7 Layered Dip

 

What You Need

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened

1 Tbsp.  Taco Seasoning Mix

1 cup guacamole

1 cup Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1 cup shredded lettuce

1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1/2 cup chopped green onions

2 Tbsp. sliced black olives

 

 

Make It

MIX cream cheese and seasoning mix until blended; spread onto serving plate or bottom of pie plate.
TOP with remaining ingredients.
REFRIGERATE several hours or until chilled.

Texas Sheet Cake

 This has got to be the most addictive cake ever!  Huge hit around our house and anywhere we take this cake to share it!

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 2 sticks Butter
• 1 cup Boiling Water
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 2 whole Beaten Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• _____
• FOR FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
• 1-3/4 stick Butter
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 6 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar

Preparation Instructions

Note: I use an 18x13 sheet cake pan.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.

Crock Pot Layered Enchildas

Okay, this looks totally different while in the crock pot than it does on the plate.  This isn't looking too "layered" on the plate.  To some it may not look very yummy at all.. trust me, I was questioning it myself.. however to my surprise, it was really good!   Here is the recipe that I did...

2 lbs (aprox. because I don't measure things) Lean Ground Beef
1 Lg. Chopped Onion
3/4  Cup Chopped Green Peppers
1 Can Black Beans
1 Can Rotel Original
1 Can Diced Tomatoes
1 Can Enchilada Sauce (or you can use the dry package)
1 Sm. Can  Cream of Mushroom soup
1/2 tsp. Salt
Black pepper
Shreadded Cheese.. We like cheese a LOT but you may not want to add to much.. I added it to each layer as well as on top.
Flour Tortillas  cut these into small strips / pieces.  I used longer strips and wish I had used the smaller.

Brown meat with onions and green peppers, making sure to drain of the grease.  In a bowl, you will add all other ingredients excluding tortillas and cheese. 
In the crock pot, start with a layer of meat, then tortillas, tomato mixture and cheese.  Continue with these layers until everything is used.   Cover and cook on low.. my crock pot has 10 / 8/  6 /  4 hour increments.  I went with 8 and between 6/7 hours in I changed it over to warm. 
Not one bit was left for leftovers.   Some of us topped it with sour cream and it was great.  This is a keeper for sure! 

Ranch House Pork

I didn't take a picture before everyone ate it all.. but this was a really good crock pot meal!  I usually try to make a pot of something big enough for us to have a little left overs.  So most of my recipes will be for a BIG pot full of food.

Seriously the most easy to make and very tasty!

2  Lg. Family Package of the center cut pork loin chops
2 Lg. cans cream of mushroom soup
3  packages dry ranch seasoning

Place pork chops in crock pot. Not frozen, Within the first hour of a crock pot working it will bring the meat temp. to a safe heat, and if the meat is frozen to start with, I don't think it would get there in time.  Set the meat in the fridge the day before.
Mix soup and seasoning together in bowl and then pour over the pork loin chops.
Cook on high for 4 hours Serve over rice or noodles.  (with garlic bread and salad on the side)

Crock Pot is a Blessing!

   Football has started and I am determined that we not eat out every time we have football practice or a game.  I have a new crock pot after breaking the other not so old one while washing it one day.  I did not grow up on crock pot food, so it's a rather new idea to me.  I am leary at times of what to put in the crock, but I am bound and determined to make it happen to not only save money for our family, but for us to eat healthier at home.  Wish me luck!!

FYI: The item in the picture cooking is a pork roast stuffed with garlic and onions.. cooked ALL day long and it just fell apart. It was really yummy!

Buttery Onion Soup!

I have decided to start making the time to try out some of these recipes from the fundraising for Sissy Borel and the National Ladies Auxiliary  cookbook.  Today is my first and we are making Buttery Onion Soup.  I am excited just by the smells coming from my kitchen.. I think the family will be just as excited over a home cooked meal instead of eating out at a fast food place. 

 This recipe was donated by veterans wife that lives way down in the southern part of Louisiana.  We all know those little old cajun ladies can cook!  So far I have had every single ingredient this recipe has called for already in my kitchen.. so this is a very good thing to me!  I don't want to shop for special items just to cook a pot of soup. 

Super Easy!!  Within 30 minutes this pot of yummy soup was complete!  My husband tried it.. he said he was tasting potatos.. but there is none in it.  Our 4 year old tried it and is sitting there eating quietly.  Our 6 year old tried it and has already said that he is getting more when he eats that bowl of soup!

I have bought those bags o instant soup at our signature Kroger here and spent almost 4.00 per bag and then tasted the "instant".   This soup was under 2.00 for the pot.. So for the 4.00 I could have a big pot of homemade from scratch soup in less than 30  minutes.  This soup is a keeper recipe! 

You can get this in the fundraising cookbook for Sissy Borel and the Ladies Auxiliary Homecoming fund .. buy your copy HERE

Cookbook Completed!

I have been working to help raise money for the National Presidental Homecoming for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary. Sissy Borel will hold the position for National President in the term 2013-2014 and her homecoming will be held in New Orleans. All money raised from the sell of this cookbook that I put together will go straight to the Homecoming Fund. We will host this gathering in New Orleans for Veterans and spouses from across our country. We are excited about this event and we hope that you enjoy the recipes that our family and friends have included in this cookbook to share with you and your loved ones.

You can buy your copy of this amazing cookbook here.