Parmesan Ranch Roll-ups

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
4 (8 or 9 inch) Flour Tortillas
1/2 Cup Ranch Salad Dressing
1/4 Cup Diced Onion
2 cups of Shredded Lettuce
1 (13oz) Can chunk ham,chicken or Turkey. Drained. (Our fave is chicken)

1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese

For each wrap, spread 2 tablespoons Ranch dressing over the entire surface of each tortilla. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons Onions. Place 1/2 cup lettuce in center. Place 1/4 cup meat on top of lettuce. Fold in two opposite sides of tortilla, about 1 1/2 inches, and roll up from the bottom.

Makes about 4 servings (Perfect for lunch!)

Almost Fat-Free Cornbread

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
2 Cups Self-rising Cornmeal
1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
1 egg
1 to 2 tbsp Sugar


Combine all Ingredients in a large mixing Bowl. Whisk together until dry Ingredients are well Moistened. Pour Into well-Greased heavy skillet for 20-30 minutes at 425 OR well greased Muffin pan for 20 minutes at 425.

Lemon Pecan Bread

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
2 cups Sugar ( What can i say? we like the sweet stuff around here!)
2/3 cup Melted butter
4 Eggs
3 cups Sifted flour

2 tsp. Baking powder

2 tsp. Salt

1 cup Whole Milk

Grated rind of TWO lemons

5 tsp Lemon extract

1 cup Chopped Pecans

Preheat Oven to 350. Grease Loaf pans. Blend Sugar, melted butter and extract. Beat in Eggs. Sift DRY ingredients together and add alternately with milk. Stir just enough to blend. FOLD in other Ingredients and pour into loaf pans.

BAKE 1 hour at 350.

When bread is done, pierce with a fork and drizzle with warm glaze

For the Glaze: Mix juice of 2 Lemons and 1/2 cup of Sugar heat to dissolve.

STORE in airtight wrap for 24 hours before slicing.

 Makes two 8 x 4 inch loaves or three 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch loaves.

You can freeze this bread for up to 3 months!!!

Cajun Chicken Strips

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
1Tbsp. Flour
1tsp.Poultry seasoning
3/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp.pepper
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper
1 1/2 lb Chicken strips, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 Tbsp Butter


Combine First SIX Ingredients in a large resealable bag (Zip lock bag's are fine): Add chicken strips a few pieces at a time and shake to coat. In a large skillet cook the strips in butter for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is done.

Go ahead and give Bo Jangles a run for their Money!!!

Strawberry Cream Punch

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
1qt. 14oz. Pineapple Juice, Chilled
3/4 Cup Sugar
6oz. Can Frozen pink lemonade (Unthawed)
2 1/4 Cup Water
1 qt. Strawberry Ice Cream
2 1/2 qt. Ginger Ale


In a punch Bowl, Add all Ingredients EXCEPT Ginger Ale. Mix Well, THEN add Ginger Ale. Mix and serve at once!

Simple Fruit Dip

My Kids Love this fruit dip, It's fast, easy and goes well with just about any fruit.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
  1 package 8oz Cream Cheese Softened
  1/2 Cup Firmly packed Brown Sugar
  1/2 Tsp Vanilla Flavoring

  BLEND
    Blend the cream cheese in a small bowl with your electric mixer on MEDIUM speed Until Creamy. Add BROWN SUGAR and VANILLA beat until well blended

Spoon into a bowl. Serve with Apple slices, Grapes...whatever fruit your heart desires!

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie!

Today i noticed my recipe book overflowing with random pieces of paper, Recipes that i have gathered from different people and some I've made up myself. I love to know how food is made. Don't put it past me to ask someone at a restaurant "hey how do you guys make this?" Or "I bet i can make this" and the classic "I can make this AND i can make it better!" Why should i keep all these recipes all to myself? Everyone loves good food and I'm going to share it with you!

First up My fave pie of all time: Chocolate Buttermilk Pie. (If you are afraid of sugar  you may want to avert your eyes)

My grandmother used to make the BEST buttermilk pies this is her recipe. Being the chocolate lover i am i had to throw in some chocolate and the result is divine!

PREHEAT the oven at 325

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

     2 Premade Pie crusts (they normally come two a pack in the freezer section)

     1 Bag semi sweet Chocolate chips

     7 Eggs

     1 Cup of Buttermilk

     2 1/2 Cups of Sugar (Told ya!)

     Pinch of salt

     1 Teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring

 Go ahead and put your pie crusts in the oven at 325 so they can brown a little while you blend.

 MELT The Chocolate chips in the microwave at 30 second intervals.

 BLEND

   In a large bowl (and by large i mean LARGE you will have alot of mix)

    Blend the EGGS,BUTTERMILK,SUGAR, SALT, MELTED CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA FLAVORING

   The mix is supposed to be watery.

 

 Pour the mix into the pie crusts and BAKE at 325 for 1hr.

  The tops of the pies do crack it's normal dont freak out! This is not about looks here!

Top with whipped topping or serve with Ice Cream! Yum Yum!