Mango Confetti Salsa

My sister in law Mary requested that if she didn’t win the Pampered Chef Manual Food Processor (which she didn’t, sorry Mary) then could she please still have the recipe for this Pampered Chef salsa so here it is Mary, enjoy! 1 large mango 1/2 small jicama 1/3 orange bell pepper 1/3 red bell pepper … Continue reading

Tres Leches Cake

Courtney and I love the Tres Leches Cakes at Cafe Rio and Costa Vida and this, I think, is probably about as close as we’ll be able to get.  It was so good!  Homemade cake with 3 kinds of milk drizzled on top then homemade whipped cream topped with fruit, what could be better than … Continue reading

Santa Fe Chicken Casserole

Some of the other bargains I scored at Smiths this morning were 3 of those new Philadelphia Cooking Cremes in 3 different flavors which were only .75 after the sale price and coupons.  I figured for .75, I would give them a try.  They all came with multiple recipes on each container and this one … Continue reading

Southwestern Soup

This is a Taste of Home recipe from the October/November 2008 magazine. 3 cups water 4 (8 oz each) cans tomato sauce 2 (16 oz each) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed 2 (14 1/2 oz each) cans chicken broth 2 cups frozen corn 2 cups salsa 2 teaspoons dried minced onion 1 – 2 … Continue reading

Tortilla Soup with Black Beans

I pulled this recipe out of a magazine but can’t remember which one (again).  It smelled delicious while it was cooking.  This is a good recipe to throw together for dinner since you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry like I did. 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced (I only … Continue reading

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

Courtney is having dinner with friends tonight so I volunteered to make them dessert.  She wanted chocolate cake so I went to my big file folder of recipes that I want to make one day and found this one.  It’s a Kraft recipe which I received in an email. 1 package (2 layer size) white … Continue reading

Kathy’s Enchiladas

More food for Patty and Raymond!  The recipe as listed below made the above two pans of enchiladas.  The instructions said you could make them soft or crispy, so I did a pan of each (soft on left, crispy on right). 2 pounds ground beef 1 small can diced ortega chilis (left these out for … Continue reading

Chipotle Chili Cornbread Bake

I kind of decided at the last minute to make this for dinner so I didn’t have all the ingredients but I went ahead and made it anyway.  It came out really spicey between the Chipotle seasoning and medium salsa so Bob is the only one who ate it and he loved it.  It’s a … Continue reading

Grands! Taco Melts

As I’ve mentioned before, I am subscribed to a variety of cooking websites (such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, the Food Network, etc) that send me emails with recipes.  Some of them also send out calendars to their subscribers as a thank you so I’ve received a 2011 calendar from Pillsbury and from Eat Better America … Continue reading