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Chicken Chili

admin — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:22:57 +0000

I got this easy chicken chili recipe from my sister Jenny. She promises that it is a surefire way to please everyone at the table and I do have to agree.

So good that I never bother to try any other chicken chili recipes.

Ingredients

2 cups chicken cooked and cubed
48 oz. great northern beans
2 cans cream of chicken
14 oz chicken broth
1 package chicken chili seasoning
16 oz. medium salsa
1/3 cup zing zang bloody mary mix
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Mix together all ingredients except the shredded cheddar cheese in a crock pot and simmer 6-8 hours. Add cheese before serving.

Fancy Sugar Cookies for Christmas

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:33:04 +0000

There’s nothing like my mother-in-law Jeans Christmas Sugar Cookies. The flavor melts in your mouth, I have a hard time eating only one.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions

Combine flour, confectioners sugar and salt and sift into bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix until dough holds together. Press into ball. Wrap and chill well. Roll 1/2 of the dough at a time on lightly floured board. Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into favorite Fancy Christmas shapes with floured cookie cutters. Arrange 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in moderate oven (375 degree) until done, about 8 minutes. Transfers cookies to wire racks and cool. Frost and decorate as desired.

Makes about 4 1/2 dozen cookies.

Icing

2 tablespoons melted butter
Add 1 pound box powdered sugar (save a bit)
Add 2 tablespoons milk, add more as needed to make smooth
Stir consistently and add food coloring

Quesadilla Layer Cake

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:09:41 +0000

This recipe comes from my wife Sarah. It is a tasty addition to any Mexican dinner. The hot level can be altered, try adding jalapeno’s to bring up the spice. If you are not one who enjoys to sweat, enjoy the recipe as is.

A new staple to have at your Mexican dinners.

Ingredients

1 8oz. package cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped black olives
1/8 cup chopped green chillies
3/4 cup chopped green onion, divided
2 T. taco seasoning
10 large tortillas
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 cup thick salsa

Directions

Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream, olives, chiles, 1/4 cup green onion and seasoning mix in a bowl. Spread small amounts of mixture onto flour tortilla to cover and then top with another tortilla until mixture and tortillas have been used. Chill at least on hour or overnight. Before serving, spread the tortilla cake with 1 cup sour cream and garnish with cheddar cheese, tomatoes and remaining green onions. To serve, cut into bite size squares. Serve salsa on the side.

Baba’s Banana Nut Bread

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:24:35 +0000

How often do we get a request for a recipe of a dish brought to an event. Or this is my favorite recipe from my mom. This is the place to share recipes and Joseph Petz Photography will shoot the finished creation.

My Baba would make enough banana bread to feed all in the family. This first post is dedicated to her and her always thinking of everyone before herself.

Baba's Banana Nut Bread with nuts and rasins.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 bananas mashed
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup nuts
1/2 cup raisins
Soak raisins 10-15 minutes in hot water.

Directions

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt; set aside. Cream sugar, margarine, eggs and vanilla. Combine bananas and sour cream, add to creamed mixture; mix well. Add the sifted dry ingredients; mix well. Add nuts and raisin. Grease flour bread pan.

Topping: Combine 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle over the top of batter.

Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.