Lime Rickys

This is my husband's favorite drink. We served it at our wedding reception and it is great for summer BBQ's!

grape soda
lemon lime soda
fresh limes


Pour grape soda into an individual glass, fill about 1/3 of the glass' height. Then add twice as much lemon lime soda or about 2/3 of the glass' height.


Cut fresh lime into wedges, about 4-6 wedges per lime, squeeze juice from one wedge into drink and drop in.

Orange Julius

6 oz frozen orange juice
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
5-6 ice cubes

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until frothy.

Corn Chowder

Prep: 8 min
Cook: 8 min
Yield: 4 1/2 cups

2 (11 oz) cans Mexican-style corn, drained
1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of potato soup, undiluted
1 1/3 cups milk
1 Tbl butter
1/2 teaspoon pepper (I use even less)
4 slices bacon (optional)
2 green onions, sliced (optional)

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, place bacon on a microwave-safe rack in a baking dish. Cover with paper towels. Microwave at HIGH 4 minutes or until crisp. Drain bacon, and crumble. Sprinkle bacon and green onions over soup.

Cowboy Bake

COYBOY BAKE from Parenting Magazine September 2008

Prep: 20 min

Bake: 30 min

6 servings

cooking spray

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

2 Tbs olive oil

1 lb boneless chicken breast, cubed

1 (10 oz) can tomatoes

1 cup frozen corn kernels

Pinch chilli powder

1/2 tsp salt

Pinch cayenne pepper

1 cup grated monterey jack cheese

For topping: 1 (8.5 oz) package corn-muffin mix

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray. In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil for 2 minutes.

2. Add chicken and brown, then add tomatoes, corn, chili powder, salt, and pepper to skillet and cook 10 min, stirring occasionally.

Pour into pie pan, and top with grated cheese.

3. In a mixing bowl, prepare muffin mix according to package directions. Spread evenly over chicken mixture, and bake for 30 minutes, or until corn-muffin topping is lightly browned and filling is bubbling.

Wendy's Raspberries and Cream Pie

This was all the rage in my last ward. It's so easy to make and super yummy. I'm made three today and am giving away two. Hopefully I'll start a new rage in this ward.

Be prepared to make two of these. The topping makes enough for two but I'm giving the filling proportions for just one. Depending on how many berries you add you can use the larger pie tin or the standard smaller ones. The picture here is of the smaller size pie.

1 or 2 store bought graham cracker crusts or homemade crusts in 9 inch pie plate.

Filling:
1 pkg. cream cheese softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 8 ounce container cool whip

Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar. Fold in cool whip. Pour into graham cracker crust.

1 box Danish Dessert Raspberry flavor
1-2 bags frozen raspberries or 4 cups fresh raspberries

Make Danish Dessert according to package directions. If using frozen berries use only 1 1/2 cups water. Mix in berries and pour over pie or pies. Chill 3-4 hours.

Jumbalaya

This is a family favorite that I got from Pampered Chef but with a few modifications to make it less spicy and easier.

1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, pressed (sometimes I leave this out)
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup smoked beef sausage, sliced (I use a whole package, about 1 lb.)
1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice (brown rice is good too but takes a lot longer to cook)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
if you want it spicy add 1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 can chicken broth
8 ounces cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (I buy frozen and thaw for the meal)
1/2 cup frozen peas or peas and carrots mix

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place chopped vegetables into casserole dish. Add garlic, diced tomatoes, sausage, rice and seasonings; stir. Pour broth over mixture. Cover and bake 55-60 min. or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed. Remove casserole dish from oven and add shrimp and peas; cover. Let stand 10 min. Enjoy!

Mom's Chop Suey

1/2 pound lean pork cut into strips
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
1/4 cup coarsly chopped onion
1 1/2 cup hot water
2 bouillon cubes
1 cup celery, cut lenghtwise into thin stips, then into 1 inch lengths
1 can bean sprouts, drained and rinsed (the sprouts get a tinny, canned taste)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons warm water
1 tablespoons soy sauce
Canned chow-mein noodles
rice

Can do early in day and refrigerate, or right before dinner.

Heat oil in large skillet, cook meat about 10 min. (sprinkle with salt and pepper). Add onion and cook 5 min or until crisp tender. Add hot water and bouillon cubes and simmer, covered 15 to 20 minutes or until meat is fork tender. Refrigerate if doing this step early in the day.

About 20 minutes before dinner:

To meat mixture add celery; bring to boil, covered. Cook 5 min. Add bean sprouts, mix lightly. Combine cornstarch, sugar, warm water, and soy sauce and stir into hot mixture. Cook 1 - 2 min. or until slightly thickened.

Serve on hot rice. Add chow-mein noodles on top.