triple layer mousse

or as I like to say, a kitchen disaster! I recommend making this but doing it in a plastic cup... or a jar! :) LOL

You can get the recipe from Martha Stewart

I did not let the whipping cream get hard enough. Apparently following directions is important. 

It was supposed to look like this. HA!

Oh well. They were. DELICIOUS!!!!

cupcake in a jar

Jars are good for so many things. Trapping bugs, canning gummy bears, holding cell for fairies, and the easiest and most fun way to eat a cupcake!

Super easy and the "new thing"according the my Rachael Ray Magazine. 

Just layer cake, frosting filling.. repeat. 

Serve and eat. ENJOY!

Pita Pizza with raisins

DON'T you Dar say GROSS! :)

Well, you can because I did. But McKay thought it would be fun to try so we made it and we will be adding this to our monthly menu. 

Pita Pizza idea we got from mom's post

We got the recipe from this months Rachel Ray Mag. (I have a subscription as a gift)

This is probably one of her best mag with SO MANY recipes!

Pita's (or pizza dough, it doesn't matter)

NO SAUCE!!! (we tried with and w/o and w/o is MUCH BETTER)

YOU WILL NEED:

swiss cheese

olives

Bacon chopped up

onions (sauteed with bacon and butter beforehand)

Golden Raisins (add to the onions and bacon)

add the swiss cheese. Then add the sauteed mix of raisins, onion and bacon. 

Top with olives and back until cheese is melted. 

You tastebuds will thank you. :)

Best soup ever

Here is a soup I made up from a soup recipe I tried at Christmas and I like this better since I have the ingredients already from food storage.

I freeze my sour cream when it goes on sale for 60cents and so I throw a whole carton in a big pan from the freezer.

1/3-1/2 c. powdered milk.

2 sm. cans tomato sauce

3 cans black beans

1 or 2 cans corn (I used one can)

chicken I had cooked and seasoned and frozen in the freezer

1 pkg. taco seasoning

about 20 corn tortillas broken up

cheese grated or block about a cup

pour in water to fill the rest of the pan up to the top (large pan)

It is a thick soup and won't need crackers. Cook it for awhile to melt cheese and so corn tortillas become like soup.

ok I know these instructions are random since I didn't measure anything but trust me it's the best soup ever and if theres just 2 of you freeze the rest but you'll be surprised how much you'll eat by yourself. If it still needs a little kick I add some salsa.

Have a bowl of grated cheese to top it off with.

Navojo Tacos

So I haven't made this for years but just saw my old recipe and decided to try it again.

Fried Dough
2 1/2-3 c. flour
1 c. water
1/2 t. salt
3 t. baking powder
Mix and then take small portions ( I flatten them to hand size so they get cooked thru)
Fry them in about an inch of oil in a pan. Make sure oil is medium hot not too hot to burn or too low so it takes too long to cook.
When done I made chicken chili (chicken from my freezer and 2 cans of beans and 1 can tomato sauce and taco seasoning) To make more healthy add lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Lex and Parks loved them.

Turkey Taquitos

Think Taco-roll ups. Think EASY and CHEAP. That is what a Turkey Taquito is my friends.

Turkey meat (on clearance for .50 for 1lbs) With onions, cilantro, taco seasoning and crushed red peppers. Basically make taco meat any way you like. 

 Fry white or corn tortillas just for a few seconds so they are soft and pliable. 

Add cheese and meat onto the tortilla and roll up. Bake for 15 minutes at 425*F.

Just until golden brown and cheesy (like me)

I had extra so instead of baking them, I froze them like this first. 

Then I put three to a baggy and now we have a quick grab and go lunch option

Yumm yumm yumm....

barbecue or Alfredo pizza pita

Here are some pita pizzas . I love barbecue sauce as my family knows so you can use that or the tomato based pizzas. I pull out seasoned chicken from my freezer already cooked and then add anything you want. Parker loves the peppers and I love the mozzarella cheese. I like pineapple but the kids don't You can top it with parsley. You can also use sausage instead of chicken but much more fattening. aggh.

My favorite is the alfredo sauce yum and you can use spinach or artichoke the ingredients I never use but will with this pizza. The reason I like pitas is that it's fast if you don't have time to make a crust.
ALFREDO SAUCE

4 tablespoons of butter
1/2 teaspoon of salt
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup of cream
3/4 cup of fresh Parmesan cheese grated from a block

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the flour, salt, milk and cheese. It's important to stir fairly rapidly--cream, when heated, has a tendency to curdle. (I use milk for last fat)Once the ingredients have fairly well homogenized, turn the heat up to medium and stir constantly until the sauce has thickened. Turn the heat down and cover the sauce; Add more or less cheese depending on taste, remembering that adding too much will cause your sauce to thicken.

McCall Casserole

Ok so it's basically a casserole and all I put in it is.....

Depending on how big you want the casserole to be I usually do
1and 1/2 cups of rice cooked
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 package of sausage cooked
and 1 onion

While the rice is cooking, I cook the sausage and then in another pan I cook the onion and 2 bell peppers that are cut up in little squares.
I then mix it all together with a little salt and pepper and some cheese.

Cook it at 350 for 30 mins.

Beet Salad... it really is yummy!

I have 4 go-to salads and want to make it 7. One for each day of the week. This is one of them! I had it a a Valentines Party and thought "beets?" Yes, beets. I LOVE THEM! The original recipe is here. 

• 1 can sliced beets
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 
  

• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Salad
• 1 large pear
• 3 cups spinach lettuce
• 2 ounces goat cheese

Toast the almonds in a small skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Remove and cool.
For the vinaigrette: Make the vinaigrette by stirring together the vinegar, mustard, salt and sugar, and then slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
Add the sliced beets add half the vinaigrette, tossing to coat completely. Toss the remaining vinaigrette with the salad greens.
Quarter and core the pear and slice it into julienne strips, about 1/8-inch thick. (optional but it really adds to the salad I think)
Arrange the dressed greens, and beets on a platter and top with the pear, toasted nuts, and goat cheese.

fruit chicken salad

Another chicken recipee with chicken from the freezer.

I always add more salt and pepper and sometimes garlic powder as well since the flavor diminishes in the freezer (at least to me it does) For this recipe I add cajun spice as well.

Then lettuce, mandarin oranges, pineapple tidbits, the chips like cafe rio (thin) and then dressing.

(I've seen this with much more ingredients so you can add sesame seeds, etc. to your liking (keep in mind I have kids at home that like things plain.) I made rolls to go with it. The kids loved it.

I'll upload the picture when I get on my other computer.