reindeer Chow

2008-08-07T09:32:00.000-07:00

5 cups Crispix Cereal
1 cup peanut butter
12 oz. package of semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 box confectioner's sugar

1. Melt chocolate in microwave 1 minute at a time until melted.
2. Add peanut butter to melted chocolate and mix well.
3. In a large bowl (with a snap on lid), add melted chocolate and peanut butter to top of cereal and mix well.
4. Add confectioner's sugar and cover bowl with lid. Shake well to coat thoroughly. If you don't have a bowl with a lid, you can place the coated cereal and confectioner's sugar in a large ziploc bag and shake well.

Note: This recipe is also called Puppy Chow when not served during the holidays. It was originally given to me by a co-worker and now it's a must have every Christmas.

German Chocolate Cake

2008-08-07T09:31:00.000-07:00

1 (18.25 ounce) package butter cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 can (12 fluid ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg yolks
½ cup butter
1 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour three eight inch round cake pans.
Combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, coca, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and the three whole eggs. Mix until blended and pour the batter into the prepared pans.
Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until the cakes test done. Set cakes aside to cool. In a medium sized sauce pan, mix the evaporated milk, white sugar, 3 egg yolks, and the butter. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and beat until partially cooled. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the flaked coconut and the chopped pecans. Use to fill and frost cake.

Carmel Brownies

2008-08-07T09:30:00.000-07:00

1 German Chocolate Cake Mix
3/4 cup melted Margarine
1/3 cup Canned Milk
1 Pkg. 12-14 oz. Carmels
1/2 cup Canned Milk
1 pkg. Milk Chocolate Chips
Mix dry cake mix, melted margarine, 1/3 cup canned milk with fork.
Put half of mixture in a greased 9X13 pan. Cook for 9 minutes in a 350 oven.

While cake is cooking remove plastic from carmels and put carmels in 1/2 cup canned milk and put in microwave for 2-3 minutes until carmels are melted stirring often.

After cake is done sprinkle 1/2 pkg. of Chocolate chips on cake while still hot. Put melted carmels evenly on top of chocolate chips. Then dab rest of cake mix on top.
Sprinkle remainder of chocolate chips on top. Bake again for 20 minutes.

Ooey Gooey Scotcheroo's

2008-08-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

1 c.light corn syrup
1 c peanut butter
6 c Rice Kripies
8 oc chocolate chips

In large saucepan ,cook corn syrup and sugar at medium heat. Stirring frequently until it begins to boil .Reduce heat and add peanut butter.Mix in cereal and spread into buttered 9x13 pan. Melt over warm heat the chocolate chips,stir until smooth.Spread over cereal bars chill until firm-about 15 mins

Mint Brownies

2008-08-07T09:28:00.000-07:00

2 c. butter - melted
3/4 c. cocoa
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 eggs - beaten
Combine above ingredients and mix well. Add the following to the mixture:
2 c. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla

Bake this brownie layer in a Texas sheet cake pan or two 9" x 13" pans for this amount. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes (add 8-10 minutes if you use two 9" x 13" pans. Cool completely.

Mint frosting
4 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. butter - melted
5 Tbsp. milk
6 drops food coloring
2 tsp. mint or peppermint extract

Spread frosting on chilled cake and then chill again. Melt a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and spread for top layer. Chill.

Melt Away Cookies

2008-08-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

1 cup flour
1/2 lb. butter (no margarine)
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Beat softened butter. Add other 3 ingredients. The recipe doesn't call for it but I chill the dough for a little while. It is a sticky, not firm dough. Mound a tsp. full of dough on an un-greased cookie sheet parchment paper works well. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Best to let these cookies set for a few minutes before moving to a rack. Frost when cool. They will be white but slightly browned on the bottom corners.)

Frosting:
3 oz. cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar food coloring
Mix together and frost cookies.

Snicker Salad

2008-08-07T09:14:00.000-07:00

Snicker Salad:
1 lrg box vanilla instant pudding
1 8 oz cool whip
Mix together. Add:
2 green apples
1 bag of mini snickers
1 banana
Mix together and enjoy!

Apple Raspberry Spinach Salad

2008-08-07T09:13:00.000-07:00

Apple-Raspberry Spinach Salad:
1 bag baby spinach
8 oz fresh raspberries
2 green apples cut into cubes
1 red onion sliced
8 oz feta cheese
Bacon bits to taste
Candied pecans or walnuts to taste
1 bottle raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Wash the spinach and combine all ingredients. Chill before serving

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

2008-08-07T09:12:00.000-07:00

Chicken Salad Sandwiches:
2 cup chicken boiled or cooked in crock pot
2 Tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
Add to chicken
1 c. sliced celery
1 c. sliced purple grapes
¼ c sliced almonds
Miracle whip or mayo
Add this to taste as well as salt and pepper, serve on croissant

Cookie Salad

2008-08-07T09:11:00.002-07:00

Cookie Salad…easy and good!
1 pkg imitation vanilla instant pudding
1 c buttermilk
1 can pineapple chucks drained
1 can mandarin oranges drained
16 choc stripe cookies, crushed. Add just before serving
1 8ox tub of cool whip
Use lrg bowl. Mix pudding and buttermilk. Add cool whip, pineapple, oranges. Mix well and refrigerate. Before serving add 34 cookies. Reserve the rest of the cookies to garnish the top.

Wonton Cabbage Salad

2008-08-07T09:11:00.001-07:00

1 lrg Napa head cabbage, shredded
I pkg wontons cut into strips and fried
½ c sesame seeds
3 ounces blanched slivered almonds
1 cup canola oil
2 Tablespoon pepper
2/3 cup white sugar
½ cup white wine vinegar

In lrg bowl mix cabbage, sesame seeds, almonds. Chill 30 min before serving
prepare the dressing by mixing the canola oil, pepper, sugar, and white vinegar in blender until smooth
Just before serving toss the dressing, cabbage and wontons mixture together. Or if you want you can add chicken breast cut into cubes in the salad and use as main course.

Fluffy Jello Salad

2008-08-07T09:10:00.000-07:00

Fluffy Jello Salad:
4 cups water
1 large box of ready to serve vanilla pudding
Mix together and bring to a boil
Take off heat and add 1 lrg box of fruit jello ex…strawberry orange etc…
Stir until jello is dissolved
Place in a covered container and refrigerate for 3 hours. Then add fruit ex: strawberries, bananas, etc…Add I 8 oz tub of cool whip and mix together. Refrigerate for another 2-3 hours

Frito Salad

2008-08-07T09:09:00.001-07:00

Frito Salad
2 cans kidney beans drained
1 bunch of green onions diced
1 green pepper chopped
3-4 large tomatoes chopped
2 c. grated cheese
3/4-1 Bag of fritos
Catalina dressing as desired (I buy the 16 oz bottle and use most of it)

Cafe Rio "Green/Creamy" Dressing

2008-08-07T09:01:00.001-07:00

Tomatilla Dressing:
1 1/3 cups sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg ranch dressing mix (Dry, in envelope)
4 TB salsa verde
2 small cloves of garlic
1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
juice of 1 lime
whole cilantro bunch

Blend all ingredients until it's a fabulous green color. Add some milk if you think it is too thick. Chill overnight in refrigerator. Yields about 4 cups of dressing

Cafe Rio Pork Salad

2008-08-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

Cafe Rio Pork Salad Pork
Pork Tenderloin
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups salsa (La Restaurante or Pace)

Put all ingredients in a slow cooker for about eight hours.

Shred pork and serve on: black beans, rice, cooked with zest and juice of 1 lime
shredded romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, corn tortilla strips, deep fried or baked in oven

Carmel Popcorn

2008-08-06T20:12:00.000-07:00

1 Cube of Butter
1 Cup Lite Karo Syrup
1/2 Pound Brown Sugar

Bring the above mixture to a boil.

Stir in 1 Can of Sweet & Condensed milk

Cook 5-10 minutes more, or until it this mixture reaches soft ball stage (240 degrees?). I don't like to cook it that long because I think it makes the popcorn harder the next day so I only cook it for 5-7 minutes or until it reaches about 216 degrees.

Beer Marinated Chicken Taco's

2008-08-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

Beer-Marinated Chicken Tacos
from Weber’s Real Grilling™ by Jamie Purviance
Prep time: 20 minutes
Marinating time: 2 to 4 hours
Grilling time: 8 to 10 minutes

Marinade
1 cup dark Mexican beer, such as Negra Modelo
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, about 4 ounces each

Guacamole
2 ripe Haas avocados
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

6 flour or corn tortillas (6 to 7 inches)

1. In a small bowl whisk the marinade ingredients. Place the thighs in a large, plastic resealable bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade, place the bag in a bowl, and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
2. Scoop the avocado flesh into a medium bowl. Add the lime juice and salt. Using a fork, mash the ingredients together. Cover with plastic wrap, placing it directly on the surface to prevent browning, and refrigerate until about 1 hour before serving.
3. Remove the thighs from the bag and discard the marinade. Grill over direct high heat (450°F to 550°F), with the lid closed as much as possible, until the meat is firm and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once or twice. Cut the chicken into thin strips.
4. Warm the tortillas over direct medium heat (350°F to 450°F) for about 1 minute, turning once. Pile the sliced chicken inside the tortillas. Top each with a spoonful of guacamole. Serve warm.
Makes 4 to 6 servings

How can I contribute? Welcome to the Real SLC

2008-08-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

I've started this blog in hopes that it will be a forum where all can sign in and post a recipe they've tried and like. Write this down so you can all access and post.

To become a contributor just send an email to whatyagotcookin@gmail.com and we can add you as an author so you can post recipes. If you don't know about blogging or what not then send your favorite recipe to whatchyagotcookin@gmail.com and I can post it on there for you.

I think this will be easier if from here on out you put the recipe name in the title of your blog post, and label the post with a general category like "entree" or "dessert" and then add what kind of food it is like Italian, Mexican, American etc... Here's how to label the post. When you are typing in your recipe there is a white box on the bottom right corner of your post, right above the "publish post" button and to the right of it.

Also if you could include a picture of what you have made, or a recipe you have found on the internet that might help! That way people can quickly search for what they are looking for and see a picture of the finished product! Happy Blogging, and cooking!

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