Pork Tamales

Go to Costco buy a bag of tamales.
Put in a 8 x13 glass dish.
Pour favorite sauce over.
Microwave for 8 minutes.
Remove corn husks.
Serve!

My best recipe yet!

Avocado Salsa

1 can black beans (rinse and drain)
1/2 cup corn
2 large tomatoes chopped (put them in a strainer so the juices can drain a little)
1 bunch of fresh cilantro chopped fine
6 green onions chopped
2 avocados chopped

1 pkg Good Seasons Italian Dressing
1/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1 Tbsp water

Combine first five ingredients. Combine dressing powder, vinegar, oil and water. Pour over bean mixture and let sit for 45 minutes. Add avocados just before serving.

Orange Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Chicken broth
1/4 teriyaki sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup orange marmalade
4 green onions, sliced
2 Tbsp cornstarch
8 skinless chicken thighs
1/2 cup walnut pieces

Directions:
Mix chicken broth, teriyaki sauce, garlic, marmalade, 1/4 c. green onions and cornstarch in a crock pot. Add chicken and turn to coat.

Cover and cook on low 8-9 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Sprinkle with walnuts and remaining green onions before serving. Serve chicken over a bed of white rice.

Pasta Fagoli Slow Cooker Soup

1 pound lean ground beef, browned and drained
1/2 large red onion, chopped
1 cup carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, sliced
2 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (and juice)
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups beef broth
1 jar (16.5 oz) pasta sauce
2 tsp oregano
1 T Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup dry pasta, to add at end of cooking time (dittalini pasta or salad roni noodles)


Use a 6 quart or larger crock pot, or cut the recipe in half. This makes a lot. Brown the meat on the stove top, and drain well. Let it cool a bit. Chop up the carrots, onion, and celery. Add it to the empty crock pot. Drain and rinse the beans, and add them. Add the whole cans of tomatoes, and the pasta sauce. Add the beef broth. Add the salt, pepper, oregano, and Tabasco sauce. Stir in your meat. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4. When the vegetables are tender, stir in the 1/2 cup of dry pasta. Cover and cook for another hour on low, or until the pasta is tender. It will swell quite a bit.

Serve with a bit of Parmesan cheese if you have it.

Baked French Toast

This is a very simple recipe that can be prepared the night before for a yummy breakfast that my kids say are better than pancakes, and it is whole wheat!

6 eggs

1/2 cup Milk

1/2 cup Maple syrup

1 cup chopped pecans

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

8-10 slices whole wheat bread

Break slices of bread into 1/4 pieces and line a 13x9 pan with half of them. Whip eggs briefly then add milk, syrup, and spices. Pour half of egg mixture over bread in pan, make sure bread is evenly coated, you may have to press with hands. Top with half of the nuts. Add remaining bread to pan pour the remaining egg mixture, make sure bread is coated. Sprinkle the remaining nuts. Soak over night for best results, but a minimum of 3 hours. Bake in oven for 35-45 minutes (or to desired crunchiness) at 350 degrees. Serve with fresh berries and syrup, or berry syrup and powdered sugar for fun!

African Chicken Peanut Soup

2 cans chicken broth

2 cans black beans

2 sweet potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces

1 cup salsa

1 onion, chopped

2-3 chicken breasts

1 green pepper, chopped

1/2-2/3 cup creamy peanut butter

2 cans chicken & rice soup

Saute the onion, green pepper & chicken until the chicken is cooked. Add broth & sweet potatoes , & salsa to the pan and cook until the sweet potatoes are soft. Add beans, rice soup & peanut butter. Simmer

Pecan Tarts

from allrecipes.com

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING
1 egg
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup chopped pecans

1. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter; blend in flour and salt. Chill for 1 hour. Shape into 1-in. balls; press into the bottom and up the sides of greased mini-muffin cups.
2. For filling, beat the egg in a small mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir in pecans. Bake at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack.