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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Fish Tacos (or Chicken)

Marinade
6 T red dried chilies Sauce
3 T olive oil
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp cumin
2 cloves
1 dry bay leaf salt to taste
Mix everything put on fish and let sit for 1 hour
Bake at 350 until fish flakes or chicken is done
Sauce
1 ¾ c mayo
2 T water
2 T white vinegar
1 fresh jalapeno pepper no seeds
1 garlic clove
½ cup cilantro (whole)
¼ tsp pepper
Put ingredients for sauce in blender or food processor.
Serve with Pico de Gallo, purple and white cabbage and limes.

Chili

1 med. onion, diced
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, with juice
2 cans chili beans, with juice
1 can pinto beans, with juice
3 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained
1 t pepper
1 T salt
1 T cumin
2 t chili powder
1 t basil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb browned ground beef (It’s good without the meat too)
Combine all ingredients and simmer for 1 hour. Serve over Frito chips or tortilla chips with cheese on top a bit of sour cream.

Brownies

2 cups sugar
1-½ cups flour
4 eggs
½ cup + 2Tablespoons cocoa
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt

Combine all ingredients and stir until mixed well. Bake in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan for 30 – 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Terrific Lasagna

1 lb. hamburger (you can use chicken or use zucchini and fresh spinach for veggie lasagna)
1 bottle/can spaghetti sauce (28 – 32 ounces)
24-ounce small curd cottage cheese
1 lb. Monterey jack cheese shredded
one box wide lasagna noodles

Brown hamburger. Remove excess fat from the hamburger. Pour enough spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan to cover the bottom. Pour the rest of the spaghetti sauce into the browned hamburger. Cover the spaghetti sauce in the pan with a layer of uncooked noodles. Pour half of the meat mixture over the noodles and spread evenly. Then evenly spread the entire carton of cottage cheese over the meat mixture. Then evenly distribute the shredded cheese over the cottage cheese. Add another layer of uncooked noodles, and then the rest of the meat mixture. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees.

Potatoes AuGratin

1 package frozen, shredded hash browns
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 – 2 cups cheddar cheese
salt to taste
Combine all ingredients and stir together. Put potato mixture in a 9x13 inch or round casserole dish. Cover with tin foil or lid. Bake at 350° for 1 – 1-½ hours. Can top with corn flakes or bread crumbs then cook, uncovered for the last 15 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Frito Chili Dip

2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
1 can “no beans” chili
1 small can chopped olives
Melt in microwave and mix together. Serve with Fritos.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Rice Krispy Rolls

1 cup Light Karo Syrup
1 cup sugar
Stir
Bring to boil and remove from heat.

Add to sugar mixture:
1 cup peanut butter (stir until melted)
5 – 6 cups rice krispies (stir until completely coated with peanut butter and sugar mixture)
Spread evenly on a large cookie sheet lined with plastic wrap and sprayed with cooking spray
Melt one package of milk chocolate chips in the microwave (about 3 minutes on power level 5 – then stir until completely melted)
Spread over rice krispies
Roll lengthwise until the rice krispies look like a log
Refrigerate for 1 – 1½ hoursCut the log like a loaf of bread. Eat. And Enjoy!!!!!

Ginger Black Bean Pasta

Chicken breasts
One bunch fresh broccoli cut into small florets
One bunch fresh green onions cut into small pieces
One can black beans, drained and rinsed
One pound package of spaghetti

Marinade:
One bunch fresh broccoli cut into small florets ¼ cup soy sauce
One bunch fresh green onions cut into small pieces ¼ cup olive oil
One can black beans, drained and rinsed ¼ cup sugar
One pound package of spaghetti ¼ t garlic powder
grated fresh ginger root

Cut chicken into chunks and marinade for eight hours. Cook chicken over medium heat in large wok-type pan to avoid boiling off marinade. When chicken is cooked, add broccoli and green onions to brown. Add black beans. Add cooked spaghetti and mix.
We also added frozen green beans and frozen peas. We cooked the green beans and added the peas when we added the black beans.

Spinach and Chicken with Proscuitto and Provolone

Chicken breasts
Fresh, washed spinach (lots of it – it cooks down)
Salt
Pepper
Prociutto ham, sliced (you buy this vacuum packed in the deli)
Provolone cheese, sliced
Fresh tomatoes, sliced
Sage
Olive oil
Spray casserole dish with cooking spray. Layer with spinach and then chicken. Lightly salt and pepper chicken. Place a piece of ham on each chicken breast and then a piece of cheese on top of the ham. Then place a slice or two of tomato on each breast. Drizzle with olive oil (not too much), and sprinkle with sage, salt, and pepper. Cover with foil. Bake at 400 for one hour or until chicken is cooked through.

Asparagus Chicken

Sauce
¾ cup water
½ cup soy sauce
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ t. garlic
1/8 t. ginger
1 t. lemon juice
Simmer for 2 minutes

Chicken breasts
Asparagus Swiss cheese

Place chicken breast in a casserole dish and pour sauce over top and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour and even overnight.Discard juice until you have about 1/8 inch on the bottom and cover with tin foil. Cook chicken at 375° for 30 minutes till chicken is almost done. In the meantime, wash and steam enough asparagus – 4 to every chicken breast. Place 4 spears of asparagus on each breast and lay one slice of Swiss cheese on top of each breast of chicken. Return to oven uncovered and cook for 10 more minutes till cheese is melted and chicken juices run clear.

Oatmeal Waffles

1 egg
1 ½ cup oats
¾ cup milk
4 Tbsp. margarine, melted
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
Mix all wet ingredients together. Then add the dry and mix well. Let batter sit for 15 minutes so the oats soak up the liquid.

Crepes

4 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups water
1 Tablespoon sugar
¼ cup melted butter2-¼ cup flour

German Pancakes

6 eggs, beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cube butter/margarine
Melt one cube butter/margarine in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Mix eggs, flour, milk, and salt together well. Pour egg mixture into pan with melted butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 – 30 minutes until they are crawling up the sides of the pan.