Sunday, January 26, 2014

Cilantro Verde Dressing

Ingredients
  • 1 c. bottled salsa verde (we use Herdez)
  • 1 (0.4 oz) packet buttermilk ranch dressing mix
  • 1/3 c. chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/3 c. sour cream (you can do regular or light)
  • 1/3 c. plain greek yogurt (or mayo)
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • dash of tabasco
Instructions
  • Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Keep refrigerated.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Carnival Cruise Chocolate Melting Cake

  • 8 ounces of semisweet chocolate
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter
  • 7 eggs, divided use
  • 6 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of flour
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Melt the chocolate and butter and cool for 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix four eggs with sugar. Whisk. Then add flour and whisk. Add the remaining three eggs and add the egg mixture to the chocolate mixture. Pour this entire mixture into individual ramekins. Bake until just done, about 15-20 minutes (interior will be melting). Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Pretzel Raspberry Jello

Ingredients:
6oz raspberry Jello
2 cups boiling water
2 cups pretzels
1/4 c sugar
1 stick butter
1 package cream cheese - softened
1 8 oz cool whip thawed
1 cup sugar
1bag frozen raspberries - thawed in fridge
Directions:
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
1. combine jello and 2 cups boiling water. Set aside to cool to room temperature
2. crush pretzels
3. melt one stick of butter and then add 1/4 c sugar. Add pretzels.
4. Lightly press pretzel mixture into a 9x13 pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350
5.  beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar
6. stir in cool whip
7. Spread mixture over cooled pretzels and go all the way to the edges of the dish to create a seal. You don’t want the jello to leak into the pretzels. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Read more at http://natashaskitchen.com/2011/04/12/raspberry-pretzel-jello/#vIBGidouL8dYDb7u.99
7. put cream cheese mixture on top of cooled pretzels and go all the way to edges to create a seal (you don't want jello on the pretzels. REFRIGERATE FOR 30 MINUTES.
8. place raspberries on top of cream filling
9. pour jello on top of raspberries and refrigerate until set.
Ingredients for Raspberry Pretzel Jello Recipe:
6 oz package Raspberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
2 cups pretzels
1/4 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 (8oz) package cream cheese – softened
1 (8oz) package Cool Whip – thawed
1 cup sugar
1 bag frozen raspberries – thawed in refrigerator
Read more at http://natashaskitchen.com/2011/04/12/raspberry-pretzel-jello/#vIBGidouL8dYDb7u.99
Ingredients for Raspberry Pretzel Jello Recipe:
6 oz package Raspberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
2 cups pretzels
1/4 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 (8oz) package cream cheese – softened
1 (8oz) package Cool Whip – thawed
1 cup sugar
1 bag frozen raspberries – thawed in refrigerator

Read more at http://natashaskitchen.com/2011/04/12/raspberry-pretzel-jello/#vIBGidouL8dYDb7u.99

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Italian Shrimp

1 stick butter
one lemon
shrimp
dried italian seasoning

Melt a stick of butter in the pan. Slice one lemon and layer it on top of the butter. Put down fresh shrimp, then sprinkle one pack of dried italian seasoning. Put in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 min.