Easy Key Lime Pie

Easy Key Lime Pie

from my grandma.

Again - VERY GOOD!

For the key-lime filling, mix

1- 8 oz can of frozen lime juice (thawed)

1 can of sweetened condensed milk

Stir together in a bowl.

Fold in 1- 8 oz carton of whip cream.

Spoon filling into a regular graham cracker crust and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

Homemade Crescent Rolls

This is the recipe for the rolls that my sister brought. They were REALLY good - AND she said they were really easy to make!

Mix the following ingredients together and warm in the microwave (1-2 mins)

2/3 C Powdered Milk

2 1/2 C Water

1/2 C. Sugar

1/2 C Margarine or Butter

2 tsp. Salt

Add 2 beaten eggs and 2 Tbl. Instant yeast to the warm liquid (whisk yeast in.)

Stir in 7 C flour (NOT bread flour) and beat with a large spoon until smooth.

Cover and let rise until doubles (approx. 30 mins)

Divide into 4 equal parts. Roll one part into a circle and cut into 12 pieces (like a pizza). Repeat with all 4 circles. Roll up each piece and place on greased sheet and let rise again (30 mins).

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 mins or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and brush with butter.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Here's what my sister brought to our Thanksgiving dinner. This recipe would NOT win any low-fat awards, but it was fantastic! :)

Ingredients:
3 cups cooked mashed yams
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup softened butter
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup butter
1 cups brown sugar
1 cups pecans

Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir well and pour into baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients and mix until crumbly. Spread evenly over yam mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

FOOD CHALLENGE #2

Here's the second food challenge... post recipes from your Thanksgiving dinner. (Or recipes that you used with your left-overs.) This way, we'll all be able to build our recipe collections for next year's dinner. I've already emailed those from my dinner to get recipes. Can't wait to see what you ate!!!!!!!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I really liked this soup. I got it off of Cheryl's blog What's Cookin' Tew. And I had leftover chicken that I used so it was completely prepared in 5 minutes. Then I just let it simmer. That's my kind of recipe! ;)

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 cups water (may use chicken broth)

2 Tbs sugar

3 tsp chili powder

3/4 - 1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp oregano

14 oz can or frozen corn (optional)

1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies

2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces

**I didn't have any chilies soI just sprinkled in some crushed red pepper to give it a little kick. I also had some leftover cooked lentils that I threw in which added nutrition and texture without changing the taste.

Combine in large pot. Bring to boil and then simmer for 3o minutes. (You can also put this in a crock pot and let it simmer all day on low.)

Serve with:Sour Cream, Chopped avocado, Sliced olives, Grated Cheddar Cheese, Tortilla strips (Smith's carries these in their deli section)

Chicken Taco Soup

1 Onion
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (8ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups chicken broth
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 pkg taco seasoning
3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream
cilantro
jalapeno peppers
tortilla chips

Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, chicken broth and diced tomatoes in a crock-pot. Add the taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breats on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Cook on low heat for 5 hours.

Remove chicken breasts from the soup and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Shred. Stir the chicken back into the soup and continue cooking for 2 hours. Add cilantro.

Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, jalapenos, black olives, cilantro, fresh lime and tortilla chips.

Food Challenge!

I'm going to start something called a "Food Challenge."

All this is, is a "challenge" for you to post recipes in accordance to the "food" category that is chosen. I'll do a new one every week or two to give you time to post.

And keep in mind, you can keep posting WHATEVER else you want during this time. It's just to give you an idea for recipes to post in case you can't think of one. (And I'm TOTALLY open to suggestions for challenges. If you have to make a salad for an upcoming party, let me know and we'll do a salad food challenge to help you out.)

So... since the last post was a soup recipe from Becca - let's start the first challenge off with good soup recipes. This will help us build up a collection in preparation for the winter. (Although Becca - you're not off the hook! You have to put another one too. ha ha)

We look forward to seeing everyone's soup recipes!!!!