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

Frito Corn Salad

3 cans corn
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
1 red bell pepper diced
1 green bell pepper diced
1 C miracle whip
mix all together
just before serving add
1 bag chili cheese frito's or can put beside and add to each serving
(don't make more than you will eat at one sitting, fritos will get soggy