Sunday, July 24, 2011

Cheesy Chicken

1 3/4 Cups Cubed Cooked Chicken
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
8 oz. can Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
10 1/2 Can Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Cup Milk
Preheat Oven to 375. In small bowl, combine chicken and 2 Tbs. cheese.
Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Place about 3 tbs. chicken mixture on wide end of each triangle. Roll up; start at shortest side of triangle and roll to opposite point. In med. saucepan, combine soup, milk, and 1/4 cup cheese. Heat until cheese melts. Pour soup mixture into ungreased pan, arrange filled crescents over hot soup mixture.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese and return to oven for 5 or 10 minutes until cheese is melted.

This is a family favorite and often requested for birthday dinners and Valentines dinner!

Enjoy!

Mom (Lisa)

Chicken Scampi

Chicken Scampi

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
3 cloves of garlic, minced
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tblsp. lemon juice
4 boneless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise into thirds

Directions:
1. In a skillet heat the butter or margarine and oil over medium high until the butter melts. Add the parsley, basil, oregano and garlic and salt and mix together in the skillet. Stir in the lemon juice.

2. Then add the chicken and saute for about 3 minutes or until white. Lower the heat and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or  until chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.

3. Serve with angel hair pasta.

4. ENJOY :)

Everyone's Favorite Margarita

Everyone's Favorite Margarita

Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz. Sauza Commemorativo Tequila
1/2 oz. Prezidente Brandy
1/2 oz. Cointreau
3 oz. Sour Mix
splash lime juice

Preparation:
Serve over ice with salt or add ice and blend if you enjoy it FROZEN.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Herndon Baked Beans

1/2 Cup Ketchup
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tbs. Liquid Smoke
2 tsp. Mustard
1/2-1 tsp. Dried Onion
1 Large can pork & beans, 31 oz. (Van Camps Brand) or any brand, that's just what Anka thought was best
Mix all ingredients together and bake at 350 until a good consistency (Approx, 1 hour or more)

Anka made these for her family every Saturday night with hamburgers, it was a tradition that her kids have all carried out!

They are very good and smokey tasting and you can double the recipe easily for a large crowd :)
Mom (Lisa)

Granny Bob's Punch

1-12 oz. can frozen orange juice
1-12 oz. can frozen lemonade
1-46 oz. can pineapple juice
3- pkg. lime kool-aid
1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar (or to taste)
Add the water called for on orange juice and lemonade cans
Mix all ingredients together and freeze in plastic containers.
Freeze overnight or until solid
Take out of freezer about 2 1/2 hours before serving time
Slush up with a knife, and put in punch bowl and pour ginger-ale over the punch
It will take about 2 to 3 quarts ginger-ale for this amount of punch
Pour only enough ginger-ale at a time to make it the right consistency which is slushy
Will serve about 20 people
You can use what ever flavor kool-aid you want for different flavor and color you prefer.

This was my Mom (GrannyBob's) punch she served at her Open House Party she had every Christmas. All my sister's serve this punch and it's always a hit and a favorite of all my kids

Mom (Lisa)

Tortilla Soup (Langham recipe)

Tortilla Soup (Langham recipe)
Ingredients:

1 can Rotel
1 16 oz. can tomato juice
1 can chicken broth
1 onion (chopped)
2 Tbl. Olive oil
1 can beef broth
1 pkg of tostitos (chips)
2 bell peppers
1 pkg of monterrey jack cheese
cooked chicken - if desired, you can use canned white chicken meat (the original recipe did not have any meat)


Instructions:

Cook onions and peppers in oil until tender. Add remaining ingredients except chips and cheese. Heat and simmer for 10 minutes.Crumble chips in bowls, add cheese, and add soup. ENJOY!

Clarklake Beach Bar TomatoSoup

Clarklake Beach Bar Tomato Soup 

Ingredients:
·        1lg(32oz) can tomato soup
·        1(8oz) pkg. Cream cheese
·        1(3oz) pkg Cream cheese
·        2(16oz) cans stewed tomatoes
·        1qt. half and half
·        Garlic powder and black pepper
·        ½ stick butter
·        Shredded mozzarella cheese
·        Croutons

Instructions:
·        Mixsoup and cream cheese with mixer
·        Blend tomatoes in blender and add to soup cream cheese mixture
·        Add half and half
·        Season to taste
·        Add butter
·        Heat and serve with mozzarella cheese and croutons on top