Tequilaberry Salad

Tequila Berry Salad

1 head of iceberg lettuce
1 lbs bacon, cooked and crumbled
chopped cauliflower (however much you want)
1 cup mayonnaise (no substitutions)
2 1/2 TBLS white vinegar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Chop Lettuce in large bowl, add bacon and cauliflower.
In a small bowl mix mayo, vinegar and sugar

When ready to eat, mix everything together and as much dressing you like. Toss and serve.

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Cheeseburger Lasagna

Cheeseburger Lasagna

1 lbs ground hamburger

1 can tomato sauce 15 ounces

1/2 cup ketchup

1 tbls yellow mustard

1 cup water

1 cup cottage cheese

1 goat cheese (I think it was 4 oz or 3?) I just had it in my refrigerator you can omit this

thinly sliced dill pickles, I had baby dill and i slice 3 thin

cheddar cheese

9 no boil lasagna noodles (I only used 7 because I ran out of them)

Brown hamburger, drain fat.  

Add in can tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard and water. Cook a few minutes to blend flavor. Turn off heat.

Blend cottage cheese and goat cheese.

I used a 9x7 pan, a small pan because i like to make a small pan of lasagna…..Spray pan. 

Add small amount of  tomato sauce on bottom of pan. 

Layer 3 noodles, then more sauce, cottage cheese mix, sliced pickles, some cheddar cheese.

Repeat layer, noodles, tomato sauce, cottage cheese, pickles and cheddar cheese.

Bake 350 degrees covered for 30 minutes, take foil off and bake another 10-15 minutes until brown and bubbly. 

Take out of the oven, let rest 10-15 minutes before cutting into it.  

*****I only had 7 noodles. if you can use 9 noodles, make 3 layers. 

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Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich

Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich

2 1/2 cup chopped cooked chicken

1/3 cup finely chopped celery

2 TBLS grated onion

1/2 cup mayo

2 TBLS sour cream

3/4 tsp curry powder

1/8 tsp cajun seasoning

Lettuce 

Tomato

Bread or croissant

Blend chicken, celery, onion in a large bowl.

In a small bowl mix mayo, sour cream, curry powder, cajun seasoning.

Mix mayo mixture with chicken mixture.

Serve curry chicken salad on any kind of bread with tomato and lettuce if you want. 

ENjoy....

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White Chip Chocolate Cookies

My husbands favorite cookies.  

White Chip Chocolate Cookies

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Baking Cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cups packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. 

COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by well-rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets. 

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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Sweet Cornbread

Sweet Cornbread

1 cup cornmeal, yellow

3 cups all purpose flour

1 1/3 cup white sugar

2 Tbls baking powder

1 tsp salt

2/3 vegetable oil

1/3 cup melted butter

2 Tbls honey

4 eggs, beaten

2 1/2 cup whole milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.

Stir together the dry ingredients.

In another bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients.

Blend wet with dry. 

Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake 45 minutes.

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White Bean, Sausage and Spinach

White Bean, Sausage and Spinach

1 lbs smoked sausage links (I used smoked wild rice sausage links)

1 large jalapeños, seeded and diced very small

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp oregano

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup chopped tomatoes (next time I want to use canned tomatoes like rotel)

2 cans cannellini beans or navy beans, rinsed

6 cups fresh spinach

Slice up sausage links, brown in a large pot.  When the sausage is brown, add onions and jalapeños, cook a few minutes.  Add garlic and oregano, cook a few minutes.

Add chicken broth to pot and tomatoes.  

Cook 10 minutes to combine the flavors.  

Add beans, cook for another 5 minutes. 

At the very end, add the spinach. 

Serve this over fresh cornbread.

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Gyro Meat

Gyro Meat

1 lbs ground Lamb

1 lbs ground hamburger 80/20

1 small onion

1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

1 1/2 tsp salt

3 tsp greek oregano

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp pepper

Mix all the seasonings in a small bowl. Put the onion in food processor and pulse to make the onions finely chopped.  Put the lamb and hamburger in a large food processor, add seasoning and turn the food processor on to blend the seasoning and meat to a nice paste.

Put the meat in a loaf pan. press it down flat to get all the air out of it.  

Now you can cook it or wrap it up and put it in the refrigerator to blend the flavors.  

To cook it, turn on the oven to 350 degree.  Cook uncovered for 30 minutes.

Take the loaf out of the oven, take the meat out of the loaf pan and put the top side down on a larger cookie sheet pan with sides.  Cook the meat another 30 mins to brown all the other sides.  

After the meat cooked for 1 hour. Take it out of the oven and let cool.  

Now slice the meat and start building your Gyros.  Get really good pita bread, tzatziki sauce, tomatoes and white onions. 

Enjoy!!

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