Monday, March 16, 2009

Chuy's creamy Jalapeño Dip

Chuy’s creamy Jalapeño Dip
-Lidia B.


ingredients:

- 1 quart mayonnaise
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup jalapeños (canned, not fresh) and a little bit of the juice

-1 cup green tomatillos (canned, look closely in Mexican food section)

- 1/2 bunch cilantro

-3 packs Hidden Valley Ranch Mix


prepare:

-mix in blender till smooth

* be careful because the longer it sits, the hotter it gets!


--best if left in fridge for a day



Chocolate Pecans

Chocolate Pecans
-Lidia B.

ingredients:
-rolo chocolates
-pecan halves

procedure:
-press a pecan onto one rolo chocolate piece
-make as many as you wish
-bake at 325 degrees for 4 minutes
-let it cool
-enjoy!

Chili con carne

Chili con carne
-de Arturo Rodriguez

Ingredients:

1 pound of cooked ground meat
3 cups of homemade beans

1/4 jar of chili powder

Salt and pepper to your own taste

3 tsp of flour

Cooking oil


Prepare:

-heat some oil in a skillet
-brown the chili and flour in the oil
- keep mixing so it wont stick or burn

-Add meat, beans, salt, pepper, and 1 to 1 ½ cups of water
(depending on preferred consistency but it can’t be too thick or too soupy)

-Let it boil a bit and it’s ready


Frito Pie
-Lidia B.


Combine the above Chili con Carne with Frito Lays corn chips.
You can top it off with grated cheese and even lettuce, onions and sour cream.
This can be done in individual bags of corn chips or in a casserole. This dish is also called Mexican Gumbo.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Cheese Dip

Anthony's famoso Cheese Dip
-anthony estanislao B.


Ingredients:
-16 ounce block of Velveeta Cheese cut into small cubes
-2 cans of Diced Ro-Tel Tomatoes & Green Chilies


Prepare:

Place ingredients in a casserole dish

Microwave on high for about 5 minutes (stir at least once)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Green Bean Casserole
-Lidia B.

Ingredients:
-1 can condensed cream of mushroom

-2 cans of cut green beans
-1 can of fried onions

-1 small onion

-1 stick of butter

-salt, pepper and garlic powder


Prepare:

1st step
-Sauté small pieces of onion in ½ a stick of butter over medium-high heat

-Add the 2 cans of green beans and salt, pepper and garlic powder to your own
taste
-Mix and sauté a few minutes


2nd step

-Pour green beans into a casserole dish. Mix in cream of mushroom
and 1 cup of fried onions
-top with ½ cup of fried onions


Bake:

30 minutes at 350 degrees or until hot

Fried Rice

Fried Rice
-Lidia B.

ingredients:

-2 cups cooked white rice

-2 eggs (beaten)

- ½ cup of celery- cut into very small pieces

- ½ cup of carrots-cut into very small pieces

-
½ cup of thawed green peas
-2 tbs. soy sauce

-optional: chopped cooked chicken


prepare:


first:

Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in the eggs- allow it to cook on each side like an omelet. When it cools, you can slice it into small pieces and set it aside.


then:

Stir in rice into 2 tablespoons of oil on high heat. Allow rice to coat with oil evenly. Stir in vegetables (and chicken). Allow to steam for 5 minutes covered under medium heat. Stir in egg and soy sauce. Cook until all ingredients are heated evenly.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Pink Jubilee

Pink Jubilee
-Lidia B.

Ingredients:

• 1 large tub of cool whip

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1 can of cherry pie filling
• pecans

• 1 can crushed pineapples or can of pineapple chunks


Procedure:

• Mix cool whip and condensed milk until softened

• Add the cherry pie filling and mix well
• Now add the pecans and drained pineapple
• Top with a few pecans

• Best when you refrigerate overnight

• Enjoy!

this dessert is a hit at Anthony's company parties