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Salsa Chicken Salad
By JJCR
In a large bowl, stir together the sour cream, salsa, and salad dressing mix
- 1 pint sour cream
- one 16 oz. jar chunky salsa
- Half of a 1 oz. package Hidden Valley Original Ranch salad dressing mix
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken breast or two 8 oz. cans premium white-meat chicken
- one 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
Sweet and Sour Bean Salad
By JJCR
Place all the beans, green pepper, onion and pimentos in a large mixing bowl
- 1 can green beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can cut yellow wax beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 lg. green bell pepper diced
- 1 lg. onion, sliced and separated into rings
- 1 (4oz.) jar pimentos, diced
- 1/2 cup salad oil
- 2 cups thinly sliced celery
- 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 can tomato soup, undiluted
Alabama Baked Beans
By JJCR
Indirect/Medium Heat In a skillet cook bacon until crisp
- 2 cans (16 oz. each) pork and beans, with tomato sauce, drained
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small green pepper, chopped
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. distilled white vinegar
- 1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
Cream of Onion Soup
By JJCR
Melt butter, add onions and reduce heat to low
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 4 cups onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup flour
- 5 tsp. instant chicken bouillon
- 9 tsp. instant beef bouillon
- 12 cups boiling water
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp. salt
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 2 tbsp. whipping cream
- Fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
HERB AND SPICE CHART
By JJCR
Herb & spice chart ROPIN THE FLAVORS OF TEXAS
- BASIL
- subtle, spicy, licorice-clove flavor
- Uses: tomato dishes, sauces, salads, eggs, cheese, poultry, veal, pork, lamb, italian dishes
- BAY LEAF
- aromatic leaf from a laurel tree, used whole and removed before serving
- Uses: meat and seafood dishes, soups, vegetable dishes and sauces
- CHERVIL
- Dark green lacy leaves with anise flavor
- Uses seafood and egg dishes, soups, salads
- CHIVES
- slender, green hollow stems with mild onion flavor
- Uses salads, soups sauces, seafood and egg dishes
- DILL
- feathery, green leaves with pungent flavor
- Uses: seafood and egg dishes
- FENNEL
- pale green feathery leaves
- Uses: seafood and egg dishes, salads, italian and swedish dishes
- MAJORAM
- mild, oregano-like flavor
- Uses: poultry, seafood , vegetable and egg dishes, salad, sauces, soups
- MINT
- pungent, cool flavor
- Uses: Lamb, fruit and vegetable dishes, desserts, jellies, sauces, salads
- OREGANO
- pungent and aromatic flavor
- Uses: pasta, sauces, dressings, egg and cheese dishes, Greek and Italian dishes
- PARSLEY
- spicy, slightly bitter flavor
- Uses: meat, seafood, poultry, salads, dressings, soups; used widely as a garnish
- ROSEMARY
- slender needles with strong lemon-pine flavor
- Uses: lamb, beef, poultry, egg dishes, italian and french dishes
- SAGE
- gray-green leaves with slightly musty flavor
- Uses: pork, sausage seafood, game, veal, poultry, stuffings, soups, sauces
- SAVORY
- pungent aroma and flavor; found in summer and winter varieties
- Uses: poultry, egg dishes, salads, stuffings
- TARRAGON
- aromatic, anise-like flavor
- Uses: poultry, meat, seafood, salads, sauces, dressings, soups, marinades, french dishes
- THYME
- pungent flavor
- Uses: meat poultry, seafood, soups, stuffings, dressings
- ALLSPICE
- flavor blend of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg
- ANISE
- sweet licorice flavor
- CARAWAY SEEDS
- delicate anise flavor
- CARDAMOM
- black-brown seeds with warm, sweet flavor
- CAYENNE PEPPER
- spicy-hot ground red pepper
- CELERY SEEDS
- strong, pungent flavor
- CHILI POWDER
- powdered mixture of hot, spicy peppers
- CINNAMON
- spicy bark found ground or in sticks
- CLOVES
- dried, unopened flower bud with spicy, aromatic flavor; found whole or ground
- CORIANDER SEEDS
- yellowish-tan seeds with perfued, aromatic flavor
- CURRY POWDER
- golden-yellow blend of several spices
- CUMIN
- aromatic, nutty flavor
- FENNEL SEEDS
- licorice flavor
- GARLIC
- multi cloved bulb with strong, pungent aroma and flavor
- GINGER
- irregularly shaped root with sharp,pungent flavor; can be found fresh; ground or crystallized
- MUSTARD
- sharp, spicy flavor
- NUTMEG
- mellow, spicy flavor
- PAPRIKA
- sweet, peppery flavor and dark red color
- BLACK AND WHITE PEPPER
- pungent, spicy flavor
- SAFFRON
- pungent, slightly bitter flavor with reddish-yellow color; costly
- TUMERIC
- yellow-orange color with pungent flavor
- SESAME SEEDS
- slightly sweet, nutty flavor
Black Bean Dip
By JJCR
Melt the butter in a skillet
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. chopped onion
- One 4 oz. can green chilies, chopped
- 1 tomato, diced
- 2 tsp. chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
- 1 tsp. The Lady's House Seasoning
- One 15 oz. can black beans with jalapenos
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 oz. block velveeta Mexican cheese product, diced
- 1 3 oz. package cream cheese, diced
Raspberry Salad
By JJCR
Drain fruit juices. Mix raspberry gelatin and boiling water
- 1 15 oz. can blueberries
- 1 15 1/4 oz. can crushed pineapple
- 1 6 oz. pkg. raspberry gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp. unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
Chinese Chicken Wings
By JJCR
Place chicken in a large pan
- 3 lbs. chicken wings and drumettes (or just cut up chicken
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup liquid honey
- 2 tbsp. ketchup
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Orange Breakfast Drink
By JJCR
Combine all ingredients in container of electric blender
- 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 5 or 6 ice cubes
Taco Soup
By JJCR
Brown the ground beef and onions in a large skillet, drain the excess fat, then transfer the browned beef and onion...
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans pinto beans
- 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pink kidney beans
- 1 ( 14 1/2 ounce) can mexican-style stewed tomatoes
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatois
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomates with chiles
- 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chiles
- 1 (4.6 ounce) can black olives, drained and sliced, optional
- 1 1/4 ounce package taco seasoning mix
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch salad dressing mix.
- corn chips, for serving
- sour cream, for garnish
- grated cheese, for garnish
- chopped green onions
- pickled jalapenos