Renée's Thermonuclear Salsa

4 roasted jalanepenos gutted & chopped OR 7-8 crumbled pequin or tepin chilis
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
2 - 28 oz cans diced tomatoes
3 7oz cans chopped green chilis
3 tablespoons minced garlic
1 can chipolte peppers
cilantro to taste
garlic salt to taste
liquid smoke to taste
3 tablespoons vinegar
tomato sauce to taste if needed to cut the heat

If using pequin or tepin chilis - crumble them in blender and put in bowl. If using the jalepenos, smoke, peel, gut, and chop.

Put all tomato products into large bowl. Add jalepenos or pequin/tepin crumbles. Add the rest of the ingredients to taste. Let sit to blend. It will get hotter as the day goes on. If your nose runs, you are on the right track. Not bad for a Québecois from Wisconsin.

Fried Zucchinni

I really like this. If you need to use Zucchini and your kids will eat anything dipped in Ranch dressing you can try it.
Slice the zucchini in thin slices. Sometimes I peel it but you don't have to.
Beat two eggs with a fork.
Mix 1/2 cup flour-some salt and pepper.

Put the zucchini in the egg, then the flour mixture then in hot oil. Turn in over to cook on each side and drain on paper towel.

It's yummy and has some food value inside the fried outside.

Enjoy. Mom

The best day of your life on a plate with frosting.

I used my breadmaker on the dough setting to start out with add:

3 1/2 cups flour

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 pkg yeast

1/2 cup water mixed with 1/2 cup milk heated for 1 minute and 20 seconds in the microwave on high.

3 Tablespoons canola oil

let you bread machine knead and rise for you.

Roll the dough out and spread butter or magarine over it. Cover with brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and cut with floss. Let rise again in a 13x9 inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350* cook until golden brown (mine took about 20 minutes).

Frosting:

3 oz cream cheese

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/8 tsp salt

mix together while rolls are baking and frost before serving. These taste just like cinnabon!!!

Zesty Tacos

1 lb ground beef
1 cup water
1 envelope taco seasoning
8 taco shells
1 can (15 1/2 oz.) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup zesty Italian salad dressing

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat. Drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add black-eyed peas and italian dressing.
After peas are heated through remove from heat.

Spoon into taco shells, add lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.

We loved it!

Grilling recipes needed.

Since I finally have a grill I need some recipes. Marie and Caleb grilled potatoes and chicken on Sunday. How did you do the potatoes?
I love you all. Mom

Lindsey chicken and twice baked potatoes

I got this delicious chicken marinade recipe from my neighbor, so Pantera calls it "Lindsey's chicken."

1 cup oil
3/4 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. garlic salt
parsley

Shake it up and let it sit. Grill and enjoy!

Twice baked potatoes:

6 good sized potatoes, cleaned and poked with a fork

Microwave 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally until baked potato soft. Remove top third of potatoes, discard. With bottom 2/3, scoop out the middle and place in a large bowl, saving the peel in a baking pan.
Add to potato middle:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/8 cup milk
pepper
garlic salt

Mix well, if it is to dry add more milk. Refill potato skins with the mixture and top with more shredded cheese. Bake at 350* for 15 minutes or microwave for 7 minutes, until cheese has melted. You can add chicken and broccoli to make an entire meal in a potato...mmm.

Turkey recipes

Dad and I cooked a turkey on Sunday. We have been using the turkey pretty well this week. I made turkey enchiladas. ( The ladies I work with call them gringa enchiladas.) I usually don't roll them but I had small flour tortillas and rolled the turkey, cream of chicken soup, milk, green chilis and cheese and put goo on the top. They were great. I also made turkey alfredo pasta. It would have been great but I used wierd bow tie pasta and it just didn't taste that good. If you have some recipes to help me use the rest of the turkey just post it girls!
Love, Mom