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.