Friday, July 8, 2011

::Marshmallow Creme Fruit Dip::

::Ingredients::
- 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 1 cup (8oz.) sour cream
- 1 jar (about 7 or 8oz.) Marshmallow creme
- 1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk

Combine ingredients in a large bowl, using a hand mixer blend together until smooth.
Refrigerate for at least one hour. Use as a dip for fresh fruits (I use strawberries)

**The dip can also be colored a light pastel color by dipping a toothpick in food coloring and stirring it in,
For Baby showers, etc.

::Southern Green Beans & Red Potatoes::

::Ingredients::
- 3 lbs. green beans
- 1/4 lb. salt pork
- 1/4 cup bacon grease
- 2 cups chicken broth (canned is fine)
- 2 to 3 tsp. each salt, pepper, garlic powder
- 12 small red potaotes, or more
- 1 onion, cut into slivers

::Directions::
Wash beans and drain, set aside to dry. Meanwhile lightly brown the salt pork in the bacon grease over med. heat turning often. for about 10 mins.
Toss green beans into pot, stirring them with a spoon to coat well with  the pork fat. Add 1/4 cup broth and seasonings. Cook over low-med. heat, covered tightly for 30 mins. or until beans are half done. While beans are cooking peel center strip from each red potato with potato peeler, at the end of 30 mins. add potatoes and onion to the beans, add 1/4 cup more broth if needed. cook covered tightly until potatoes are tender 25-30 mins. checking the pot to make sure a small amount of liquid remains. When potatoes are tender tilt the lid slighly off to one side of the pot and continue to cook until green beans are wilted about 15 mins.

::Easy Enchilada Casserole::

::Ingredients::
- 1 lb. Ground Beef or Ground Chuck
- 4 or more small Flour Totillas (I use the extra large ones) for layering
- 1 pckt. taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1-2 10oz. can Enchilada Red Sauce
- 2 (or more) cups of Shredded Mexican Cheese

::Cook it::
Cook ground beef and diced onion in a pan on the stove together until beef is no longer pink, drain grease, add Taco packet following directions on back of packet.
Next add can(s) of Enchilada sauce to beef mixture and cook for 5 minutes, Remove from heat and then cover the bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish with 1/4 of meat mixture or as needed to cover well.
On top of the meat mixture add 1 cup of the shredded cheese, Then place 2 flour tortillas layering over the cheese.
Next continue layering with the meat mixture, cheese, tortillas. Should end up with the meat mixture and cheese being your last layer on top.

Preheat Oven 3oo-33o degrees
Cook for 15-20 minutes or until cheese has melted