Restaurant style salsa

Pioneer Woman

My family is a very tight family. We love to be together. We play ball together, we watch games together, we do everything together. One thing that we love is to play games together. When we play we have to have snacks. One of our favorite snacks is SALSA!! Last Sunday my son and I decided we wanted to make salsa and we didn't have all the ingredients for our normal salsa so we looked up other recipes and came across this one. We happened to have all the ingredients for this one and so my boys and I whipped it up. It was so easy and so dang good we made another batch that same day. This recipe is definitely a keeper.

1 can (28 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes With Juice
2 cans (10 Ounce) Rotel (diced Tomatoes And Green Chilies)
¼ cups Chopped Onion
1 clove Garlic, Minced
1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
1/4 teaspoons Sugar
1/4 teaspoons Salt
1/4 teaspoons Ground Cumin
1/2 cup Cilantro (more To Taste!)
1/2 whole Lime Juice


Note: this is a very large batch. Recommend using a 12-cup food processor, or you can process the ingredients in batches and then mix everything together in a large mixing bowl.

Combine whole tomatoes, Rotel, onion, jalapeno, garlic, sugar, salt, cumin, lime juice, and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Pulse until you get the salsa to the consistency you’d like—I do about 10 to 15 pulses. Test seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed.

Refrigerate salsa for at least an hour. Serve with tortilla chips or cheese nachos.

Taco Crescent

We were visiting my mom the other day and pretty soon it was 5 o'clock which means time to start dinner. My sister and I started talking about what to make and my mom said oh we don't need to worry about it Bailey is making dinner. Bailey is my 9 year old niece. She had help cooking the meat from a grown up but otherwise she made this meal all alone. Im sure some people worry when a little kid makes food but this girl totally rocked this meal. I even had seconds! You can serve this with salad or veggies or jello. Really anything goes. Way to go Bay I am so proud of you, you are an awesome cook little lady!

1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. taco seasoning (or make your own like we do and use 1-2 Tbsp.)
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup cheese
2 cans crescent rolls

Brown the ground beef. Drain. Stir in the taco seasoning and then add the tomato sauce. Stir in the cheese. After its all mixed well, place a heaping Tablespoon of the mixture on each crescent roll triangle. Roll the crescent roll into a traditional crescent shape. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown.

Dorito Dip

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My little girl loves cottage cheese and it is healthy for her so I wont complain however my boys wont eat it. BUT my boys love dip! So this dip was perfect for them and they loved it!!! Its probably one of the healthiest dips we have ever made. It would be perfect for superbowl!!!!

1 (24 oz)canister cottage cheese

2 tomatoes, diced

2 avocados, diced

1/2 c. canned corn, drained

3 green onions, chopped

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste



Instructions

Spoon cottage cheese into a medium-sized bowl. Fold in remaining ingredients until well combined. Serve with Doritos.

Antipasto Kabobs (The Hungry Housewife)

I put mozzarella pearls on which i found at wal-mart that i marinated with the tortellini's but you could also use string cheese and just cut it into slices

ANTIPASTO KABOBS

1 9 oz package of Three Cheese Tortellini, cooked to package directions

1 can Medium or Large pitted Black Olives

1 5.75 oz jar Green Olives

2 12 oz containers of marinated mozzarella balls(usually found near the speciality cheeses)

30 slices of Salami, cut in half

60 pieces of pepperoni

1 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

60 Skewers

Place the cooked tortellini in a bowl or large gallon freeze bag. Pour the salad dressing over the top and marinade in the fridge for a few hours. Drain the pasta. Place one of each item onto the skewer using the pointy side. Can be made a few hours in advance. Just cover tightly and place in the refrigerator.

Lemon Chex Buddies (chex.com)

Here is a football snack the kiddos can enjoy eating as much as they might enjoy helping mom or dad in the kitchen making it. It's quick and easy! The girls scouts use to make a cookie that was my absolute favorite, The Lemon Cooler, the year they discontinued them my palate wept. I needed a replacement and thus the Lemon Chex Buddies.

9	cups Rice Chex® cereal
1 1/4	cups white vanilla baking chips
1/4	cup butter or margarine
4	teaspoons grated lemon peel
2	tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2	cups powdered sugar

1.	Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
2.	In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chips, butter, lemon peel and juice uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
3.	Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; gently shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container.

Non-alcoholic Lava Flow

Need something at the Superbowl party besides your usual soda? This drink is yummy goodness for the whole team! Add a little flare to your straws with the Giants or Patriots helmet, or go simple with a fresh pineapple wedge.

Ingredients:

1 C half and half

2 TBS coconut cream (Coco Lopez)

3/4 C pineapple juice

2 C Ice

1 C blended frozen strawberries

Directions:

1.)Blend strawberries and pour it evenly in the bottom of four clear glasses.

2.)In a blender put ice, half and half, coconut cream, and pineapple juice and blend until smooth.

3.) Quickly pour white blended mixture into the middle of glasses, the strawberries should come up the side of the cup and create the lava look.

Rolo Pretzel Turtles "Hostess with the Mostess"

Who doesn't love a turtle? These easy bite size snacks are a quick fix for your Superbowl get together. Us woman want to enjoy the game to! Do you have the willpower to eat just one?

Rolo chocolate candies
Mini pretzels
Nuts - toasted pecans/almonds/hazelnuts/walnuts

Preheat your oven to 350

Unwrap your Rolos. Place pretzels on baking sheet. Top with a Rolo.

Bake in oven for 3-5 minutes, until the chocolate just begins to melt. The Rolo should be soft but not completely melted.

Remove from oven, place on cooling rack and immediately squish the chocolate with a nut. Watch the caramel ooze out. YUM!

Hawaiian Sweet Roll Sammies

SUPERBOWL GOODIES!!!

I altered these mini sandwiches to our liking so if you want the original recipe you will need to go to Beyer Beware blog. After trying it both ways my family and i decided we like this best so i hope you will to

Ingredients: 1 pkg of 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls 1 onion, minced 1 stick of butter 3 TBS plus 2 tsp teriyaki Sauce 3 tsp toasted sesame seeds 1 lb shaved ham 8 slices hard salami cut into pieces 8 slices pepper jack cheese Directions: 1.) Melt butter in small skillet and add onions. After onions are softened add teriyaki sauce and toasted sesame seeds. Simmer for several minutes 2.) Slice rolls as a group length wise and place bottoms in an aluminum foil lined 13"x9" pan 3.) Spread 3/4 of onion mixture on rolls bottoms, followed by the ham, salami, and cheese slices. 4.) Top with the roll tops. Spread the remaining onion mixture over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake covered for 20 minutes @ 350* than switch to broil and let tops caramelize until golden. Original recipe says you can cover and refrigerate until ready to bake. I have not done this yet. As you can see in the pictures i only prepared 9 for my family and i used Swiss on about 3 of them for the kids. I Did not cut the salami but would recommend doing so because it makes cutting the sandwiches apart much simpler.

Snickers Popcorn (Cookies and Cups)

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There really should be a SA! Snickers anonymous, because i can't get enough of it lately!

By husband says this is DA Bomb and we both agree that very little should go in a bowl

as your sitting down to enjoy it, because if its left in a large container or zip lock your bound

to eat it all in one sitting.

• 8 quarts air popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels)
• 1 cup salted butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 30 “Fun Size” Snickers bars coarsely chopped
• 3 oz melted semi sweet chocolate (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 200°
2. Over medium heat boil butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and stir in your baking soda.
4. Pour over your popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
5. Transfer to waxed paper lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly.
6. Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and stir in your coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for 3 more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn.
8. Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool.
9. Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired.
10. Let set and store in an airtight container.