Fried Pizza Poppers





Ingredients:
  • Pillsbury Pizza Dough (thin crust or regular)
  • Pepperoni slices..one per each popper
  • Mozzarella Cheese 1″ cubes..one per each popper
  • Marinara Sauce for dipping
  • Oil for frying
  • Parmesan, Garlic Powder & Oregano for sprinkling..OR YOUR FAVE BL
Directions:
  1. Roll out the Pizza Dough, just until it’s even and cut out approx. 2″ circles. I used a small glass to cut them out.
  2. Fill each circle of dough with whatever Pizza toppings you normally like. I used a slice of Pepperoni, and a chunk of Mozzarella.
  3. Roll the filling up tightly inside the dough, making sure to seal it very well.
  4. Fry up the filled dough balls in small batches, and drain them on paper towels.
  5. Make up your seasoning blend and set aside.
  6. Season them up with your blend while they’re warm…


Seven-Layer Tostadas




Ingredients:
  • 1 can (16 oz.) refried pinto beans (or use homemade refried beans)
  • 1 1/2 cups guacamole (purchased or homemade guacamole)
  • 1 cup light sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp. Kalyn's Taco Seasoning Mix (or use your favorite Taco Seasoning)
  • 1 cup finely grated low-fat cheese such as Four Cheese Mexican Blend (or more if you like a lot of cheese)
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives (or use a 4 oz. can sliced olives)
  • 6-8 whole wheat flour tortillas, 6 or 8 inch inch size
  • olive oil for greasing baking sheet, about 1 tsp.
Instructions:

Place a baking sheet inside the oven or toaster oven and let it get hot while you preheat oven to 450F/230C, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove baking sheet, drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil on it and spread around with a paper towel, and put flour tortillas on the baking sheet. Toast tortillas in the oven until they're crisp and barely starting to brown, turning several times. This will take less than 5 minutes so watch them carefully.

While tortillas are crisping, put the refried beans in a bowl, stir to break them apart, and microwave 2-3 minutes, or until they're hot. Stir the Taco Seasoning Mix into the sour cream. Chop the onions, slice green onions, and slice the olives. (If you're using homemade guacamole and cheese that needs to be grated you'll need to prepare those as well.)

Put crisped tortilla shell on a plate and top with:
--a thin layer of refried beans (1-2 tablespoons)
--a thin layer of guacamole (1-2 tablespoons)
--a thin layer of seasoned sour cream (1-2 tablespoons)
--several generous pinches of finely grated low-fat cheese
--chopped tomatoes
-thinly sliced green onions
--sliced olives

Serve right away, with salsa or hot sauce if desired. You can keep the topping ingredients in the fridge and crisp more tortillas later to use any leftovers.



Christmas party food!




Peppermint Brownie Bites


Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treat Pops 

 

Christmas Tree Peanut Butter Blossoms


Bourbon Black Forest Cupcakes 


Gingerbread house 



Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches






Ingredients:
  • 20 small Hawaiian sweet rolls, cut in half crosswise
  • 1 pound deli black forest ham, sliced
  • 20 slices provolone cheese
  • 8-oz. container spreadable cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onions
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds 
Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with the bottom halves of the sweet rolls. Top with the ham, then the provolone cheese slices. Spread the cream cheese onto the bottoms of the sweet roll tops and place them in a layer on top of the cheese.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the butter, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, onions and Parmesan cheese. Mix well and pour evenly over tops of the sandwiches. Sprinkle the poppy seeds over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until warmed through. Cut at the seams with a knife and serve warm!
 Source


Spicy Drunken Shrimp Recipe




Ingredients:
  • 1/2 pound shrimp
  • 1 can of beer
  • 1 shallot, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • fresh chopped parsley
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
  1. Add shallot, garlic, red pepper flakes, bay leaves and beer in a large saucepan and turn heat on high. Bring to a boil and reduce beer sauce by half, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. Serve with crusty bread or on top of rice.
Source


The greatest Queso that ever lived




Ingredients:
  • 3/4 lbs. lean ground beef, browned and drained*
  • 2 lbs. block of Velveeta, cubed
  • 2 (10 oz.) cans Rotel (original, mild, or hot- whatever your preference), drained
  • 1 (7 oz.) can diced, roasted green chiles
Instructions:

Combine all the ingredients in a crock pot. Melt on low until smooth (approx. 2-3 hours) or high (approx. 1 hour). Once melted, keep crockpot on low.

Source


Around the World!!




Moonrise, Ireland


Beautiful snowy sunburst 


Mount Taranaki


'Venicimo' Canal Sunset, Venice, Italy by Neil Cherry 


Amsterdam