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  • Archive for December, 2010

    Creole Chicken

    1 Frying chicken, cut up
    1 Green pepper, chopped
    6 Green onions, chopped
    16 oz. Can tomatoes, un-drained
    6 oz. Can tomato paste
    1/4 pound Ham, chopped or cubed
    1 tsp. Salt
    Several drops of bottled Hot pepper sauce
    1/2 pound Smoked sausage, sliced
    3 C. Cooked rice

    In the crock pot, combine the chicken, pepper, onions, tomatoes, tomato paste, ham, salt, and pepper sauce. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Turn control to high and add sausage and cooked rice. Cover and cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes.

    Pizzelles

    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 cup sugar
    3/4 cup butter or margarine — melted and cooled
    1 tablespoon anise extract
    OR
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    4 eggs — slightly beaten

    Heat pizzelle iron according to manufacturer`s directions. Mix all
    ingredients in a medium bowl. Drop 1 tablespoon batter onto heated
    pizzelle iron; close. Cook about 30 seconds or until golden brown.
    Carefully remove pizzelle from iron. Cool on wire rack. Repeat for each
    cookie.

    Orange Fizz

    1 C. orange juice
    1 C. sugar free orange soda
    1/2 C. nonfat dry milk
    4 ice cubes

    Combine all ingredients in blender until frothy.

    Green Bean Casserole

    1 lb. ground beef, seasoned
    2 oz. can mushrooms
    1 can green beans
    1 can onion rings
    1 can celery soup

    Preheat oven to 350º. Sauté meat and mushrooms. Add beans onion rings, celery soup and mix. Put into casserole dish top with remaining onion rings. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes.

    Chicken With Lima Beans

    1 frying chicken cut up
    Salt to taste
    Freshly ground black pepper to taste
    1 Tbls. oil
    2 large potatoes cubed
    1 package frozen lima beans thawed
    1 C. chicken broth
    1/4 tsp. thyme

    Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil and butter in large skillet, fry chicken until browned on both sides. Place chicken in crock pot with remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.

    Pistachio-chocolate Checkers

    1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    1 cup butter or margarine — softened
    1 egg
    2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 cup baking cocoa
    1 tablespoon milk
    1/4 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts
    2 drops green food color, if desired (2 to 3 drops)

    Beat powdered sugar, butter and egg in large bowl with electric mixer
    on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt. Divide
    dough in half. Stir cocoa and milk into one half. Stir nuts and food
    color into other half.
    Pat chocolate dough into rectangle, 6 × 5 inches. Cut crosswise into 8
    strips, 3/4 inch wide. Repeat with pistachio dough. Place 2 strips of
    each color of dough side by side, alternating colors. Top with 2 strips
    of each dough, alternating colors to create checkerboard. Gently press
    strips together. Repeat with remaining strips to make second
    rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
    Heat oven to 375º. Cut rectangles crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Place
    about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or
    until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

    Meat Shell Potato Pie

    1 lb. ground chuck or lean ground beef
    10 3/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
    1/4 C. chopped onion
    1 egg
    1/4 C. dry bread crumbs
    2 Tbsp. fresh parsley
    1/4 tsp. salt
    pinch of pepper
    2 C. mashed potatoes
    4 bacon strips cooked and crumbled
    1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese

    In a large bowl, combine beef, 1/2 C. soup, onion, egg, bread crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper; mix well. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes; drain. Combine potatoes and remaining soup in a bowl; mix until fluffy. Spread over meat crust. Sprinkle with bacon and cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes. Cut into wedges.

    Fast Pilaf

    1 C. onions, chopped
    3 cloves garlic
    2 tomatoes, chopped
    1 lb. beans, canned
    4 C. water
    2 C. quick brown rice, quinoa, or couscous

    Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until tender. Add tomatoes, beans, water and grain. Season with herbs and desired spices. Cook until grain is tender. Serve with tossed salad.

    Red Enchilada Sauce

    10 each Large red chile pods

    1 1/2 teaspoons Flour

    4 each Garlic cloves

    1/4 teaspoon Cumino

    1 teaspoon Cilantro (optional)

    1 1/2 teaspoons Bacon drippings

    1 each Small onion chopped

    1 each Salt and pepper to taste

    1 tablespoon Oregano

    Boil chile pods in small sauce pan with 8-12 oz of water until soft.

    Place chiles, oregano, onions, garlic and salt and pepper in blender.

    Liquefy mixture.

    In a 2 qt. sauce pan heat bacon drippings and brown flour. Add the

    chile mixture and simmer for 30-45 minutes.

    Pineapple Puffs

    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
    1/2 cup sour cream
    OR
    1/2 cup plain yogurt
    1 egg
    1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice — undrained
    3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup chopped almonds
    Vanilla Glaze — (recipe follows):
    VANILLA GLAZE
    2 cups powdered sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 tablespoons milk (2 to 3 tablespoons)

    Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugar, butter, sour cream, egg and pineapple
    in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
    Stir in flour, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Stir in almonds.
    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto
    ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no
    indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove
    from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Spread with Vanilla
    Glaze.

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