Tangy Limonade (my recipie)

Friday, June 30, 2006

Ok, FINAL draft of this recipie--tried this version today and it was great! So here we go...

Ingredients:
  • 1 packet of limonade kool-aid
  • 1 packet of pink limonade kool-aid
  • 1 packet of limon-lime kool-aid
  • 3 cups of sugar, divided
  • 14 cups of water, divided
  • several empty ice trays (apx. 6)

Directions:

1) mix 1 packet of limonade, 1 cup sugar, & 8 cups water (as directed on package) in a pitcher. Put in the fridge until ready to serve.

2) mix 1 packet of pink limonade, 1 cup sugar, & 3 cups water in a bowl. Spoon out into ice trays and freeze. (I found a soup laddle worked great for this)

3) Do the same as step 2 with the limon-lime kool-aid

4) When ready to serve, put several "kool-aid cubes" into glasses, pour limonade into glasses and Engoy!

Chicken Fajitas (my recipie)

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

serves: apx. 2 servings

Ingredients:

for chicken mixture:

  • Tyson (pre-cooked) grilled chicken strips (frozen)
  • 3/4 of an average sized green pepper (sliced)
  • 1/6 of an average sized white onion (sliced)
  • 2 tbs. butter/margarine

for rice:

  • 1 box rice-a-roni spanish rice mix (dry mix)
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can of hunts diced tomatoes
  • 2 tbs. butter/margarine

for guacamole:

  • 3 avacados
  • 1/2 cup salsa

toppings:

  • sour cream
  • GV fiesta blend cheeses
  • salsa
  • refried beans (warmed)
  • 2 pizza sized buritos


Directions:

1) Make rice using directions on box

2) Put sliced onions & green peppers in large skillet with 2 tbs. butter/margarine. Saute on medium-high heat.

3) When green peppers are beginning to turn a darker shade of green, add in frozen grilled chicken strips.

4) Continue saute-ing until chicken is totally thawed and both chicken and onions/green peppers are about half-way browned.

5) Remove & throw away skin and pits on avacados. Mush up avacados in bowl; add salsa and mix together.

6) Heat up tortillas for apx. 24 sec. (Put them in the microwave straight out of the fridge and sit them on top of each other. Heat 12 seconds and then flip the stack of two and heat an additional 12 seconds.)

7) Put tortillas on 2 plates, add chicken mixture, add rice, guacamole, & toppings to prefered taste.

Fiesta Taco Salad (Hunts)

Prep: 10 min. / Cook: 20 min. / Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey
  • 1 pkg. (1 oz.) taco seasoning mix
  • 1 can (14.5 oz.) Hunt's Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
  • 6-9 cups salad greens (about 10 oz.)
  • 4 ounces tortilla chips
  • optional: sliced ripe olives, sliced green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and/or sour cream

Cook: meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbled, browned and no longer pink; drain. Add seasoning mix, tomatoes, and corn. Cook over medium-low heat, uncovered, 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Place: about 1 1/2 cups of greens on each serving dish. Top with meat mixture. Arrange tortilla chips around lettuce.

Garnish: with olives, onions, cheese, and/or sour cream, if desired.

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