Guacamole

3-4 ripe avocados

1/3 medium onion finely chopped

1can diced green chilies finely chopped

1Tbsp. Lemon juice

1tsp. Garlic salt

1/2 tsp. Fruit fresh

Mash the avocados and mix everything together.  I like mine a little (or a lot) saltier and lemonier so add to taste.

Tiffany

March 2014

Almond Poppy Seed Bread

Almond Poppy Seed Bread

(from Our Best Bites)

3 cups flour

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 cups milk

1 1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs 

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

1 1/2 T. poppy seeds

Glaze:

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup orange juice

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. almond extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.  Add in milk, vegetable oil, eggs, extracts, and poppy seeds and beat for 1 minute.  Pour batter into two 9-inch loaf pans sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer poked in the center comes out clean.

While the bread is baking, whisk the glaze ingredients together.  When the bread is done, remove from the oven.  Brush the glaze onto the hot bread and allow to cool.

ann white

French Bread Dinner

1 loaf French bread
1 lb hamburger
1/2 c. onions diced
1 can nacho cheese/cheddar cheese soup
bread pieces from hollowed out French bread
1/4 c. cheddar cheese (however much you want)


Cut top off French bread and hollow out. Brown hamburger and onion together, add can of soup.  Mix in bread pieces then put all ingredients in hollowed out loaf.  Put a little cheese on then the top of the loaf.  WRAP and seal ends of loaf in tinfoil.  Put in oven at 350* till heated thru. (about 10 min.)  Geraldine 2014

Brunch Nachos

1 bag tortilla chips
2 c. refried beans (microwave 1 min)
8 eggs scrambled
30 oz jar salsa (warmed 20 sec)
1 1/2 c. pepper jack grated
green onion tops diced


Cover the bottom of a large oven safe platter with chips.  Put warmed beans on chips. Evenly spread scrambled eggs over beans and pour salsa over eggs add cheese and onion on top.  Broil entire platter till cheese is melted.  Serve immediately.  yields 4-6 people.    Geraldine 2014