Happy Cinco De Mayo everyone!
Today's recipe will allow the family on the run to enjoy a festive meal in less than 20 minutes.
Taco Dip Salad
1 pound Ground beef
1 packet Taco seasoning mix
8 ounces Cream cheese
2 cups of Chopped lettuce
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 pint Sour cream
Salsa
8 ounces Shredded cheddar or Jack cheese
Tortilla chips
Mix cream cheese and Taco seasoning mix in a bowl with a few drops of water.
Spread mix evenly on a platter.
Top with salsa, spreading to the edges of the cheese mix.
Brown ground beef, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Drain fat from meat.
Sprinkle meat over cream cheese & salsa mixture.
Top with chopped lettuce, tomato and onions.
Dollop with sour cream.
Sprinkle shredded cheddar or Jack cheese on top.
Either eat as a dip with tortilla chips or crumble chips on top and eat as a salad.
You control the heat on this one. If you like it hot, use the spicy salsa and taco mix. If not, use the mild. Of course you can always add items such as guacamole, avocado chunks, shredded carrots, black beans, etc.
So what will it cost?
ground beef-----------$2.50
cream cheese----------$1.25
taco seasoning--------$0.50
lettuce------------------$0.75
tomato------------------$1.50
onion-------------------$0.50
sour cream-------------$1.25
salsa---------------------$2.50
tortilla chips-----------$3.00
Total-----------------$13.75
This is really tasty and can cost much less if you use sale items, coupons and store brands.
Serves 4-6.
Happy Cooking,
Kim
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Jenny Buns
This is a cinnamon bun recipe that we named for our Jennifer. When she was in college, her class did a cookbook and each student had an opportunity to submit a recipe. Jen loved these so much, we called them Jenny Buns, which is what we still call them today.
This is so easy, but oh, so good.
Ingredient list:
Frozen white bread dough (about 3 loaves or 24 rolls)
Butter 2 sticks / 1 cup, melted (Do not use margarine.)
Sugar 2 - 3 cups
Cinnamon several Tablespoons.
Powdered Sugar, 1-2 cups
Buy frozen bread dough either by the loaf or rolls. This is not biscuit dough. You want unbaked yeast bread. Bridgeford is the brand I buy.
Place in a large bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
Using a rolling pin, roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Melt butter. Spread over dough.
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over dough covering all but the edges.
Starting at one end, roll jelly roll style. Pinch edges together and tuck ends to avoid sugar mixture spilling.
Cut into 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide.
Place in cake pans, sprayed with Pam and bake at 350 degrees for about 15-18 minutes or until done.
While baking, mix powdered sugar with a few drops of water to make glaze. Change up the taste a bit by substituting orange or lemon juice for the water in your glaze. Like nut or raisins? Add them in. Prefer caramel top instead of glaze? Melt another stick or two of butter and pour in your pan before adding rolls, sprinkle brown sugar on top of butter, mix together, then lay your rolls on top of the mixture.
When rolls finish baking, immediately spread glaze over each and EAT!!!
(No need to glaze the caramel topped rolls. Caramel rolls should be turned out on a platter and served, so the caramel can run down the sides of the rolls. Mmm!)
No one will know you didn't make these totally from scratch unless you tell them. They can be made using flour, yeast and all of the other ingredients, but they don't taste any better that way, and you spend alot more time.
Any leftovers should be wrapped tightly. Reheat to eat later.
Makes 18 - 24 huge rolls.
Note- need more or less? Simply adjust the ingredients accordingly. One loaf of frozen dough will make 6-8 rolls.
So what does it cost?
Bread dough--------$3.00
Butter---------------$1.50
Sugar----------------$0.60
Cinnamon----------$0.10
Powdered Sugar---$0.50
Total--------------$5.70 for 18 to 24 rolls. That's just $0.24 to $0.32 per roll.
Happy Cooking!
Kim
This is so easy, but oh, so good.
Ingredient list:
Frozen white bread dough (about 3 loaves or 24 rolls)
Butter 2 sticks / 1 cup, melted (Do not use margarine.)
Sugar 2 - 3 cups
Cinnamon several Tablespoons.
Powdered Sugar, 1-2 cups
Buy frozen bread dough either by the loaf or rolls. This is not biscuit dough. You want unbaked yeast bread. Bridgeford is the brand I buy.
Place in a large bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
Using a rolling pin, roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Melt butter. Spread over dough.
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over dough covering all but the edges.
Starting at one end, roll jelly roll style. Pinch edges together and tuck ends to avoid sugar mixture spilling.
Cut into 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide.
Place in cake pans, sprayed with Pam and bake at 350 degrees for about 15-18 minutes or until done.
While baking, mix powdered sugar with a few drops of water to make glaze. Change up the taste a bit by substituting orange or lemon juice for the water in your glaze. Like nut or raisins? Add them in. Prefer caramel top instead of glaze? Melt another stick or two of butter and pour in your pan before adding rolls, sprinkle brown sugar on top of butter, mix together, then lay your rolls on top of the mixture.
When rolls finish baking, immediately spread glaze over each and EAT!!!
(No need to glaze the caramel topped rolls. Caramel rolls should be turned out on a platter and served, so the caramel can run down the sides of the rolls. Mmm!)
No one will know you didn't make these totally from scratch unless you tell them. They can be made using flour, yeast and all of the other ingredients, but they don't taste any better that way, and you spend alot more time.
Any leftovers should be wrapped tightly. Reheat to eat later.
Makes 18 - 24 huge rolls.
Note- need more or less? Simply adjust the ingredients accordingly. One loaf of frozen dough will make 6-8 rolls.
So what does it cost?
Bread dough--------$3.00
Butter---------------$1.50
Sugar----------------$0.60
Cinnamon----------$0.10
Powdered Sugar---$0.50
Total--------------$5.70 for 18 to 24 rolls. That's just $0.24 to $0.32 per roll.
Happy Cooking!
Kim
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Ultimate Steak Omelet w/ Jalepeno Poppers
I have had a request for a recipe using, tortillas, Jalapenos and salsa. Though this is not my area of expertise per se, I do have a bangin' omelet that I think will fit the bill.
Ultimate Steak Omelet
4 eggs
2-3 0z of cooked steak, cut in small pieces. (I use leftovers for this.)
1 small potato, chopped in small pieces
2 Tablespoons of onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons of green bell peppers, chopped
2 tablespoons of tomato, chopped
Olive oil
1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Salsa
Sour Cream
Warm Flour Tortillas
Place chopped potato in a microwave safe bowl with enough water to cover potato. Microwave 3-4 minutes to partially cook potatoes. In a skillet saute' onion & bell peppers in oil until tender. Add potatoes and continue to cook until potatoes are done. Set aside.
Whisk eggs until mixed well. Add about a Tablespoon of milk to eggs, stir.
Return skillet to burner and add egg mixture. Stir a few times to keep mix from sticking to pan.
Add steak. When eggs are firm enough to flip, turn over to cook top side. Sprinkle the omelet with cheese and chopped tomato. When cheese is melted, remove from pan. Top with sour cream and salsa. Serve with warm tortillas and Jalapeno Poppers.
Jalapeno Poppers
4 whole Jalapeno peppers, seeded.
Jack or chedddar cheese
Corn meal
Cooking spray or oil
Cut tops off of 4 Jalapeno peppers. Gently scrape out seeds. Cut pieces of Jack or Cheddar cheese to fit in pepper cavity. Place cheese inside pepper and replace the pepper top. Spray pepper with cooking spray or rub with a dab of oil. Roll peppers in corn meal to coat. Place under broiler until cheese is bubbly, be careful not to burn the peppers.
This is an excellent meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can eat the tortilla a side bread or use it as a wrap for your eggs. The salsa and poppers give the meal a little extra zip. Yum!
Serves 2 heartily.
So what's it cost? This is one of those meals that if you have a nicely stocked pantry, the cost is minimal. I will price it as if you have the ingredients on hand since we need such a small amount of each ingredient.
4 eggs----------------------------0.50
Steak----------------------------0.30
Potato----------------------------0.10
Onion----------------------------0.10
Green Pepper--------------------0.10
Tomato--------------------------0.10
Cheddar Cheese------------------0.25
Salsa-----------------------------0.10
Sour cream-----------------------0.10
Flour Tortillas--------------------1.00
Jalapeno peppers-----------------1.00
Jack cheese-----------------------0.25
Corn meal------------------------0.10
Total----------------------------$4.90 for 2 adults.
This recipe is one I use leftovers to make. If I have leftover baked potatoes & steak
everyone knows what will be breakfast the next day. Hint: I usually make a little extra the night before, so I am sure to have leftovers. Wink, wink! If using leftover potatoes there is no need to microwave them, simply chop and add to the skillet.
Happy cooking!
Kim
Ultimate Steak Omelet
4 eggs
2-3 0z of cooked steak, cut in small pieces. (I use leftovers for this.)
1 small potato, chopped in small pieces
2 Tablespoons of onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons of green bell peppers, chopped
2 tablespoons of tomato, chopped
Olive oil
1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Salsa
Sour Cream
Warm Flour Tortillas
Place chopped potato in a microwave safe bowl with enough water to cover potato. Microwave 3-4 minutes to partially cook potatoes. In a skillet saute' onion & bell peppers in oil until tender. Add potatoes and continue to cook until potatoes are done. Set aside.
Whisk eggs until mixed well. Add about a Tablespoon of milk to eggs, stir.
Return skillet to burner and add egg mixture. Stir a few times to keep mix from sticking to pan.
Add steak. When eggs are firm enough to flip, turn over to cook top side. Sprinkle the omelet with cheese and chopped tomato. When cheese is melted, remove from pan. Top with sour cream and salsa. Serve with warm tortillas and Jalapeno Poppers.
Jalapeno Poppers
4 whole Jalapeno peppers, seeded.
Jack or chedddar cheese
Corn meal
Cooking spray or oil
Cut tops off of 4 Jalapeno peppers. Gently scrape out seeds. Cut pieces of Jack or Cheddar cheese to fit in pepper cavity. Place cheese inside pepper and replace the pepper top. Spray pepper with cooking spray or rub with a dab of oil. Roll peppers in corn meal to coat. Place under broiler until cheese is bubbly, be careful not to burn the peppers.
This is an excellent meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can eat the tortilla a side bread or use it as a wrap for your eggs. The salsa and poppers give the meal a little extra zip. Yum!
Serves 2 heartily.
So what's it cost? This is one of those meals that if you have a nicely stocked pantry, the cost is minimal. I will price it as if you have the ingredients on hand since we need such a small amount of each ingredient.
4 eggs----------------------------0.50
Steak----------------------------0.30
Potato----------------------------0.10
Onion----------------------------0.10
Green Pepper--------------------0.10
Tomato--------------------------0.10
Cheddar Cheese------------------0.25
Salsa-----------------------------0.10
Sour cream-----------------------0.10
Flour Tortillas--------------------1.00
Jalapeno peppers-----------------1.00
Jack cheese-----------------------0.25
Corn meal------------------------0.10
Total----------------------------$4.90 for 2 adults.
This recipe is one I use leftovers to make. If I have leftover baked potatoes & steak
everyone knows what will be breakfast the next day. Hint: I usually make a little extra the night before, so I am sure to have leftovers. Wink, wink! If using leftover potatoes there is no need to microwave them, simply chop and add to the skillet.
Happy cooking!
Kim
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