Snowballs

This is a fun yummy treat (if you like coconut) or you could use crushed nuts (anykind) oreos. graham crackers anything.

With Vanilla ice cream you make a good size round ball. You then roll it in whatever...my mom uses coconut and then you freeze. When ready to serve take out of the freezer and drizzle chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, or a fruit sauce and serve. It's super easy and really yummy.

Yummy Dip!

We had this yummy dip my brother in law made for us. I don't know if others know about this delicious goodness. Here it is:

1 package cream cheese (microwaved for 30 sec.)
Yummy salsa of your choice

Pour the salsa ontop of the cream cheese and enjoy with your favorite tortilla's!

Valentine Cupcakes - Red Velvet!

For the cupcakes:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 pound cream cheese, softened
2 sticks butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Chopped pecans and fresh raspberries or strawberries, for garnish

For the cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers.

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.

Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled. Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.

Garnish with chopped pecans and a fresh raspberry or strawberry.

Cook's Note: Frost the cupcakes with a butter knife or pipe it on with a big star tip.

Shawna's Guacamole Dip

So my cousin brought this dip w/ chips to a family gathering. I just thought I'd post the recipe because it was such a hit. Enjoy!

DRESSING:
3 T. Apple Cider Vinegar
1/3 C. Olive Oil
1/4 C. Lemon Juice (real lemons)
5 cloves of minced garlic
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
- Mix all ingredients together

DIP:
4-6 avacadoes cut into small cubes
1 C. frozen white corn
- Add dressing to avacadoes and corn 30 min. to an
hour before serving to marinate, then chill in fridge.

ROAST

1 Roast ( I use Tri-Tip)
1 Package Lipton Onion Soup
1 c. water

Place the roast in your crock pot and pour on top the package of onion soup mix and 1 cup water. Cook on low for about 8 hours.

Super easy, and yummy!

ICE CREAM DESSERT

YOU WILL NEED:
30 OREOS
1 JAR FUDGE SAUCE (SMUCKERS IS DELICIOUS)
1 1/2 GALLON VANILLA ICE CREAM
1 1/2 GALLON RASPBERRY
1 PACKAGE FROZEN RASPBERRIES
1 CONTAINER OF COOL WHIP

DIRECTIONS:
CRUSH OREOS (IT' GREAT TO PUT THEM IN THE BLENDER). PLACE HALF OF THE AMOUNT ON THE BOTTOM OF A 9X13 GLASS DISH. NEXT HEAT THE FUDGE SAUCE AND POUR OVER THE OREO CRUST. ON TOP OF THAT PLACE THE VANILLA ICE CREAM ON TOP OF THE FUDGE (IT'S EASIER WHEN IT'S NOT SO FROZEN). TAKING YOUR ICE CREAM SCOOPER PLACE BIG SCOOPS ON TOP OF THE VANILLA~ SWIRL THEM TOGETHER. POUR THE RASPBERRIES ON TOP OF THE ICE CREAM AND TOP IT OFF WITH THE COOL WHIP, AND THE LEFTOVER OREOS. FREEZE!
THIS IS SUPER YUMMY! AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME IT'S GREAT WITH PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM. ALSO, YOU CAN USE BURNT ALMOND FUDGE AND IN PLACE OF THE RASPBERRIES YOU CAN PUT ALMONDS!

No Cook Cookies UPDATED!!!

OKAY I TOTALLY HAD THIS RECIPE DOWN WRONG... THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T TURN OUT FOR LINDSAY'S BABY BLESSING.. I HAD 1 AND 1/2 CUPS OF CANNED MILK.. IT'S ONLY 1/2 CUPS:) DUH!! SO ENJOY AND NOW IT IS LISTED RIGHT :)

2 T. Cocoa
2 C. Sugar
1 Sq. Butter
1/2 C. Canned Milk
1/2 t. Salt

Cook together in large pan. Bring to boil, cook one minute. Take off heat.
ADD 1 t. Vanilla and 3 C. of INSTANT oatmeal.
Stir and stir—until it starts to thicken and clumps.
Spoon on wax paper.

SO GOOD!!

Market Streets Clam Chowder

2 cans minced Clams (don’t drain)
2 cups diced Potatoes
1 cup finely sliced Onions
1 cup finely diced Celery
Put in pan & cover with water and
simmer until tender with lid on.

WHITE SAUCE
(2) 3/4 cup Butter
(1 1/2) 3/4 cup Flour
1 pt. Whipping Cream
1 pt. Milk
1 1/2 t. Salt
pinch of Pepper

Stir until smooth and thickened.
Combine together and keep warm on simmer.

Chicken Chili

1 can Dk. Kidney Beans
1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Great Northern Beans
1 can Diced Tomatoes—Italian Style
1 can Mild Chili
1 pk. Chili mix (Schilling’s)

Bring to boil
ADD
1 can Corn and 2 Chicken Breasts (cut up)
Simmer
ENJOY!!

Bowtie Noodle Salad

1 Large bag of Italian Blend Lettuce
(or a head of Roman Lettuce)
1 Package of Bow-tie Noodles
—Cooked according to package and cooled
1 Cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Small bag of Slivered Almonds (or as desired)
—Roasted (in a non-stick pan brown almonds with approx. 1T. of sugar)
1 small bottle of Cardinis Caesar Dressing.

Mix right before serving.

This is Chris' favorite salad.. and it's great cause you can make stuff before hand and then last minute put it together.. ENJOY

Summertime Salsa

1 container of regular salsa from THE STORE

1 container of bean salsa from THE STORE

2 or 3 avacados cut up

2 or 3 limes to sqeeze into the mix

Put everything together and eat with your favorite tortilla chips (the lime ones are tasty with this recipe) and enjoy!

Pizza Sloppy Joe's

By: Cami Hickcox
It may sound a little weird, but they are amazing. I can eat atleast 2! I could eat many more but I try to contain myself.

Ingredients:
1lb. lean ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce
10-12 pepperoni's
1 cup shredded cheese
1 tsp. Oregano
8 hamburger buns

In large frying pan brown meat until no pink. Drain excess fat. On medium heat pour jar of spaghetti sauce in with meat. Cut pepperoni's into halves or small triangles then add to spaghetti sauce and meat. Season with oregano and mix until sauce is warm enough to eat!
Serve on hamburger buns and top with cheese! Oh so yummy!

Cafe Rio Salads

Chicken

5 lbs Chicken Brest – boneless, skinless
1 small bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced

Mix all ingredients together in a large crock pot. Cook on high for 5-7 hours. Remove chicken and shred with fork. Reserve a small amount of juice and pour over shredded chicken to keep moist. Keep warm.

Pork

Pork Roast
1 bottle of honey barbeque sauce
1 Tbsp honey
1 liter of Coke

Place all ingredients in large crock pot and cook on low all night. In the morning take the roast out leaving the juice in the crock pot, shred the roast. Then place the shredded roast back in the crock pot and leave it on low.

Lime Rice

In a sauce pan, sauté:

2 Tbsp butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced

In a large pot, bring the following to a boil:

6 2/3 cup water
8 tsp chicken bullion
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 tsp cumin
2 small cans diced green chilies
1 Tbsp lime juice
½ tsp salt

Add onion and garlic to boiling water. Add 3 cups long grain rice. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Pico de Gallo

4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 white onion, chopped
¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Combine ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Tomatillo Dressing

1 pkg of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing dry mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tomatillos, peel
½ - 1 clove garlic, minced
½ - 1/3 bunched cilantro, chopped
½ tsp lime juice
½ - 1 small Jalapeno, seeds removed

Blend ingredients together in a blender. Add additional mayonnaise if dressing is too thin. Keep refrigerated.

Serve in the following order:

Tortillas
Shredded cheese
Chicken or Pork
Black or Pinto Beans
Lime Rice
Red and Green Leaf Lettuce, shredded
Pico de Gallo
Guacamole
Fresh cilantro
Parmesan cheese
Fresh lime slice
Tomatillo dressing

White Chili

1 medium yellow onion chopped and sautéed

1-2 cloves garlic minced (i buy minced garlic in the jar it's easier)

1 tsp cumin powder

2 chicken breast cooked and cubed (you can use as much chicken as you want)

1 16 oz can white kidney beans drained (also called cannelini beans)

1 16 oz can garbanzo beans drained

1 4 oz can diced green chilies

2 tsp chicken bouillon granules (i used a small cube of chicken bouillon instead)

2 - 2 1/2 cups hot water

mix everything together in your Crockpot and cook for 2 hours

add 3/4 - 1 cup sour cream and 1 cup cheese right before serving

Taylor and I add tortilla chips on top and i also love adding chopped tomatoes

Wadsworth Chex Mix

2 cups butter

2 cups sugar

4 Tbsp Karo syrup

1/2 cup water

boil to a softball stage

* cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and pour corn chex on paper
pour syrup mix over corn chex.

let cool and break up into pieces.

Molly's Hawaiian Style Chicken

1 can pineapple chucks (drain juice) in drained juice add

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp worsch sauce (i don't always add this)

1/3 cup ketchup

1 tsp soy sauce

boil in the microwavein a separate bowl mix

1/4 cup vinegar

2 Tbsp cornstarch (if you don't do these two separate from the others the cornstarch doesn't dissolve)

mix every thing together, and pour over chicken. I use chicken tenderloins from costco because of their size but use what you like)

Cook at 350 for 1 hour

30 minutes covered and 30 uncovered

Homemade Oreos

2 boxes devils food cake mix

4 Tbsp. flour

4 eggs

3/4 c. oil

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix and roll into small balls. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8-10 min. (don't overcook). Frost with cream cheese frosting (I usually just buy it pre-made). Enjoy!

Recipe Book

Hello! I am really excited about the idea of an online recipe blog. This is how it will work. If you'd like to participate, just send me an email and I'll add you to this blog. Then you can get on and post any recipes you'd like ~ desserts, main courses, appetizers, etc. Then us girlfriends can use this as a reference for our own dinners. I know we are always in need of some good ideas and new meals, so please participate and share your recipes!