Oh my gosh!!!

So walking through the store the other day I stopped to look at a cookbook that caught my eye... oh man... the food looked soooooo yummy! So I bought it...   The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl and guess what... she has a blog - you can view many of her yummy recipes as well as get some tips on other things. Check it out... especially if you like good country cooking... yummmmmm..

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/

Beef Enchiladas

Beef Enchiladas

1lb ground beef 

1 can (10 oz) old el paso enchilada sauce (the red sauce) 

1 can of cambells tomato soup 

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (6 oz) - (or more) 

1 pkg flour tortillas (6 inch) 

 1. Heat over to 375... 

 2. in skillet brown and drain hamburger 

 3. mix the enchilada sauce and tomato soup in a bowl then add about half the mixed sauce to the hamburger meat 

 4. spoon enchilada filling onto tortillas... add some cheese... roll up and place seam sides down in 13 x 9 glass baking dish 5. top with the remaining sauce mix (or most of it) and cheese... bake at 375 for 20-30 min

Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

3 or 4 large chicken breasts 

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese 

1 can (4.5oz) of old el paso chopped green chiles 

1 package of flour tortillas for soft tacos 6 inches 

2 cans (10 oz each) old el paso green chile enchilada sauce 

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese ( 3oz) (you can use more if you like) 

 1. pre-heat oven to 350 

2. boil chicken with some chicken bullion cubes for flavor once cooked... cool slightly and then shred by hand 

3. in a 10 inch skillet.... put cubed cream cheese, shredded chicken, and chiles on medium head until blended and cream cheese is melted. 

4. spoon chicken filling onto tortillas.. roll up and place seam sides down in baking dish (13x9). pour enchilada sauce over top... sprinkle with cheddar cheese bake 30-45 minutes of until hot and cheese is melted.

Jim -N- Nick's Cheese Biscuits

Jim -N- Nick's Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup milk (2% works best)
1 egg, beaten well
4 Tablespoon butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into greased muffin pan and bake at 400 for 15 - 20 minutes.

This recipe make about 12 muffins.

Source: kitchenlink.com

Homemade Salsa

Homemade Salsa

Most of this is just to your own taste so actual measurements on the items are not listed. But the basic layout is as follows... 

 Approx 4-5 firm tomatoes 

approx 1/4 - 1/2 of a white onion 

1 clove of garlic (you need a med size one or just use less than a whole one) 

some cilantro leaves 

salt 

optional: jalapeno pepper 

optional: lemon juice or lime juice 

 Cut your tomatoes into chunks and add to a bowl. Dice your onion to your preferred size... add to the bowl Chop your garlic clove as fine as you can chop it... add to the bowl tear off some cilantro leaves... I usually use about 14 leaves (the entire leaf not just part of it) ... add to the bowl add some salt to taste optional - jalapeno peppers (if you don't want it to be hot... don't put the seeds of the pepper into the salsa... just use the meat of the pepper.)... (if you opt for lemon juice or lime juice add it now too... just a little...) put it in the fridge and let it sit overnight .... serve it with nachos, tacos or any other Mexican dish and don't forget the sour cream! YUMMY! This can stay in the fridge for approx 5-7 days.

Homemade Chili (great for hotdogs)

1lb hamburger meat 

ketchup 

chili powder 

pepper 

garlic powder 

onion powder 

water 

 Brown and drain hamburger meat. Add ketchup (approx 3-4 cups) add approx 1-2 cups of water. Add a few shakes of the following... garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and chili powder. Stir and simmer on low for at least 15 minutes.

Easy Rice and Hamburger

This is another of my kiddos favs. 

 1lb hamburger meat 

4 - 6 servings of rice 

1 can tomato soup 

 Ok on these ingredients below I don't measure them so I am giving you an approx amount here. I just do it to taste the way I want. 

The brown sugar is going to offset the vinegar... the vinegar is needed to give it a little bit of a tangy kick. The ketchup... If you still have rice that is white... add more ketchup. 

 approx 1-2 cups of ketchup 

 approx 1/4 - 3/4 cup of brown sugar 

approx 4 tbsp of white vinegar 

dash of salt and pepper 

 Brown hamburger meat and drain. Cook rice. Combine hamburger meat, rice, tomato soup, brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, salt and peper into one pot. Mix well and let simmer on low for about 15 minutes while stirring occasionally.