Tres Leches "Three Milk" Cake

adapted from the original recipe by April Felix

1 yellow cake mix, baked as directed

mix together:

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 can evaporated milk

1 can milk

mix together for the topping:

1 box vanilla pudding mix

1 container cool whip

1 cup milk

When the cake is right out of the oven, poke holes in the cake with a toothpick. Pour the 3 milk mixture over the warm cake and let it soak into the cake. Frost with the pudding/cool whip mixture. Serve warm or cold

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

2-3 cooked and shredded chicken breasts (or rotisserie chicken was delicious)

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1-1 1/2 cups sour cream

1 large can green chilis

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic

8-10 corn tortillas, torn into large pieces

2-3 cups cheese, cheddar, Mexican blend....anything

Saute onions and garlic in a few tbs. oil until onions are translucent. Add green chilis, soup, sour cream and heat through. Add 1/2 cup or so of milk to sauce if it seems really thick. Put a small layer of sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish to prevent sticking, then a layer of torn tortillas, chicken, sauce and cheese, then tortillas, chicken, sauce & cheese (on top). Bake at 375 for 30-45 minutes or until heated through and bubbly. Garnish with salsa, guacamole, sour cream.

Ronald McDonald House Dinner

A big thank you to everyone who contributed time, money, planning, recipes, and their hard work to make the Ronald McDonald House dinner a success!

Several of the people staying at the house enjoyed the dishes so much that they requested the recipes! We promised to post everything on the blog for them so please post or email your recipes soon.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Butter Balls

1 c peanut butter - smooth or crunchy
1 c powdered sugar
1/2 c powdered milk
1 c mini or regular chocolate chips
2-3 Tbsp water
crushed graham crackers

Mix first 4 ingredients, adding water one tablespoon at a time until everything is well combined and holds together well. Roll into balls and roll into graham cracker crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to serve. This is a great kid-friendly recipe.

Carmel Corn (Michele)

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup light Karo syrup
1 stick butter
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 bags microwave popcorn (Air popped is fine, don't know exact amount)

DIRECTIONS
Pop popcorn. Strain with fingers to remove all kernels. In 3 quart sauce pan on medium high heat mix sugar and syrup until sugar is dissolved stirring occasionally. Add butter and milk, bring to a rolling boil for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, pour on popcorn. I use 2 bowls. If you have a really big bowl use that. Continue stirring in the bowl until evenly coated.

Tollhouse Pie

1 9" unbaked pie shell
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
(1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional)

Beat eggs until foamy. Beat in sugars until well-blended. Add butter and blend. Stir in chips and nuts. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Mac and Cheese

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz package elbow macaroni

8 oz shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

12 oz small curd cottage cheese

8 oz sour cream

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.

2. In 9x13 inch baking dish, stir together ingredients.

3. Bake 30-35 minutes.