Bean and Pepper Salsa

(This recipe is from my mother-in-law, Sandie.)

This is a sweet salsa, not hot or spicy at all.

Ingredients:

1 can black beans

1 can great northern beans

1 can shoepeg corn

1 green pepper

1 red pepper

1 yellow pepper

1 white onion

1 cup white vinegar

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

Directions:

1. rinse and drain beans

2. chop veggies

3. mix all the ingredients and refrigerate

Tuna Casserole

2 cans tuna
2 cups peas
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, diced
1 (13 oz) can evaporated milk
1 (8 oz) pkg noodles, cooked
2 cups potato chips

Combine all ingredients and top with crushed potato chips. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

Graham Streusel Coffee Cake

1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 c. butter, melted
1 (18 1/2 oz) pkg. yellow cake mix
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1 T. milk

Combine cracker crumbs, brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon, and melted butter; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour 1/2 of the batter in a greased 13X9 baking pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cracker mixture; spoon the remaining batter on top; sprinkle with balance of cracker mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool. Combine powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over cake.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Fettucine

Jamie made this chicken solo a few weeks ago (awesome!). I decided to make fettucine alfredo more exciting.

Ingredients:

1 lb Chicken breasts
1 1/4 cups Bread crumbs
1/2 Parmesan cheese (I used dried)
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter
Alfredo sauce (1 jar)
Fettucine noodles (12 oz box)

Directions:
* Pound each chicken breast to a thickness of 1/2 inch btw sheets of wax paper.
* Mix bread crumbs and cheese.
* Melt butter in pan.
* Dip the chicken in egg then bread crumb mixture, place in melted butter. Cook on medium high.
* Cook noodles at the same time.
* Drain noodles and mix with sauce.
* Serve with chicken on top.
* Ignore the amount of fat in this dish and savor the butter :)

New Twist to Angel Food Cake

Strawberry Angel Roll

Ingredients:

1 pkg (16 ounces) angel food cake mix

1 pkg (2.25 ounces) sliced almonds, chopped

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup strawberry preserves

1 (8 ounces) container sour cream

1 (8 ounces) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

red food coloring (optional)

1 pkg (3.4 ounces) white chocolate instant pudding

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bar pan (I use my pampered chef bar stoneware) with parchment paper. Prepare cake mix according to pkg directions. Pour batter over parchment paper, spread evenly.

2. Chop almonds. Sprinkle evenly over batter.

3. Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is golden and springs back to the touch.

4. Remove from oven. Sprinkly powdered sugar over cake. Place another piece of parchment paper over the cake. Carefully invert the cake (I used a wire cooling rack to flip). Peel the parchment paper from the bottom (or now the top) of the cake. Roll up the cake from the short side while still hot (with the new paper still in place). Allow to cool completely rolled up.

5. While cooling: Combine sour cream, whipped topping, almond extract, and food coloring, mix well. Add pudding and whisk until thick.

6. Unroll cake. Spread preserves on cake. Spread whipped pudding mixture on top of preserves.

7. Roll up cake. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar.

Guacamole

This recipe is from my cousin, Becky:

* 2 serrano or jalapeno chiles, quickly roasted in a dry pan (cut in half first), then minced fine
* 1/2 a medium white onion, chopped fine & rinsed
* 1 plum tomato, seeded & chopped* handful cilantro, rough chopped
* 3 medium-large avocados, scoop out with a spoon, leaving the flesh in chunks
* lime juice, salt, pepper to taste

Directions: Roughly stir together, eat, be happy. I've also learned that if you put leftovers in a ziploc and get all the air out, it will stay green a day or two.Sometimes, I also add roasted garlic. Yum.

Corned Beef Chicken Bake

This is from my friend, Angie. I hate corned beef, but like this dish.

Chicken Breasts
Corned beef sandwich meat slices
Bacon
8 oz Sour Cream
Cream of Onion soup

In a casserole dish, put 4-5 slices of corned beef under chicken breasts. Place uncooked bacon on top of the chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Pour off any liquid
Mix together sour cream and cream of onion.
Pour cream on chicken.
Bake another 30 minutes.

I serve this with rice and a veggie.