January 2014

Happy New Year Y'all!  I have missed blogging and sharing recipes.. but between my real job and all of you keeping me on my toes with parties and treats I was booked solid all of last year!

I found this chicken recipe and made my own twist to it.  The chicken falls right off the bone!  It was delish!  You can serve with mashed potatoes or with noodles.  We had twice baked left in the freezer from Christmas so we served it with those!

Here is the recipe:

4 Chicken thighs
1 8- oz cream cheese, cubed
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 jar mushrooms
1/2 of a small onion sliced
1 pkg 8 oz Italian dressing mix
1 pkg 8 oz ranch dressing mix

Spray your crock-pot with Pam or some other spray.  Put some cream of chicken soup on the bottom of the crock-pot.  Place chicken in crock-pot.    Cover with mushrooms, onions, cream cheese, Italian dressing and ranch dressing.  Cover with cream of chicken soup.  Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for 8 hours.

Pepper Soup

I cannot believe that it has almost been a year since I posted anything!!!!  So sorry peeps!!  Today was kind of cool, so I thought I would make some pepper soup.  I always buy a lot of veggies at the market and then just end up making soup out of them if they start to go bad.  This is super easy!

Pepper Soup
1- lb. ground chuck, browned and cooked.
2- 28 oz. tomato sauce, or you can use spaghetti sauce
1-14oz. can diced tomatoes
3-4-14 oz cans beef broth
3-4 peppers chopped, I use whatever I have, sometimes green sometimes red or yellow
1t. black pepper
1/2 t. salt
1c. cooked rice, or you may add more if you like it thick

Brown ground chuck, then add rest of ingredients.  Bring to a boil and then simmer until the peppers are soft, an hour or two!  YUM-ME!

Zucchini Onion Pie

Zucchini Onion Pie

What to do with all that zucchini that you have?  Here is a recipe.  It was  pretty good.  Not my favorite but everyone's taste buds are different.  You could actually have it for brunch since it had eggs in it!!!  Of course I got the recipe from Taste of Homes!!!! :)  

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Zucchini-Onion-Pie

KIKI'S SOUTHWEST DIP

I made a new dip today and this one is a keeper!  I bought a the new manual food processor from The Pampered Chef and it is AWESOME!

Southwest Dip

1 - 8oz Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 c. Mayo
1-2 T. minced garlic
1/2 c. chopped cilantro
1 small red pepper, chopped fine
1/2 small red onion, chopped fine
6 green onions, chopped fine
1/2 t. ground red pepper
1/4 c. grated parmasean cheese
2 c. Colby jack cheese, shredded
Additional Colby or shredded cheddar for the topping
2 T. jalapenos, chopped fine
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
dash of Salt and a dash of pepper

Cream the cream cheese and mayo together.  Take your onions, peppers and jalapenos and chop them fine. Add to cream cheese. Add rest of ingredients and bake in a 2 quart baking dish that has been coated with PAM!

Top with additional cheese and bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes!  Serve with scoops or it was awesome with those black bean tortilla chips!

Mexican Thursdays

Looking for something different? This is another ez make a head dish. You can make it tonight and serve it tomorrow! Just remember to take it out of the fridge for at least an hour before baking it! I like to top it with hot sauce, shredded lettuce, olives, peppers, cheese and sour cream!!! MMM!!!! YUM-ME!

Taco pie

1 ¼ pound of ground beef

1 pkg. Taco seasoning

½ c. water

1/3 c. sliced olives

1 –8oz. can crescent rolls

2 c. Fritos or Doritos

1 c. sour cream

1 c. shredded cheddar

Brown Meat and drain. Add taco seasoning mix and add water and olives. Simmer 5 min. Separate crescent rolls and press over bottom of sides of 8” or 10” pie plate to form tight seal on crust. Sprinkle corn chips, crushed on bottom. Spoon meat on top. Cover with sour cream then cheese and then top with remaining chips. Bake at 375* 20- 25 min.

Appetizer Wednesdays

Happy hump day!!!! And Leap year all rolled into one!!! Well this dip recipe came from my sister, and she got it from a friend. Everyone loves this dip. And it is sooo ez!!!

I love to serve this with Garlic Triscuits!

So Yum-me!

Nieman Marcus Party cheese spread

1 ¼ c. Mayo, not salad dressing

3-4 T. Real bacon bits

½ c. green onion, chopped

½ c.-slivered almonds, toasted 6 min.

1 c. shredded cheddar

Mix and Chill.

SOS... Soup or Salad

SOS Soup or Salad Tuesdays!!! Here is a yum-me salad. This is great any time of the year! If you want to impress your hostess at a dinner party, ask if you can bring the salad and make this one!! The crunch of the fruit and the tangy dressing make you crave for this salad! What is the name?? I call it Mary's Vineyard Salad!

Mary's Vineyard Salad

2-3 heads of romaine lettuce

1 granny smith apple, peeled, cubed

¼ c. cran raisins

1 pear, cubed, peeled

1 c. cashews

½ c. sunflower seeds toasted

1 c. shredded Swiss cheese

Dressing: ½ c. sugar, 2 T. lemon juice, ¼ t. salt, 1/3c. Apple cider vinegar, 2T. Onion, chopped, 2/3 c vegetable oil.