Black Bean Soup

2 15 oz cans black beans rinsed
1 1/2 C water
2 tsp chicken better than bullion
1 16 oz jar salsa
(opt) 1 pint shredded chicken

Cooked rice

Heat all together and serve over Rice, top with sour cream and cheese

Norwegian Apple Cake

Preheat oven to 350

Cream:
14 TBSP Butter
1 1/2 C sugar
3 eggs

Add:
1 2/3 C flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 C  Cream
2 pkg (2 TBSP) vanilla sugar
zest of 1 lemon
mix well

Stir in:
3 apples peeled and thinly sliced

Pour into greased spring form pan

Mix:
3 tsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
sprinkle over top of cake

Bake 45-60 minutes

Buster Bars

Crush 1pkg of oreos and mix with 1 cube melted butter to make a crust in bottom of  pan of 9x13
slice vanilla ice cream and put over crust
top with cooled fudge sauce and keep in freezer till ready to serve
cut in squares


Fudge Sauce:
1 stick butter
1 1/2 C  evaporated milk
6 oz milk choc chips
2 C powdered sugar
Bring to a boil over med heat and boil 8 minutes

Summer Supper

Slice in 1/2" pieces and quarter:
1 small Zucchini (if large remove seeds)
1 small yellow squash

Cube and boil for 9 minutes:
1 carrot
1 small potato (peeled)
drain and set aside

dice:
1 piece celery
green pepper
red pepper
tomato

In large heavy frying pan brown:
1/2-1 lb ground beef
1/2-1 onion diced
drain extra fat off and season with salt, pepper, and oregano
spread evenly across pan and layer
squash
potatoes and carrots
peppers
celery
tomato's
season with salt and pepper and cover
cook over med heat for approx 20-25 minutes
remove lid, stir up and top with cheese ( I use american cheese)
let melt throughout and serve

Zucchini Casserole

6 C grated Zucchini
1 C grated carrots
1/2 C chopped onion
steam for about 8 minutes, drain well

mix together and mix with vegetables
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 C Sour Cream
1 C grated Cheese

mix together
1 box stove top stuffing
1/2 C melted butter

Pat 1/2  stuffing in bottom of 9" square pan pour vegetables over.
Top with remaining stuffing mix

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

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Ingredients

1. 1 cup water
2. 1 cup vinegar
3. 1 cup alcohol
4. 2-3 drops dish soap (Castile, Dawn, etc.)
5. 5 drops lavender essential oil
6. 5 drops orange essential oil
7. 3 drops tea tree essential oil
8. Fine-mist spray bottle - 24oz

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to spray bottle and shake to combine.
2. Sweep/vacuum the floor.
3. Spray cleaner on the floor (or other surface).
4. Wipe up with a microfiber cloth

Tamales

Green sauced:

1. you boil first 4 tomatillos

2. in a blender boiled tomatillo
    2 raw tomatillos
    1/2 cilantro
    1 jalapeno

3. once you've pulled your meat apart in a saucepan put some oil sautee onions & sliced green bell       peppers

4. put meat & pour blender mix, bring to a boil


Red sauced: 

1. sautee onions

2. pour meat & blender mix


Blender mix
boil chili pods until they're soft in a blender, put chili pods w/ some water, add cumin/black pepper/ salt

3. bring to a boil



Red
mild - chile nuevo mexico

Green
mild use less jalapenos the more you use the spicy

Curried Sweet Potato, Butternut Soup

1 Qt Chicken Broth
1 Large Onion, Chopped
3 Cloves Garlic
4 C butternut squash. Peeled and seeded and chopped
4 C  sweet potatoes. Peeled and chopped
1/2 - 1 can coconut milk
1 tsp salt
1-2 tbsp curry powder
1-2 tsp Tumeric.

Throw everything in a pot except for the spices and coconut milk and cook until soft.
Throw into a blender and then add the spices and the coconut milk. Adjust the spices as needed.
Then enjoy!

Clairie's Potato Soup

2 large russet or red potatoes ( peel if russet, I leave skins on for red)cooked and mashed. I use left    over baked potatoes, or could use left over mashed potatoes
1 med onion diced or 4 green onions sliced
small dab of butter
splash of olive oil
1 can cream of chicken soup
1-2  cans chicken broth (add 1 and then the other if thinner consistency desired. Or can add little bullion and water)
1 8 oz cream cheese
6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
8-10 slices pepperoni chopped small
Cajun or creole seasoning to taste approx. 1tsp. Go light and adjust
handful of grated cheese

Saute onion in butter and olive oil until soft
add soup, cream cheese, and broth. mix until combined well
add mashed potatoes,crumbled bacon, and chopped pepperoni and mix.
add seasoning to taste, and handful of cheese
Serve

Lime Sugar Scrub

1 C Sugar
1/2 C Coconut oil
juice and zest from 1 lime

mix all together and put in airtight container.
sometimes softening coconut oil in microwave helps mix

works wonderfully in the shower or at sink on just hands to leave them luxuriously soft.
(be sure to rinse off)

Zucchini-Carrot muffins

4x             3x           2x          1x
8               6            4            2       eggs
2            1 1/2          1          1/2    C  sugar
2            1 1/2          1          1/2    C  br sugar
1 1/3          1           2/3        1/3     C  oil
1 1/3          1           2/3        1/3     C  unsweetened applesauce
5            3 3/4        2 1/2     1 1/4    C  all purpose flour
4               3             2           1     tsp baking powder
4               3             2           1     tsp baking soda
4               3             2           1     tsp cinnamon
2             1 1/2         1          1/2     tsp salt
2             1 1/2         1          1/2     C  crushed pineapple drained
4               3             2           1     C  grated carrots
4               3             2           1     C  grated zucchini

Beat eggs and sugar until frothy.
Gradually beat in oil
Add dry ingredients, and beat on high 4 minutes
Stir in carrots, zucchini, and pineapple
fill muffin pans 2/3 full and bake 18-20 minutes for regular muffins,
15 minutes for mini muffins
Great alone or with cream cheese frosting

Frosting:
3 oz cream cheese softened
3 TBSP butter
1 tsp vanilla
dash salt
2 C powd sugar

Horchata

Quart Milk
1/2 can evaporated milk
1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
    rice milk
1 tsp vanilla
 lots of ice
cinnamon for on top

blend all together and sprinkle cinnamon on top

Cherry Almond Jelly

3 1/2 C Tart Cherry Juice (can use cherry Juicey Juice, but will be sweeter)
4 1/2 C sugar
1 box pectin
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 - 2 tsp almond extract

Bring 1 C juice, vanilla and Almond to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Add rest of juice and pectin and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Add Sugar, stir well and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Pour into jars, seal and process 10 minutes in hot water bath.

makes 7 1/2 pint jars

Cranberry Grape Jelly

3 1/2 C Concord Grape Juice
3 1/2 C Cranberry Juice- unsweetened
9 C sugar
2 boxes pectin

mix in large pot
3 1/2 C  Concord grape juice*
3 1/2 C unsweetened Cranberry Juice
9 C sugar
Bring to a boil and add:
2 boxes pectin
Bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute take off heat
Add 1 tsp butter to get rid of foam
put in pint or 1/2 pint jars and process in water bath 10 minutes

makes 14 1/2 pint jars

*make sure to strain grape juice through cheese cloth and sieve to remove sediment so crystals will not form in jelly (grape juice should be made day before or older)

Mississippi Roast

1 3-4 lb Beef Chuck Roast
1 pkg dry Ranch dressing mix
1 pkg Au Jus gravy mix
1 stick butter
5 pepperoncini peppers (in jars at the grocery store)

Put roast in crock pot
sprinkle ranch dressing over
sprinkle au jus over
sit butter on top
put peppers on top around butter
cook on low 7-8 hours

Mr Criman's Best Darn BBQ Sauce

1/2 Cup margarine
1 lb light brown sugar
24 oz bottle Ketchup
8 oz Franks "Red Hot" Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
3/4 C white vinegar
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder

1- Melt Margarine in large pan on med heat. Don't scald
2- Melt Brown Sugar in pan, mixing with melted margarine.
3-Add ketchup. Mix thoroughly with spoon or paddle
4- Add Franks "Red Hot" Sauce. mix thoroughly
5- while sauce is melding together, pour vinegar into Ketchup container and shake vigorously to clean sides of container before adding to sauce. mix thoroughly
6- Add Garlic and onion powder and mix thoroughly
7- Cook over Med heat. If the sauce bubbles when not stirring--that seems to be the right temperature. Don't have it so hot that it boils even when stirring.
8- Sample taste. If it needs to be spicier, add more Franks, if too spicy, add more Vinegar.
9- Using funnel, pour concoction into old Ketchup bottle. There will be extra, make sure to have another container ready.

NOTE: When Sauce is cool, add with either Ranch or Mayo for a great tasting creamy salad dressing

Another Note: A simple bean recipe just calls for any can of beans drained, and mixed with the sauce.  When you make a bunch of sauce, it can be used in a variety of ways.

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad

Sweet Pork
1 boneless pork roast
2 C Brown sugar
2 C Salsa
Cook in a crock pot on high for 6 hours. Place on top of lettuce in a flour tortilla and top with:
Black Beans
Cilantro Lime Rice
Grated Cheese
Shredded Lettuce
Chopped Olives
Chopped Tomatoes
Chopped Onion
Cilantro Lime Dressing

Cilantro Lime Rice
In a baking pan (size depends on how much you are making) combine:
1 1/2 C uncooked white rice
3 C Chicken Broth or 3 C hot water and 3 Tbsp Better than Bullion Chicken Base (from Costco)
2 tsp lime zest
3 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
2 small cloves garlic minced
1 Tbsp butter
juice of 1 /2 lime
pepper to taste
stir to incorporate all
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and then tin foil
put in oven at 350 oven and cook for 1 hour or at 325 for 1 1/2- 2 hours

Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Dressing
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1 C buttermilk
1 C Mayo
2 Tomatillo's
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 clove garlic
juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno chopped with seeds removed
mix in blender

Cowboy Lasagna

1. 1 lb ground beef
2. 4 Tbsp minced onion
3. generous sprinkling of  Worcestershire sauce
4. 3 Tbsp Parsley divided
5. 10 3/4 oz can tomato soup
6. 1 can Corn
7. 3 Tbsp dry ground mustard
8. 32 oz bag Tator Tots
9. 4 C Mozzarella Cheese
10. Salt & Pepper

Brown Ground Beef spices, drain and add corn and soup
Simmer for about 10 minutes
In a greased 9 x 13 pan, arrange Tator tots single layer and top with 2 cups of cheese
Pour ground beef mixture over cheese, and top with remaining cheese and 1 Tbsp of Parsley
Place in 350 oven for 30 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving

Oreo's

2 Pkg Devils Food Cake Mix
4 eggs
2 sticks butter softened
mix together and put rounded scoops on cookie sheet
Bake at 350 6-8 minutes

Cream Cheese filling
1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 stick butter softened
4 C powdered sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla

Mexican Lasagna

Char 2 chile Peppers and put in plastic bag 15 minutes to sweat so will peel easily

Lightly char the edges of 12 corn tortillas

Chop 1 onion and cook till tender in 2 Tbsp hot olive oil

Add 2 Tbsp chopped oregano, 3 minced garlic cloves

Chunky pulse 1 can tomatoes + 1 Tbsp Chipoltes Adobados Peppers and add to onions along with 2 Tbsp tomato paste

Peel peppers and remove stem and seeds. Cut up into 1/2" pieces

Shred 2 1/2-3 C poached chicken

Shred 8 oz Monterey Jack Cheese

Put about 1 C sauce in bottom of  9 x 13 pan

layer 6 totillas fanned

spread 1/2 chiles over totillas

spread 1/2 chicken over chiles

drizzle with approx 1/2 C Cream

Spread 1/2 Cheese over above

repeat layers 

Cover with foil, bake at 375 for 30 minutes, uncover, cook 15 minutes more