Confetti Quesadillas

from: Cooking with Jaz

Ingredients
1 dozen flour tortillas
1 large can whole green chiles
1 large can tomato sauce
1 lb. monterey jack cheese, cut in 1/4″ thick slices
1 pound ground beef
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. crushed red pepper

Directions
Heat oven to 400. Brown ground beef and drain. Add tomato sauce and simmer for a few minutes. Add the pepper and chili powder. Simmer for a few more minutes.

Meanwhile, grease a 9×13″ pan. In each tortilla, roll up a slice of cheese and a chile. Line burritos up in the baking pan. Add the juice from the chiles to the sauce. Pour sauce over the burritos and bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

from: 98

Ingredients
1 pound bacon
2 white onions, thinly sliced
1-2 freshly caught, pan-sied trout, cleaned
1/2 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Fry, drain and nibble on bacon while doing next step! Saute onions in bacon grease, drain and salt, and nibble while preparing the fish. Coat fish well with mixture of corn meal, flour, salt and pepper. Fry fish inhot grease until done and very crisp. Garnish with onion and baking.

from: 96

Ingredients
1 tablsepoon butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup fresh corn kernels
1 garlic clove, minced
2/3 cup chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalepeno
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 8-inch tortillas
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions
Heat butter in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, corn, and garlic, and saute 30 seconds. Add tomato and jalepeno; saute 4 minutes. Stir in shrimp, lemon juice, cilantro and salt; saute 3 minutes. Remove corn mixture from skillet; keep warm.

Place one tortilla in a skillet over medium heat, and top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup corn mixture over cheese; top with a tortilla. Cook 3 minutes, pressing down with a spatula until the cheese melts. Turn carefully and cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute). Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve with salsa or sour cream or guacamole.

Apple Butter

from: Cooking with Jaz

Ingredients
1 dozen flour tortillas
1 large can whole green chiles
1 large can tomato sauce
1 lb. monterey jack cheese, cut in 1/4″ thick slices
1 pound ground beef
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. crushed red pepper

Directions
Heat oven to 400. Brown ground beef and drain. Add tomato sauce and simmer for a few minutes. Add the pepper and chili powder. Simmer for a few more minutes.

Meanwhile, grease a 9×13″ pan. In each tortilla, roll up a slice of cheese and a chile. Line burritos up in the baking pan. Add the juice from the chiles to the sauce. Pour sauce over the burritos and bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

from: 98

Ingredients
1 pound bacon
2 white onions, thinly sliced
1-2 freshly caught, pan-sied trout, cleaned
1/2 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Fry, drain and nibble on bacon while doing next step! Saute onions in bacon grease, drain and salt, and nibble while preparing the fish. Coat fish well with mixture of corn meal, flour, salt and pepper. Fry fish inhot grease until done and very crisp. Garnish with onion and baking.

from: 96

Ingredients
1 tablsepoon butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup fresh corn kernels
1 garlic clove, minced
2/3 cup chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded jalepeno
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 8-inch tortillas
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions
Heat butter in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, corn, and garlic, and saute 30 seconds. Add tomato and jalepeno; saute 4 minutes. Stir in shrimp, lemon juice, cilantro and salt; saute 3 minutes. Remove corn mixture from skillet; keep warm.

Place one tortilla in a skillet over medium heat, and top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup corn mixture over cheese; top with a tortilla. Cook 3 minutes, pressing down with a spatula until the cheese melts. Turn carefully and cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute). Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve with salsa or sour cream or guacamole.

from: Martha Stewart.Com

Ingredients
20 apples such as empire, golden delicious (about 6.5 lbs) peeled, cored, and quartered
1 cup apple cider
2 tablespoons calvados, a french apple brandy (regular brandy can be substituted)
1 large cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1 small pinch of ground cloves
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions
Ccombine apples, cider, calvados, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, mace, cloves, sugar, and lemon juice ina large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Place mixture over medium-high heat, and cook, stirring often e wooden spoon to prevent scorching, until apples are broken down and saucy, about 1 hour. Mash any large pieces of apple with a large wooden spoon to help thembreak down.

Reduce heat to medium. Using a rubber spatula, scrape out apple mixture from pan, and transfer to a small saucepan. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until apples are completely broken down and butter is very thick and dark, about 2 1/2 hours. Remove from the heat, and let stand to cooll. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month in the fridge, or 6 in the freezer.

Butterscotch Apple Crisp

from: Meals.Com

Ingredients
2 1/2 pounds tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced.
1 (11 oz) package butterscotch chips
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats

Directions
Heat oven to 375.

Arrange apples in a 13×9 inch baking pan. Combine morsels, sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl; springkle over apples. Bake for 20 minutes; remove from oven.

Combine flour and sugar ina medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until crumbly. Stir in nuts and oats; sprinkkle over apple layer. Bake for additional 30 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned. Cool slightly. Serve warm with icecream, if desired.

Fresh Garden Delight

from: Girl Scouts

Ingredients
bananas
milk chocolate chips
mini marshmallows

Directions
Take your banana, skin on, and slice it lenthwise, through the skin, cutting through the banana, but not penetrating the skin on the opposite side. Carefully pull apart the cut of the banana and stuff it with the marshmallows and chocolate chips. Use lots!! You'll need 'em.

Then all that's left to do is cook the banana. Wrap it in some tin foil and cook it on a bed of hot coals (or in the oven if you don't happen to be camping). You want the marshmallows and chocolate chips to get melty and the banana to get nicely cooked.

Once it's done, pull back the foil and consume with a spoon and maybe some milk…. mmmmmm

from: 98

Ingredients
1 med z ucchini, sliced
1 med yellow squash, sliced
1 med onion, sliced
6-12 chinese pea pods
1 cup fresh green beans, sliced
1 small green pepper, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 teaspoons seasoning pepper
1/2 teaspoon dill weed

Directions
Sautee all veggie slightly in melted butter. Cover tihgtly for 10 to 12 minutes and stir occasionally. Sprinkle with seasoning salt, seasoning pepper and dill weed.

Baked Chicken 'n' Dressing

from: Girl Scouts

Ingredients
bananas
milk chocolate chips
mini marshmallows

Directions
Take your banana, skin on, and slice it lenthwise, through the skin, cutting through the banana, but not penetrating the skin on the opposite side. Carefully pull apart the cut of the banana and stuff it with the marshmallows and chocolate chips. Use lots!! You'll need 'em.

Then all that's left to do is cook the banana. Wrap it in some tin foil and cook it on a bed of hot coals (or in the oven if you don't happen to be camping). You want the marshmallows and chocolate chips to get melty and the banana to get nicely cooked.

Once it's done, pull back the foil and consume with a spoon and maybe some milk…. mmmmmm

from: 98

Ingredients
1 med z ucchini, sliced
1 med yellow squash, sliced
1 med onion, sliced
6-12 chinese pea pods
1 cup fresh green beans, sliced
1 small green pepper, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 teaspoons seasoning pepper
1/2 teaspoon dill weed

Directions
Sautee all veggie slightly in melted butter. Cover tihgtly for 10 to 12 minutes and stir occasionally. Sprinkle with seasoning salt, seasoning pepper and dill weed.

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
8 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
3/4 cup sherry
med block of swiss cheese
2 cans cream of chicken soup (can use healthy request)
2 cups pepperidge farm dressing (the crushed, not cubed kind)
1 cube (about 2 tbsp) melted butter

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Place chicken breasts in a greased baking pan. Slice swiss cheese and lay over the chicken breasts. Mix soup with sherry and pour over the chicken. Bake about one hour. Toss dressing with butter and spead evenly over chicken. Bake 30 minutes longer.

Hot Curried Fruit

from: Kitchen Keepsakes

Ingredients
1/4 C melted butter
1/2 C brown sugar
2 T cornstarch
1 T curry powder
16 oz can sliced peaches, well drained
16 oz can sliced pears, well drained
16 oz can pinapple chunks, well drained
8 oz can marachino cherries, well drained
1 cup black pitted cherries (canned)
2 bananas, cut in large pieces

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Melt butter in a saucepan; add sugar, cornstarch and curry powder. Stir until smooth. Mix drained fruit ina 2 quart casserole. Pour sauce over fruit and toss lightly. Bake 40 minutes, covered.

Broccoli-Cheese Soup

from: soupsong.com

Ingredients
¾ pound broccoli, florets cut off and reserved, stems lightly peeled and chopped (woody end discarded)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery with leaves, chopped
½ to 1 hot pepper (jalapeño, cherry, or Serrano)
4 cups vegetable (or chicken) stock
1 potato, peeled and diced
¼ to ½ cup parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
brick of cheddar cheese for grating

Directions
In a large saucepan, sauté the onion, broccoli stems, celery and hot pepper in the olive oil over low heat – sweating them until the onion is transparent. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in potato and parsley, then reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Puree, solids first, in a blender – then return to the pot.

When you’re five or so minutes away from serving, bring to the pureed soup to a boil, stir in the reserved florets, and cook on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Return the soup and florets to the blender and lightly pulse until the florets are nicely chunked and distributed throughout. Ladle soup into bowls or flat soup plates and grate the cheese in long, thick strips over each serving. Serve immediately.

Black Bean Burgers

from: cookinglight.com

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 ¼ cups chopped green onions
¾ cup chopped ham (about 3 oz)
2 garlic cloves, chopped
7 (1-ounce) Hawaiian bread rolls, cut into ½ inch cubes
1 ¾ cups fat free milk
¾ cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ cup (3 oz) shredded Swiss cheese, divided

Directions
Heat a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add onions, ham, and garlic, sauté 5 min. Remove from heat; cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange bread cubes on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 15 min or until lightly browned. Combine milk andn ext 5 ingredients (milk through nutmeg) in a large bowl, stirring until well blended. Stir in ham mixture. Add bread, tossing gently to coat. Arrange half of bread mixture in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with the other half of the bread mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake an additional 20 minutes or until set.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe(
CALORIES 353 (30 percent from fat); FAT 11.9g (sat 5.7g, mono 3.9g, poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 23.9g; CARB 35.9g; FIBER 1.4g; CHOL 50mg; IRON 2.9mg; SODIUM 993mg; CALC 384mg

from: Grandma P.

Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt
pepper
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup good quality salsa (Ortega, Herdez)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 medium onion, chopped
12 corn tortillas cut into 1” squares
8 ounces (approximately) sour cream
1 cup or more sharp cheddar

Directions
Heat oven to 350. Take the chicken breasts and salt and pepper them on both sides. Place them in a shallow baking dish. Put a pat of butter on each and
bake, covered, 1 ½ hours.

Mix the chicken soup, mushroom soup, salsa, onion and tortillas together. Combine the drippings from the chicken and enough sour cream to make a cup and mix that in too. Cut chicken into small cubes and combine it with the soup mixture. Refrigerate over night. Spread in a casserole dish and top with shredded sharp cheddar.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 1 ½ hours. Then uncover and bake 10 minutes more.

from: CookingLight.Com

Ingredients
1 ¾ cups chopped onion
¾ cup chopped green bell pepper
¾ pound ground round
½ cup bottled salsa
1 to 2 tablespoons bottled chipotle sauce (such as La Preferidia) or hot sauce
1 (15 ½ ounce) can pinto beans in zesty sauce (such as S&W), undrained
1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup 1% low-fat milk
1 ½ tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and beef; cook 5 minutes or until meat is browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in the salsa, chipotle sauce, beans, and tomatoes; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in ½ cup cilantro. Spoon beef mixture into a 3-quart casserole.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl. Add ¼ cup cilantro, milk, butter, and egg; stir until well-blended. Spoon the batter over beef mixture; spread evenly. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden.

Nutritional Info (1 cup(
calories: 329 carbohydrates: 41.7 g cholesterol: 64 mg fat: 11 g sodium: 655 mg protein: 16 g calcium: 157 mg iron: 4.2 mg fiber: 5.8 g

from: Grandma P.

Ingredients
1 pint sour cream
2 cups Velveeta (cubed)
2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
2 cups cottage cheese
4 eggs
5 cups cooked macaroni

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Spread the macaroni evenly in a shallow baking dish. Mix together all the other ingredients and pour over the macaroni. Cook 30-45 minutes until slightly brown around the edges and bubbling.

from: 94

Ingredients
1 ½ cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
4 cups sliced white or cremini mushrooms
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried
pinch of ground black pepper
1 cake firm tofu
1 cup Neufchatel, at room temperature
1 cup grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon unbleached white flour
½ teaspoon salt
16 sheets filo dough
3 to 4 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions
Sauté the onions in the oil for 5 minutes on medium high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the sherry and soy sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the liquid is gone. Remove from the heat and stir in the dill, marjoram, and pepper. While the vegetables cook, combine the tofu, Neufchatel, grated cheese, and flour in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. Combine with the vegetables and salt to taste.

Working with Filo dough is rather tricky. It’s incredibly fragile and it dries out very fast. So when you’re not working with it, cover it with a clean, damp kitchen towel. It’s also best if you work as quickly as possible. For this recipe, keep the other four tablespoons of butter and a pastry brush close at hand.

Grease the a cookie sheet with your choice of cooking spray or butter. Lay two sheets of Filo on the sheet (on top of one another) and brush the top one with butter. Repeat three more times so you have a total of eight sheets laid down. Spread the filling evenly over the sheets. Top the filling with 8 more sheets of Filo done in the same manner as the ones on bottom.

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly puffy. Cut into squares and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info (6 oz(
294 calories, 11.5 g protein, 22.9 g fat, 12.2 g carbohydrates, 8.6 g saturated fatty acids, 37.3 mg cholesterol, 484.2 mg sodium, 1.2 g total dietary fiber

from: 97

Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups, packed, grated raw potato
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup grated onion.

Filling:
1 heaping, packed cup grated cheddar cheese
1 medium cauliflower, broken into small florets
1 medium clove crushed garlic
1 cup chopped onion
3 tbsp butter
dash of thyme
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs and 1/4 cup milk beaten together
black pepper
paprika

Directions
Heat oven to 400. Set the freshly-grated potato in a colander over a bowl. Salt it and leave it for 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the excess water and add it to the remaining ingredients. Pat it into a well-oiled 9-inch pie pan, building up the sides of the crust with the lightly-floured fingers. Bake for 40-45 minutes – until browned. After the first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crisp it.

Sauté onions and garlic, lightly salted, in butter for 5 minutes. Add herbs and cauliflower and cook, covered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread half the cheese into the baked crust then the sauté, then the rest of the cheese. Pour the milk/egg mixture over and dust with paprika. Bake 35-40 minutes.

from: MarthaStewart.Com

Ingredients
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, de-veined, and finely chopped
4 medium cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 ½ cups cooked or canned black beans, drained
1 cup cooked rice (basmati is suggested)
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions
Heat 1 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, red pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until soft and onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Add cumin, turmeric, and ketchup. Cook for 1 minute.

In the bowl of a food processor, combine onion mixture, beans, and rice. Process until well combined. Transfer to large bowl. Add bread crumbs, and mix well. Season with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high heat in a large nonstick skillet. Drop ¼ cup balls of bean mixture into skillet. Flatten into 3-inch patties. Cook until golden brown, 3-5 minutes per side. Repeat process with remaining oil and bean mixture. Serve immediately.

Margarita Cheesecake Freezes

from: Everyday Food, Jan/Feb 2003

Ingredients
1 ½ pints strawberries, rinsed and hulled
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
1/3 cup water

Directions
Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until chunky. Pour half mixture into a bowl. Process the rest until smooth. Pour into 3 ounce molds or plastic cups and insert sticks or wooden spoons. Freeze until solid – at least 8 hours.

from: Martha Stewart

Ingredients
6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
¼ cup sour cream
1/3 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar
1 tablespoon grate lime zest
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more for glasses
2 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons triple sec
½ cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 graham crackers
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
coarse salt for glasses

Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream, confectioners’ sugar, lime zest, lime juice, tequila, and triple sec; beat until combined. In another bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form; fold into cream-cheese mixture. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

Pulse graham crackers and granulated sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped. Stir in butter.

To serve, place lime juice on one plate and salt on another. Dip rims of glasses in juice, then salt. Remove mixture from freezer, and scoop into glasses; sprinkle with topping. Let soften slightly before freezing.

Lemon Blueberry Bread

from: Paula Kafer

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
grated peel of 1 lemon
2 ¼ cups flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp salt
¾ cups milk
1 ½ cups fresh blueberries
or partially thawed frozen ones
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 5×9 inch loaf pan. Cream 1 cup of the sugar, and butter in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and lemon peel; beat well. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the flour. Sift the remaining flour with baking powder and salt. Mix flour alternately with milk into creamed mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Combine the reserved 2 tablespoons flour with blueberries and gently fold into batter.

Turn into prepared pan and bake 1 hour fifteen minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes then pierce gently with a fork. Combine lemon juice and remaining ¼ cup sugar; stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon over bread. Serve when topping is set. Makes 1 loaf.