Breakfast Cheese Casserole

Mix:
6 whisked eggs
1 c. milk
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp baking powder
6 TBSP melted butter

Put in a greased 9 x 13 pan

top with 3/4 c. cottage cheese
1/2 lb monterey jack cheese
1/2 lb cheddar cheese

Bake at 350 for 30-40 min. Recipe from Marcie.

Queso Dip

This is such an easy recipe, I probably shouldn't even bother posting it. It's just 2 ingredients, and I heat it on a saucepan on the stove and then throw it in my mini crockpot and serve with tortilla chips.

1 can of Chili (don't get the cheap kind--you want the meatiest one they make)

1 jar mild or medium con queso cheese sauce

Voila! Easiest appetizer ever!

Chinese Chicken Salad

3 chicken breasts, cooked, cooled, diced

2 Tbs. sesame seed

2 oz. slivered almonds

1/2 head finely chopped red cabbage

1 large head green cabbage (napa chinese cabbage)

1 pkg. chicken flavored ramen, crumpled

2 green onions, chopped

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Mix all the ingredients for the salad together. Save noodles for the end.

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Dressing:

1 Tbs. sugar

3 Tbs. vinegar

1/2 c. veg. oil

flavor pkg. from the ramen

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. pepper

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This tastes great the next day for lunch too!

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Corn & Black Bean Salsa

1 can of black beans drained
16 oz. of corn (canned, frozen, even fresh)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 cucumber, peeled & chopped

fresh cilantro (as much as you want), chopped
1 small bottle of kraft zesty! italian dressing

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Mix it all together, cover & let it chill in the fridge for about a 1/2 hour or so.

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Serve with chips or all by itself! (Recipe from Kelly)

Cheater Fruit Pizza

Buy 2 rolls of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough. Allow to warm up to room temperature, then roll out into regular size baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

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Buy 1 container of whipped cream cheese frosting. Top with favorite fruits. Voila!

Pudding Parfaits

My mom brought these for dessert on Sunday. Yummy!

1. Layer of vanilla pudding

2. Layer of Danish Dessert

3. Layer of lemon pudding

4. Layer of vanilla pudding

5. Layer of strawberries and raspberries

6. Top off with whip cream

(I used instant pudding except for the Danish Dessert that has to be cooked.)

Cooked pudding would be tastier and smoother, but would take a lot longer. You have to let each layer set up before putting the next layer on. It can be made either the morning of or night before.

Grilled Pineapple

I love to throw pinapple on the grill when we barbecue.This is how I prepare it:

1. Cut off top and bottom, work your way down, cutting off slices of peel. Cut in half, then into 4 spears (8 total).
2. Zest 1 lime (reserve) then squeeze juice on pineapple spears, grill, then drizzle with a little bit of honey. Sprinkle with lime zest.

I often serve this with my teriyaki chicken:

1. Marinate 4 chicken breasts in a large baggie with 1/3 c. bottled teriyaki sauce, 1/4 c. vegetable oil, and a palmful of grill seasoning.
2. After marination, grill.

When I use my grill pan inside, I grill the pinapple first, then grill the chicken afterwards to get some of the pineapple flavoring.

I serve this with sides of rice and bok choy.