Shrimp alfredo with Angel hair pasta

I only have the recipe for the alfredo posted here.  You can use any kind of pasta Im sure.. but we love the angel hair.  We love garlic and onions so I mix it in with my Shrimp or chicken.  We had chicken lastnight, so it was Shrimp tonight..

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This goes really good with homemade bread.. =)  yum.   

I boil my pasta according to directions.

Put some garlic and onions in a pan to sautee'
Add my cooked shrimp to the pan.. and simmer with a slight touch of lemon.

Making my sauce.

1 1/4 c. chicken broth (i use the organic and sodium free)

4 tsp. flour

4oz. cream cheese, cubed

3 Tbls parmesan cheese (i use more then this.. but whichever is fine)

some pepper.

mix broth and flour in skillet. Sirt in Cream cheese, and parmesan. Add pepper, cook for 2 min, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in Shrimp-onions-garlic.

Its Nummy!

Cheesecake Cookies

We're not big dessert people, but once in a while, on Sundays, we make treats. My son wanted to choose a dessert after dinner today.

His all time favorite is cheesecake, but I didn't have anything to make a crust. I told him to look up cheesecake cookies on the internet, and he found this recipe. It's really simple, and surprisingly delicious.

Not healthy, but delicious.

We will definitely make them again though.

Here's what we used:

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 cube butter, softened

1 package cream cheese, softened (we only had a half a thing of regular cream cheese, so we used that and half a container of the whipped kind. It worked just fine.)

and we also added 1 teaspoon almond extract, because that just makes everything taste better. They smelled as yummy as they tasted. They would also be amazing with chopped almonds.

Cream all the ingredients together, and that's it! We rolled them into 1 inch balls, slightly squished and baked at 375 for 14-15 minutes.

An instant hit

Black Bean and Mango Salsa

I first heard of this recipe when my husband brought it home from a work party a couple of years ago. He didn't bring home the salsa....just the recipe. And he went on and on about how wonderful it was, so I thought I would give it a try. And it really is very wonderful. We like to either eat it with chips or grill chicken and make it an all out meal.

Black Bean and Mango Salsa

1 envelope Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
1 can black beans (not drained)
1 10 oz package frozen corn, thawed (we like to use sweet corn)
1 cup chopped ripe mango (to learn how to chop the mango, go here)
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
1/3 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup lime juice


Mix all  ingredients together until well blended.  Cover. Refrigerate at least one hour (or best overnight). Serve with grilled chicken, chips or rice.

BBQ'd Turkey Pockets

I love comming on this blog and seeing what others are making.  I especially love the quick and easy meals. (don't we all)  This recipe I had never tried until this evening, and I was impressed. Its above all.. the easiest thing I have made in days. My kids even liked it, they usually think pita breads look foreign and refuse to eat pita.  haha.  But they didn't hesitate this time.  I didn't get a chance to post a pic of the outcome here.. but if you wish to see one, you can click here and go directly to my blog posting.



BBQ'd Turkey Pockets
1 can Tomato soup
1/4 cup water
2tbls packed brown sugar
2 tbls vinegar
1 tbls worcestershire sauce
1 lb thinly sliced cooked turkey breast
wheat pita breads cut in half
and sliced cheese of your choice. (optional)

heat soup, water, sugar, vinegar and worcestershire in a 12 inch skillet over med. heat to a boil.
Add the turkey. Reduce the heat to low. cook until the misture is hot and bubbling.
Spoon the turkey mixture into the pita halves.
Simple as that.

Cafe Rio Salad

For all you Cafe Rio lovers out there like me, this one's for you!

Cafe Rio Salad

CAFE RIO DRESSING

2 cups mayonaisse
2 cups sour cream
10 sprigs of cilantro
3 los tomates (green tomatoes-fresh or canned)
2 green onions (washed and chopped)
2 cloves of garlic
1 jalapeno pepper (seeds and all) *I used green chilis instead about 1/4 c.
juice of 1 lime
1 or 2 tsp. of salt (depends on how much salt you like)

Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Dressing lasts for 2 weeks in refrigerator.

CAFE RIO PORK

1 cup Pace salsa
1 cup brown sugar
pork sirloin roast (about 3-4 lbs.)

Mix salsa and brown sugar together and pour over a pork roast.

I just put mine in the crockpot on low all day. It's pretty good.



CILANTRO-LIME RICE

1 cup uncooked rice
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 can (15 oz) chicken broth
1 1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

In a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, lime peel, chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat. In a small bowl combine lime juice, sugar and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice.

BLACK BEANS

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 cup tomato juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

In a nonstick skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before serving stir in the cilantro.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP

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My family and I loved this.

I would have to say that I liked it MORE then the dip they have at Applebees and Chili's

Now thats amazing. haha

MmKay.. now back to the recipe.

I found this recipe and loved it. It makes a whole 13 X 9 casserole dish, so feel free to cut it in half if need be.

So What you see is what you get. 1 bag of Spinach - thawed and squeezed of any extra water. 2 cans of artichokes-chopped. 8oz of sour cream, and 1 or 1.5 bricks of cream cheese. then a bunch of shredded parmasan cheese. Yum. Mix it all together. Place in casserole dish. Bake at 350 for about 30 min. right before its done I put more cheese on top with chopped tomatoes. do not over cook or it will be dry. Serve hot! Enjoy!

I would love to know if you had time to make this, and how it turned out.  Anything that you may have added extra to it, to spice it up a bit, I would love to know.

SWEET RICE!

Sweet Rice.

Have you ever had Horchata, (its a sweet milk drink) from a Mexican resturant?

Well that drink comes from the juice of Sweet rice. Or so I've been told.

Here is my Recipe and my faimly loves it..

Warm or cold.

2 c. White rice (made accordingly to directions)
1 can Sweet n condenced milk
Tiny bit of milk for your consistancey according to your liking
Cinnamon to taste
and Raisens (optional)

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Enjoy.. Id love to know what you think!