Month: November 2024

Tim’s Turkey Tortilla Soup
Quick and easy turkey tortilla soup is ready in under an hour using picante sauce, lime juice, and cilantro for a tangy and flavorful meal.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Cook and stir turkey in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

Transfer turkey to a 5-quart pot.

Mix broth picante sauce cilantro lime juice and olive oil into turkey; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat cover pot and simmer until flavors blend about 40 minutes.

Transfer soup to serving bowls and top with tortilla chips.

Pretzel Crust
Pretzel crust adds a salty and crunchy element to any pie. This makes a 9×13-inch pie crust, but may be modified to use in a 9-inch pie dish.

Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

Mix the pretzels, sugar, and margarine in a medium bowl.

In a 9×13-inch baking pan, press the mixture firmly.

Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated oven, then fill with desired pie filling.

Spanish Tortilla
Great for breakfast or brunch. Combines eggs with delicious potatoes in a very short time.

Slice edges off of potatoes so that potatoes are roughly square; thinly slice.

Heat olive oil in medium skillet over medium heat.

Add potatoes and lightly fry.

Remove potatoes with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Place bacon in a large deep skillet.

Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown.

Remove bacon crumble and set aside.

Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease and cook ham onion and red pepper.

Remove from heat.

Beat together eggs and Spanish seasoning.

Pour eggs into skillet with vegetables.

Add bacon and potatoes.

Cook over medium heat without stirring until bottom begins to brown.

Turn omelet over and allow both sides to brown.

Serve warm.

Acapulco Chicken
This simple Acapulco chicken dish features a spicy saute of chicken breast, tomato, onion, bell pepper, jalapenos, and hot pepper sauce.

Chicken should be seasoned with salt, pepper, and 1/2 tablespoon chili powder.

For 3 to 4 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink, saute the seasoned chicken in oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

With a slotted spoon, remove from skillet and keep warm.

Bell pepper and onion should be stir-fried in the same skillet until soft.

Add the tomatoes, jalapenos, and hot sauce along with the final 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder.

Add chicken and continue to cook, stirring, for an additional 3 to 5 minutes.

Dishpan Cookies III
These cookies contain a bit of everything. These lovely cookies are enhanced by the addition of oatmeal, cornflakes, and chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In a medium bowl stir together the oil brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.

Mix in the egg and vanilla.

Combine the flour baking soda and salt stir into the sugar mixture.

Fold in the oats cornflakes and chocolate chips.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.

Bake for 8 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven.

Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Amazingly Good Eggnog
This eggnog recipe is the best and creamiest homemade eggnog thickened with tempered eggs and flavored with rum, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and cloves.

On the lowest heat setting, combine milk, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cloves; stir and heat for 5 minutes.

Heat up to a medium-low setting and gradually bring to a boil.

Get rid of the heat.

In a sizable bowl, whisk egg yolks until they are light yellow in hue.

Whisk until fluffy after adding sugar.

To avoid scrambling the eggs, quickly whisk some of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture.

Up until all the milk is incorporated, keep adding hot milk and whisking to combine.

Refill the saucepan with the mixture.

Stirring continuously, cook for about 3 minutes over medium heat until thick; do not allow the mixture to boil.

Remove cloves with a strainer and allow to cool for about an hour.

Aji (Colombian Salsa)
This aji, a salsa made in the Colombian style, has a bright pop of tangy flavor that goes well with a variety of dishes thanks to the cilantro and green onions.

Combine tomato cilantro onion jalapeno pepper and garlic in a food processor.

Add olive oil lime juice sugar apple cider vinegar and salt; pulse until a coarse paste forms.

Mix in green onions.

Chinese Chicken Salad
This salad of chicken, lettuce, nuts, the required sesame seeds, and crisp Chinese noodles is dressed with delicate rice vinegar.

In a large salad bowl combine the chicken lettuce green onion celery nuts seeds and noodles.

Mix all together.

Set aside.

To Make Dressing: Put vinegar in a small bowl.

Dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar before adding oil.

Shake/Beat well.

Add dressing to salad and toss to coat.

Serve and enjoy!

Pittsburgh Style Chipped Ham Barbeque
Super-simple and super-fast describes this 4-ingredient chipped ham barbecue recipe. Just combine, heat, and serve for the easiest, quickest Pittsburgh-style chipped ham sandwiches ever.

In a large skillet over medium heat, stir the chili sauce and brown sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has simmered.

Add the ham and stir; bring to a boil.

Serve warm

Pumpkin Pecan Pie I
Here’s a combination of holiday favorites!

Combine one egg and pumpkin.

1/3 cup of spices and sugar.

Spread across the pie crust’s base.

two eggs, corn syrup, and Vanilla, butter, and half a cup of sugar.

Add nuts and mix.

Spread the pumpkin mixture over.

50 minutes of baking at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) is required for the filling to set.