Butter Cream Frosting

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening (Crisco)
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar slowly and continue creaming until well blended. Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 small box Jello instant chocolate pudding mix (not the sugar or fat free kind!)
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips

All you do is dump everything except the chocolate chips into a very large bowl– A 4 qt bowl is good — then mix well with a beater. The batter will be thick!

Then take your 2 cups of chocolate chips– and stir them in. I prefer the mini ones.Now, pour your batter into your cake pan of choice.

I like to bake my cakes in two, 9-inch pie pans. But you could really use this batter to make any kind of cake- sheet cake, cupcakes, bundt cake, etc. It tells you the cooking times for specific cakes on the back of the cake mix box. I use that as a guide. Usually I need to add about 10 mins to whatever they say. I usually end up baking my two, 9-inch pie pans for 45 mins. You definitely don’t want to overbake or it won’t be moist! :) Do the toothpick check, but remember, you may get some of the chocolate from the melted chips on your toothpick so don’t let that fool you. ;)

Cilantro Chicken Salad

Marinade for chicken:

1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped fine
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
4 Tbs salsa Verde (green salsa)
2 cloves garlic pressed
1/2 t Tabasco sauce
juice of one lime
put in a blender

Reserve some for dressing!

Pour marinade over chicken, 3-4 breasts
In heavy skillet add 1 Tbs oil and saute until cooked.
Shred the chicken on cutting board and place back in skillet.

Lime Rice

1 Cup uncooked rice (not instant)
1 t butter
2 cloves garlic, pressed
zest of half a lime
juice of half a lime
1 T chopped cilantro (if desired)
2 Cups chicken broth

Boil broth with all ingredients, then add rice when boiling.
Reduce to simmer and cook 15-20 minutes.

You MUST use the uncooked tortillas, they are the absolute best.
Just place in medium skillet and cook on both sides. They are chewy and delicious.

To assemble the salad, place tortilla shell in a bowl then fill with rice, Romaine lettuce, chicken, tortilla chips and dressing.
Thanks for the recipe Ash!
Thanks Ash for the great recipe!

Taco Soup

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
3 cans of your favorite beans (2 chili, 1 white)
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can whole kernel corn
1 small can diced green chili's
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
1 cup water

Toppings:
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream
Fritos

Brown ground beef with the onion. In crock pot, place the meat mixture, beans, tomatoes, corn, green chilis, taco seasoning and water. Simmer all day in crockpot. Serve with shredded cheese, a dollop of sour cream and a handful of Fritos on top

Chicken Stuffing (crock pot)

I got this recipe for Jason's mom. She made it for Thanksgiving and it was so good. This is a great recipe for Thanksgiving becuase it will free up space on your stove top.

Ingredients:

1 Cup chopped onion

1 Cup chopped celery

1/4 Cup oil

1 Tablespoon salt

1 Tablespoon sage

1 Teaspoon Poultry Seasoning

2 Cups White Bread (day old)

6 Cups of Corn Bread

2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup

2 Cans Chicken Broth

3 Eggs

1 Tablespoon Vinegar

3 Chicken Breast

Directions:

Cook the onions and celery until tender in the oil. Add salt, sage and poultry seasonings; combine the breads in a large mixing bowl.

Stir in the cooked onion ,celery, salt, sage and poultry seasoning.

In a small bowl combine the soup, broth eggs and vinegar. Combine with other ingredients in a large bowl, mix well. Pour into crock pot and cook on high for 30 minutes.

Turn down heat to low and cook 3-4 hours. About 1 hour before it is done, add the broken pieces of chicken.

Twice Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:

8 Baking Potatoes

2 Cubes of Butter

1 Cup Bacon

1 Cup Sour Cream

1/4 teaspoon Lawry Seasoned Salt

1 Cup Grated Cheddar/Jake Cheese

Pepper

2 Green Onion

Bake the potatoes on a cookie sheet for 1 hour 15 minutes at 400. After baking cut in half and scoop out insides and place in a bowl. Mash Potatoes then add butter, bacon, sour cream. seasoning salt, cheese, and onions. Mix with mashed potatoes and pepper to taste. Fill the potato skins with mashed potatoes mixture top with cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes at 350.

Rolo Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup butter

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup cocoa

13 oz bag of Rolos

Blend sugar, brown sugar and butter together. Add eggs and vanilla to sugar mixture and blend well. In separate bowl sift together flour, cocoa and baking soda. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and blend well. Take a spoonful of dough and wrap around a rolo so it is covered completely. Roll cookie in sugar and bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes.