UH-mazing Salsa!!

Hey all! I had to share this terrific recipe from my friend, Kim.

Kim Church’s To Die For Salsa

1 can corn niblets, drained
1 can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
4-5 tomatoes, chopped
avocados to taste (I usually use 4)

Mix together, put on dressing and then stir in avocados.

Dressing:
3 tbls vinegar
2 tbls oil, not olive
2 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp tabasco sauce

Serve with tortilla chips!

One Pan Chicken & Roasted Romaine

One Pan Chicken & Roasted Romaine

Ingredients:

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
• 3/4 c. Parmesan Cheese, divided
• 3/4 c. Panko (Japanese Breadcrumbs)
• 4 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
• 2 T chopped flat leaf parsley
• 3 Garlic Cloves, grated, divided
• 2 Large Hearts of Romaine, halved lengthwise
• 1 Lemon, cut into 8 wedges
• 1 baguette, sliced into crostini

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment. Season the chicken with salt and pepper; place on prepared sheet. Combine 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, panko, 2 tbsp oil, parsley and 2 cloves of grated garlic in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Coat chicken with panko mixture and return to baking sheet. Roast chicken until panko turns golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Drizzle romaine with 2 tbsp. oil and sprinkle with remaining grated garlic clove. Season with salt and pepper. Remove sheet from oven; place romaine around chicken. Roast until chicken is cooked through and lettuce is browned at edges, about 5 minutes. Divide among plates. Top lettuce with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and garnish with lemon wedges for squeezing over. Finally, place two crostini on each place to finish.

Mimi's Cafe Honey Bran Muffins

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I have been trying to find a recipe that would be close to the muffins at Mimi's restaurant. This one is the closest I have found and ...
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Ingredients:
GLAZE

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
5 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons boiling water

MUFFINS

3 cups raisins or 3 cups dates, pureed in food processor or 3 cups prunes, pureed in food processor. Measure before processing
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup wheat bran
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 375.
2
GLAZE.
3
Cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
4
Beat in honey and water.
5
Using a brush, coat bottom and sides of muffin tins.
6
MUFFINS.
7
Mix fruit, honey and oil until smooth.
8
Beat in eggs, then buttermilk and bran.
9
Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.
10
Add to mixture and beat until just combined.
11
Fill tins 3/4 full.
12
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until springy to the touch.
13
Cool for 2 minutes then invert on rack to cool completely.

 

If you don't have buttermilk, just put two teaspoons apple cider vinegar in two cups regular milk and let stand for 15 minutes. 

 

Bread Pudding

*to die for...even just the caramel topping on whatever is in your fridge.

Bread Pudding:

1 lb French bread

cut up into squares, and put in a large casserole dish

6 eggs

1 qt milk (4 cups)

2 tsp vanilla

1 ½ c sugar

1c half and half or heavy whipping cream

Blend eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and cream in blender. Pour over cut bread.  Bake for 65 minutes at 325.

For Caramel Sauce:

½ c butter

½ c white sugar

½ c brown sugar

½ c whipping cream or half and half

Put all ingredients in a sauce pan.  Cook on medium until butter melts then bring to boil for 1 minute.  Serve over bread pudding.

Gooey Cake

Gooey Cake:

1 package of yellow cake (*or chocolate cake with peanut butter and nuts)

1 egg

1 stick melted butter

Mix well.  Pack into greased 9X13 pan.

Topping:

1 package of cream cheese (8oz)--softened

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 stick butter melted

16 oz powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla to cream cheese.  Add butter and mix.  Add powdered sugar and mix until blended.  Spread mixture over cake.  Bake at 35o for 40-50 minutes leaving center gooey.

Richardson Waffles

2 cups flour (white, whole wheat, or half and half)
2 cups milk
2 eggs
5 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla

Beat eggs until fluffy. Mix in wet ingredients, then add dry ingredients and mix just until smooth.

Savory Black Beans and Rice

This is out of a book I have called "Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family" -- yes,  you can make healthy meals with bacon!

Ingredients:

2 cans (15 oz.) black beans, drained

¼ lb. (4 slices) bacon, cut into 1/2-inch strips

½ to 1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

¾ tsp dried leaf oregano

½ tsp dried rosemary, crushed

¼ tsp dried thyme

¼ tsp black pepper

1 tsp salt

Empty the beans into a medium saucepan. Cook the bacon in a skillet until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to move the bacon into the beans. Use the bacon fat (really! This is what makes it filling and flavorful!) to cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until the onion is clear. Measure the spices into the beans, stir them up, then simmer about ½ an hour to blend the flavors. Serve over hot cooked rice. Dress it up with a dollop of sour cream and serve with orange rounds on the side. Also delicious with a squeeze of fresh lime and chunks of avocado.

Best-ever Guacamole

3 avocados, peeled, pitted and mashed
1 teaspoon salt
juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 diced roma tomatoes or 1 regular tomato
pinch of cayenne pepper

Mix it all up and just try not to eat it all in one sitting. I'm telling you, it's good.

Berry Oatmeal Bars

Berry Oatmeal Bars

1/2 cup  all-purpose flour

1/2 cup  whole wheat flour 

1/2 cup Old Fashioned oatmeal

1/2 cup sugar 

1/2 cup butter or shortening, softened 

1 egg 

3/4 cup strawberry, raspberry or any type jam {not freezer jam!}

1/2 cup chopped walnuts 

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with foil. In large bowl, mix flours, sugar, butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly.

Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly in bottom of pan. Spread fruit spread to within 1/2 inch of edges. {We like jam so I used 1 cup.} Sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup crumb mixture over top; sprinkle with walnuts.

This is why you line the pan with foil. I also sprayed it with a little cooking spray. No stick-age!

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Tamale Peppers

A new meatless (not protein-less) dinner.
*serves 4 (but we had left over filling that we put in tortillas for lunch the next day)
4 medium bell peppers (we like red and yellow best)
1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
1 cup black beans rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
3/4 cup salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 c cornmeal
2 green onions, chopped
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

1) preheat oven to 350. cut tops off bell peppers and remove seeds. Set aside.
2) In a large bowl combine all ingredients except only 3/4 cup of the cheese.
3) spoon mixture evenly into peppers, and top with remaining cheese.
4) Place stuffed peppers in an 8x8 baking dish. add 1/2 in water to pan (we didn't add water and they turned out great). Bake, uncovered, for 50 minutes or until peppers are tender and filling is hot.

Ginger Glazed Mahi-Mahi

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
• 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 (6 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions

1. In a shallow glass dish, stir together the honey, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and olive oil. Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, and place them into the dish. If the fillets have skin on them, place them skin side down. Cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes to marinate.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove fish from the dish, and reserve marinade. Fry fish for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, turning only once, until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove fillets to a serving platter and keep warm.
3. Pour reserved marinade into the skillet, and heat over medium heat until the mixture reduces to a glaze consistently. Spoon glaze over fish, and serve immediately.

We Just tried this recipe, and it is awesome.

Black Bean Salsa

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can corn, drained
1 red pepper, chopped
2-3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
4 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp lime juice
freshly ground pepper
salt

Mix all ingredients together and serve with tortilla chips.

Christian's Man-cakes

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
2 TBS sugar
4 tsp baking powder
6 TBS milled flax seed
2 egg
2 cup milk
2 TBS oil
2 Bananas
Frozen Blueberries
*No need for syrup

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add milk and oil to dry mixture. In a separate bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer until fluffy (this is important as it keeps the super thick pancakes fluffy), and drop the egg yolks into the dry mix. Fold in egg whites, sliced bananas, and frozen blueberries. Cook on griddle. Enjoy a very filling Man-cake breakfast.

German Pancakes

6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine (a single stick)

Directions: Place the butter in a 9 x 13 pan to melt. Mix the eggs, milk and flour. Pour the egg mixture into the melted butter and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Divine Corn Bread

Serve with the white chili, found below. You won't be sorry.

½ cup melted margarine (cooled a little)*
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs

1 cup soured milk or buttermilk (The lady who gave me this says she always uses buttermilk)
½ tsp. baking soda

1 cup flour (white or wheat)
1 cup cornmeal
1 tsp. salt

Mix together flour, cornmeal and salt – set aside. Stir buttermilk and soda together in a large bowl. Beat margarine, sugar, and eggs until fluffy and add to buttermilk/soda mixture. Stir in dry ingredients. Bake in a greased 8x8 pan at 350 for 30 minutes (until top bounces back or toothpick comes out clean)

*I just made this for the first time yesterday, so I don't know if you could substitute butter for the margarine. ENJOY!

White Chili

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 jalapeno, finely chopped*
2 cloves garlic
4 cups chicken broth
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilies
2 cans (15 oz. each) white beans, sometimes called Great Northern beans
1 t cumin
1 t ground oregano
1/2 t cayenne pepper*
2 T cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 c cold water
1 c shredded cheese

Saute onion, jalapeno and garlic in oil over medium heat for 2 - 3 minutes. Add chicken broth, chilies, beans and spices and bring to a boil; add cornstarch mixture and reduce heat to a simmer. Add chicken and cheese; simmer until chicken is warm and cheese is melted. Serve with cornbread.

* The original recipe called for a whole jalapeno and a full teaspoon of cayenne pepper, but it was too spicy for our kids so we cooled it down this time. Also, if I want it a little creamier, I add a can of cream of chicken soup, 4 oz. of cream cheese, or sour cream to taste.

Carrot Cake

*Richardson's recipe (i.e. Carly's wedding cake)

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1-1 1/2 cups walnuts

Mix and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 45-55 minutes.

Stuffed French Toast

Eggs
Bread
Strawberry cream cheese
sour cream

Blend eggs. Dip bread in eggs. Cook bread on griddle. Mix cream cheese and sour cream together and spread inbetween two slices of french toast.

Overnight French Toast

1/2 cup butter
12 slices white bread (or 6 slices sourdough)
1 cup brown sugar (can be 2/3 cup)
2 tsp cinnamon
5-6 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk

Melt butter in 9x13 pan. Put half the bread on bottom of pan. In a bowl mix sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle half of sugar mixture on bread. In another bowl mix eggs and milk until blended. Pour over bread layer. put next layer of bread, layer sugar, layer eggs, sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake covered for 30 minutes at 350. Uncover and bake for about 20 minutes or until set & cooked through.

Poppyseed Dressing

1 cup oil
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs grated onion
1 Tbs poppyseed

Mix all ingredients and shake (or blend it all together).