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Mexican Baked Chicken Wings

2013-11-27T00:27:00.003-08:00

Spicy Blue Cheese Dressing

cup blue cheese dressing

can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles (undrained)

package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix

tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Mexican Baked Chicken Wings

1/3

cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/4

cup butter, melted

package (48 oz) chicken wingettes and drummettes

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Heat oven to 425°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with foil. Spray foil generously with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix dressing, chiles, 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix and the cilantro; refrigerate.

In gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix flour and remaining taco seasoning mix. Add chicken to bag; seal, and shake to coat chicken. Place 1 inch apart in pans. Brush tops and sides of chicken with melted butter.

Bake 20 minutes. Turn chicken. Rotate pans, and bake 10 to 12 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F). Place chicken on paper towel-lined heatproof plate to drain. Transfer to serving platter. Serve with dressing.

EXPERT TIPS

Don't forget the sauce! Even if you are not a blue cheese fan, this zesty sauce really adds a fabulous pop of flavor in every bite!

Pilgrim Hat Cookies

2013-11-25T22:36:00.000-08:00

16 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers)
1 tube orange frosting with piping tips
16 small peanut butter cups
Directions
Place cookies on work surface; squeeze a dime-size dot of frosting in center of each
Unwrap and invert peanut butter cups on frosting, pressing down gently
Using the round piping tip, pipe a "hat-band" with frosting around peanut butter cup and a square "buckle." Let frosting set before storing.
Tips & Techniques

Read more: Pilgrim Hat Cookies - Woman's Day

Orange Dreamsicle Fudge

2013-11-24T19:18:00.001-08:00

Orange Dreamsicle Fudge

1 bag white chips (I used Nestle Premium white chips)
1 can white frosting (NOT whipped)
Crush Orange Ice Cream topping

Melt frosting in a saucepan over low heat (so to not burn it) until frosting is glossy. Add chips and continue cooking over low heat stirring until chips are melted and blended well with frosting. Pour contents out into a greased 8" x 8" pan (or parchment paper lined pan). Drizzle Orange Crush Ice Cream topping over top and if desired, swirl topping through fudge with a fork or toothpick. Cool in refrigerator until set. Cut fudge to desired sized pieces once set. This recipe can be altered to taste by using different flavors of chips and frosting.
Or try thiese ~

White chips + lemon frosting = lemon fudge
Chocolate chips + fudge frosting = chocolate fudge
Peanut butter chips + white frosting = peanut butter fudge
Andes Mint chips + Chocolate frosting = Mint Chocolate Fudge
(I add a touch of mint extract to these)

Let your imagination run with this and make all sorts of unheard of fudge.

Penguins

2013-11-20T16:55:00.001-08:00

Penguins

1 can Jumbo black olives
1 can Small (or Medium) black olives
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese
1 or 2 carrots

1. Slice the carrot into about 1/8th inch slices. Cut a V shape notch out of each slice (the big piece of the pie is the feet, the small slice is the beak).
2. Slit one Jumbo olive, lengthwise, and stuff with about 1 tsp. cream cheese (I rounded the teaspoons into little balls, first, and it helped a little).
3. Insert the small carrot wedge into the "x" on a small olive.
4. Line up the head, body, and feet, and secure with a toothpick.
5. Prepare to hear, "AWE!! How cute!"
6. Awe just do it, name your penguins.
You can use sliced red or green bell peppers for scarves.

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Easy Mexican Casserole

2013-11-20T16:55:00.000-08:00

Easy Mexican Casserole

1 pound lean ground beef
1 can Ranch Style beans
1 10-12 ounce bag tortilla chips, crushed
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes
1 small onion, chopped
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 package taco seasoning
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup water
sour cream and salsa for serving
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large skillet, brown meat and drain off fat. Stir in beans, tomatoes, onion, taco seasoning, soup and water. Simmer over medium-low heat until everything is well combined and heated through. Grease a 9×13 casserole dish. Put down a layer of crushed tortilla chips, followed by a layer of the meat/bean mixture, then half of the cheddar cheese. Repeat layers. Cover with foil and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until bubbly. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. Top with sour cream and salsa.

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Meatball Buns

2013-11-20T04:48:00.000-08:00

1 can Pillsbury Grands Jr. Golden Layers refrigerated buttermilk or flaky biscuits 20 frozen cooked Italian-style meatballs (about 5 oz), thawed 4 sticks (1 oz each) string cheese, each cut into 5 pieces grated Parmesan cheese teaspoon Italian seasoning teaspoon garlic powder or garlic salt 1 cup marinara sauce, heated

Directions: 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers. Press each biscuit layer into 3-inch round. 2 Place 1 meatball and 1 string cheese piece in center of each dough round. Wrap dough around meatball and cheese, pressing edges to seal. In ungreased 8- or 9-inch round cake pan, place seam side down in single layer. 3 Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. 4 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and biscuits are no longer doughy in center. Serve warm biscuits with warm marinara sauce for dipping.

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CRACK ROLLS

2013-11-16T21:41:00.001-08:00

CRACK ROLLS
Try To Eat Just One!!!!

1 loaf (16 ounces) thinly sliced white bread, crusts removed
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter, melted

Flatten bread with a rolling-pin. In a bowl, combine cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar. In another bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Spread about 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture on each slice of bread. Roll up, jelly roll style. Dip in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield: 16 roll-ups. Good warm or cold. ADDICTING!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse

2013-10-22T18:32:00.002-07:00

1 package of cream cheese (8 oz size)

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 (8 oz) container of Cool Whip

1 package of strawberry jello mix

strawberry sundae topping (optional)

Directions

Start by mixing cream cheese in a bowl until it’s smooth. Add the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla, and beat until creamy. Add Cool Whip to your mixture and beat until mixed together.

Divide the cheesecake mix into two bowls and set one aside. Add small amount of strawberry jello mix to one of the bowls and mix until a light pink color (add more jello powder to taste if needed).

Get a small bowl or cup and either pipe or spoon the mousse into the bowl. If you so choose, you can layer the vanilla and strawberry mousse with strawberry ice cream topping or you can leave it without

do chocolate hearts, added chocolate topping, or whatever your heart desires.

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APPLE PIE BITES

2013-09-21T00:58:00.000-07:00

THIS IS SO SIMPLE!

A family Favorite: APPLE PIE BITES

1 tube Crescent rolls
1 Slice apple per triangle
Sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar
Roll up & Bake for 11-13 minutes at 350 degrees.

Chicken Tortia Soup in Pictures

2013-09-09T19:14:00.002-07:00

Chile Verde 2

2013-09-04T14:22:00.000-07:00

OK SO I MAKE I QUICKER VERSION WHEN AT TIMES ITS MID AFTERNOON AND Chile Verde IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL DO!

Pork Roast defrosted slightly easier to cut if still some what frosted. The smalller you cut the faster it cooks but if you cook in large pieces it is more tender when completed!

In medium deep fry pan on med high oil slashed four five fingers brown pork gently with onions, chiles, canned tomatillo's rinse and pre -squish, add 1 can of chicken broth, 1 large can of green sauce, simmer hard 10-12 minutes reduce uncover still and deepending on your mixture add liquids such as chicken stock, water, beer, or tomatoe juice.

Refried Beans, Rice, Sauteed Vegtables, Chile Verde,LaCreme,Salsa, and Flan for Dessert!

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No Bake Cake

2013-09-04T10:05:00.002-07:00

No Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake

ingredients:

3 lbs. fresh strawberries, sliced 2 (8 oz.) tubs fat-free whipped topping (or use regular or light) 1 (14.4 oz.) box graham crackers 1/4 cup milk chocolate chip morsels

directions:

1. Spread a small amount of whipped topping on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Place 5 graham cracker sheets down the middle and break 2 more sheets into crackers to fit down the sides. Lightly cover the top of the graham crackers with more whipped topping and then a layer of sliced strawberries. Repeat three times, until you have four layers of graham crackers (you may be a few crackers short on the top layer, but that's ok). You'll end with a layer of strawberries on top.

2. Place milk chocolate chip morsels in a plastic bag. Microwave in 10 second intervals until melted. Snip the end of the plastic bag and drizzle chocolate over top of cake.

3. Refrigerate covered for at least four hours, or until the crackers have softened completely. Cake will last well for two days. It will still be good on the third day, but the strawberries will start to get juicy and leak into the whipped topping. It will still taste good, but it won't be as pretty....

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Peach Cobbler

2013-08-21T17:54:00.000-07:00

Peach Cobbler

Prep time: 10 min
Bake time: 60 min

Ingredients:

6 to 7 fresh peaches, peeled, pitted, and sliced
1/2 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
1 cup Bisquick Baking Mix
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup whole milk
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
vanilla bean ice cream

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10-inch glass pie plate or a 9X9-inch rectangular pan.

Place butter in a microwave-safe dish and melt; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the Bisquick Baking Mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk in the milk and then add the melted butter, mixing thoroughly. Pour the batter into the prepared pie plate.

In a separate bowl, stir together the sliced peach and the sugar. Spoon the peach mixture over the top of the batter as evenly as possible.

Bake, uncovered, 50 to 60 or until crust is bubbly and golden in color.
well maybe a tin foil edge wrap so you get crispier corners*
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before serving.

Serve either warm or room temperature. To serve, top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Makes 4 servings.
I 've have been known to make this with Apples in the Fall just add a little extra spices.
Even in the Winter with a bag of frozen berries.

*take tin foil make a lid for your pan cut out all but one inch

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Chicken Ragu

2013-07-11T09:02:00.000-07:00

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Hawaiian Dream Cake

2013-07-07T18:14:00.001-07:00

Hawaiian Dream Cake

1 package yellow cake mix
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained, reserve juice
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
1 (3-oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 cup cold milk
1 (9-ounce) container cool whip
Nuts and coconut

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using the reserved pineapple juice and water for the liquid called for in the directions. Bake at 350° F. for about 35 minutes in a greased and floured 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly roll (I used a 9-/12 x 13 pan). Cool in pan, set aside.
In a large bowl blend together cream cheese, pudding mix and milk until smooth. Fold in drained pineapple and spread over top of cake. Cover with whipped topping and sprinkle with nuts and coconut. Refrigerate.

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2013-07-07T17:34:00.000-07:00

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Chicken Crescent Rolls

2013-06-23T23:43:00.000-07:00

2 cans of low fat refrigerator crescents

1 can of healthy low sodium cream of chicken soup(26oz)

1 cup fat free cheddar cheese

2 boneless skinless chicken breast

I boil my chicken breast then shred, roll out each individual crescent, place about a Tbsp of shredded chicken in center and roll it up.

Bake on 350 for about 5 minutes until just starting to turn golden. Pour Cream of chicken over the top bake an additional 10 min top with cheddar cheese and bake for 10 more minutes.

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Carne Asada tacos con arroz y frioles!

2013-02-06T06:18:00.000-08:00

To start a start a pot of beans that i soaked over night .

Put in 3 cups of beans 6-8 cups water and about 1/2 to 3/4 cup manteca

Simmer low boiling, check water levels thru out the cooking process

add water as needed

WHEN THE BEANS ARE COOKED we are going to re fry them by straining them keeping the juice

Taking some manteca lard heating it up in a fry pan adding a scoop of beans to it frying and smashing at the same time adding some juice to thin it out, The beans thicken as they cool.

Cook your beef after dicing as small as possible dding spices s desired.

The corn tortia shell can be cooked or purchased that way.

Layer tortia beans carne asada toppimgs

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fried chicken legs

2013-02-02T13:21:00.000-08:00

In our family my sister-in-law is famous for her fried chicken

so i tried to come close. Not that i ever could Linda!
I Start my oil in my electric fry pan half way full of oil.
So all i did was flour salt and pepper garlic powder paprika chicken bouillon in a grocery bag shake it up ,rinse the legs off, place them in the pan,cover, in twenty minutes i rotate them, lid on for about ten minutes of it then i like to see my chicken
sometimes they need to be turned a little or smaller ones removed before they burn.

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yum homemade simple

2013-01-27T10:00:00.001-08:00

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Girl Birthday Cake | Best Birthday Cakes

2013-01-27T09:45:00.001-08:00

Girl Birthday Cake | Best Birthday Cakes

Chile Verde .............Green Chili

2012-11-30T17:38:00.001-08:00

Chile Verde sorta green chili to a Vanilla

ok what we have here is

Tomatillos (toe-ma-tee-ohs)

they are like tomatoes:

Tomatillos are also called "tomate verde" in Mexico (which means green tomato) and are considered a staple in Mexican cooking. Tomatillo is a member of the nightshade family, related to tomatoes. It now grows everywhere in the Western Hemisphere and is common in Texas gardens.

Here in cali they grow in our gardens to!

I use pork shoulder or butt you could use chicken or beef.

I brown my butt (Lol) in my cast iron with manteca ( a mexican lard) onions, black pepper, chili powder, ground cumin, garlic, you can use what you and your family like spice and amounts. I like to put just about anything green including chili"s, zucchini even green apples! I learned long ago my kids only hated what they saw and loved what they couldn't.

I would cook this down with chicken broth and water on the stove with a lid for hours, now you could cook it in a crock pot or in the oven you could even cut it down to small pieces then cook it in a shorter amount of time.

As you can see I am preparing a pot of pinto beans for home-made refried beans.

After my butt has cooked down into a "falls apart, no need to cut" state then de bone and remove fat.

At this point i would prepare my veggies and fruits. Tomatillos need to be peeled the outer skin removes easily, then you can quarter or leave whole and I like to use the drippings or broth and cook done (reduce) until it becomes a gravy feel.

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Serve with refried beans, rice, tortia's avocado's, shredded cabbage, diced tomatoes, La Creama (sour cream) and some Sangria.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

2012-08-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Mmmmm so Good, Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better!

I like thigh meat or breasts of we are Talking Chicken although Turkey would be Delicious,

so cook your chicken with some onions and veggies we like peppers sometimes zucchini,squash whatever i need to cook up or sneak in! I also put in a large can of stewed tomatoes.

Spices are the key i use paprika chili powder cumin and be generous with these use alot!

Do Not throw out the broth you made just separate the chicken so you can de- skin and de -bone the chicken if needed.

You use corn tortillas as the noodles we like white corn tortillas i slice them thinly by grabbing a stack of about ten slice with sharp knife about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide,

I have about 2 inches of hot oil in my pan and drop the "noodles" in stir them so they cook like egg noodles.after about a minute strain them then put them on a paper toweled plate.

Garnishing is the Fun Part you can use any or all of the following

cheddar cheese, sour cream cilantro, la cremea

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Mexican Baked Chicken Wings

Spicy Blue Cheese Dressing

Mexican Baked Chicken Wings

Pilgrim Hat Cookies

Orange Dreamsicle Fudge

Penguins

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Easy Mexican Casserole

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Meatball Buns

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CRACK ROLLS

Strawberry Cheesecake Mousse

Directions

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APPLE PIE BITES

THIS IS SO SIMPLE!

A family Favorite: APPLE PIE BITES

1 tube Crescent rolls1 Slice apple per triangleSprinkle with cinnamon & sugarRoll up & Bake for 11-13 minutes at 350 degrees.

Chicken Tortia Soup in Pictures

Chile Verde 2

No Bake Cake

Peach Cobbler

Chicken Ragu

Hawaiian Dream Cake

Food gif

Chicken Crescent Rolls

Carne Asada tacos con arroz y frioles!

fried chicken legs

yum homemade simple

Girl Birthday Cake | Best Birthday Cakes

Chile Verde .............Green Chili

Tomatillos (toe-ma-tee-ohs)

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 tube Crescent rolls
1 Slice apple per triangle
Sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar
Roll up & Bake for 11-13 minutes at 350 degrees.