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Mary’s Famous Mexican Dip
Yes I know I have been quite negligent with my blog lately! I am so sorry everyone. I made a promise to myself this morning to do better and I will!
Today’s recipe I have tried to get for years! Everytime I visit my sister Michele in NJ for any type of party she always has this dip. Her mother-in-law Mary makes it and showed Michele and everyone falls in love with it! Even the kids! So on a recent trip there, Mary happened to be in attendance as well and the dip was on the menu. So with camera and notebook in hand I got it! FINALLY! It’s a type of layered dip that you serve on a platter. Serve it with tortilla chips. I would recommend using stronger chips as well because this dip has so many yummy things you don’t want to lose anything because of a broken chip! We’ve all been there, digging in to a great dip and snap! Broken chip. You try again. Snap again! Another broken chip. So find your best thicker/stronger chips for this recipe. I am also playing with an idea to make this as an Italian dip as well. I’ll post that when I work it out! So for now, here’s everyone’s newest favorite party snack! Thanks Mary!! (Now I want to go and make some to snack on!)
Mary preparing the famous dip!
Ingredients:
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese (you can use light cream cheese if you wish)
1 jar (16oz.) of your favorite salsa
Shredded lettuce, about 2 cups
Shredded cheddar cheese, about 8 ounces
3-4 campari or plum tomatoes, chopped (Or you can use 1-2 large)
3-4 scallions, chopped (use whole scallion)
¼ cup jalapeño slices
1 small can sliced black olives (You can use green if you don’t like black)
So pretty!
Directions:
- On a large platter spread cream cheese to cover bottom.
- Spread salsa over the cream cheese.
- Add shredded lettuce on top of the salsa.
- Add the shredded cheddar evenly over the salsa.
- Top with the chopped tomatoes.
- Add scallions.
- Add jalapeño slices.
- Top with black olives.
Serve with sturdy chips!! Eat some before it disappears!
It's going fast!
Mexican Shrimp
This recipe I originally got from my former Weight Watchers leader many years ago. She was always giving us such wonderful easy recipes. Once I get back to Weight Watchers (when I save up some up some money from the new job) I will be sure to get more! I think the original recipe she gave us was good for one person so I am doubling the ingredients to make it enough for two people. I have made it before and it is delicious. Of course I do not have a photo but once I make it again I will add it to the post. So without any further rambling I will get to the recipe. I find I tend to ramble more these days now that I’m back to working and much more tired than before. Not sure if it’s a good thing or not. See, I’m doing it again.
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup brown rice, cooked
2 cups tomato sauce
2 cups diced tomato
4 tablespoons salsa (your choice)
1 chili powder (add more or less depending on how spicy you like it)
4 tablespoons chopped green olives
1 cup corn (canned is fine)
8 ounces shrimp, cleaned
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat the tomato sauce, chopped tomato, salsa, chili powder, olives, and corn in a large saucepan.
2. Add the shrimp and cook until pink.
3. Add the rice and heat through.
Serve hot!
Bloody Mary Breakfast Bake
Well being back at work after 18 months is beyond exhausting. The main thing is I am now in an office job! Haven’t had an office job for 7 years! I LOVED my last job, I worked from home on my schedule. It was wonderful. But alas, our economy had other ideas. Either way I am now in my first week back and I’m so tired every night I barely have time to read emails. I am going to do my best to get the blog done without fail though. I’m sure once I get back in a routine I will be fine. But till then please bear with me! Thanks.
Ok, this recipe I found in a Rachael Ray magazine but it’s also a recipe from CorningWare. I have not made this yet but it looks pretty easy and I plan to do this next time I have brunch or company stay over on the weekend. I love a good Bloody Mary so this sounded intriguing. No there is no vodka in it but that doesn’t mean you can’t make an actual Bloody Mary to go with it! It’s an easy recipe so give it a try. I will swap out the photo once I make it myself! The recipe says to use a 1.5 quart square casserole but you can use a longer one also.
Photo is for illustrative purposes only
INGREDIENTS:
8 slices soft light white sandwich bread, crusts removed
3 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
9 large eggs (or egg substitute 2¼ cups)
2 cups low-milk or fat-free half-and-half
½ teaspoon celery salt
1 jar salsa (16 ounces), your choice
DIRECTIONS:
1. Grease a 1.5 quart square casserole dish. Arrange 2½ slices of bread in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle 1/3 cup shredded cheese on top and cover with another 2½ slices of bread.
2. Layer on another 1/3 cup shredded cheese and top with the final 3 pieces of bread.
3. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and celery salt. Pour over the bread layer; let stand.
4. Bake in a 375º oven for 40-45 minutes, then cover with salsa, sprinkle with remaining pepper jack cheese and bake for 5 minutes more.
5. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Serves 12
Shrimp Salsa
Okay, I need to make another resolution. ALWAYS TAKE PICTURES OF THE FOOD AT MY PARTIES!!! This recipe I have made before but of course it was PB (Pre-Blog). Of course I never took pictures of the food because for the most part, why would I? Well now I will. Even if it’s with my cell phone. But until I make this again I do not have an actual picture of it. Use your imagination.
This week also marks my venture back into the workforce outside my house. I worked at home for 6 years and going back into an office is going to be a bit shocking to my system. So I am trying to get the week’s blogs done earlier so that if I am too tired I will still have the blog. If anything earth-shattering happens that I need to post I will add it to the next day’s blog. And since I may not be near a computer during the day as I am now, I will approve comments when I get home. Please bear with me. I normally don’t like to have to approve all comments but there has been a ton of spam lately and I don’t want anything slipping by. Thanks! So without further ado here is today’s post.
This salsa is a great side dish for the upcoming Super Bowl weekend. It’s easy, fast and very healthy for you! I know, healthy and Super Bowl usually don’t go together but why not? Who says it can’t? It can be served with tortilla chips so it won’t be a shock to the Super Bowl system. I would also suggest using endive leaves as a “chip” to eat this. Very tasty and still crunchy. It’s a very colorful salsa and will be a huge hit.
Photo is for illustrative purposes only. This is not the exact photo for recipe but it's close.
INGREDIENTS:
½ pound peeled, cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped
1½ cups salsa (your choice)
4 scallions, green and white parts, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
¼ cup minced cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
DIRECTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Refrigerate, covered, until flavors are blended, at least an hour.
Serve with tortilla chips, endive, or whatever you choose.
Andrea’s Famous Salsa!
Many years ago (19 actually) when I received my first food processor I had no idea what to use it for. I still have the same exact Cuisinart Little Pro Plus and it still works great! The first thing I attempted to make it in was salsa. I first followed the recipe that came with the food processor but I quickly changed it to make it my now famous salsa. I have to admit my first attempt at salsa was almost a complete disaster. It was my first time dealing with jalapeno peppers. Nobody told me how dangerous they can be if not handled properly! Needless to say after cutting the peppers and scooping out the seeds I rubbed my eyes! I can feel all of you wincing now. It was like being sprayed with pepper spray only worse. My entire face looked like I had severe sunburn! I couldn’t open my eyes for a while until I totally flushed them with water. They still stung and my face burned as well. The only thing I got to work on the burn to my skin was aloe vera gel! So after this incident I handled peppers with extreme care and wash my hands often and I NEVER touch my face again!! It was a sight for sure!
So the following recipe is what I finally ended up with and I even sold it for a bit to friends and co-workers. It can be frozen also but I recommend draining it a bit once it’s thawed out as the tomatoes hold tons of water. This salsa can be used on pretty much anything you want. It stays pretty long in the fridge also, not as long as a jarred salsa but it’s so much better and fresh. You can also adjust the amount of peppers to your liking or even change the type of pepper. I usually stick to jalapeno peppers. I have tried it with Habanero peppers also but of course cut the amount down a great deal. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
5 large ripe plum tomatoes, quartered
1 small red onion (or 1 medium regular yellow onion)
5 medium fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded (if fresh isn’t available jarred ones are fine, just not as fresh tasting)
2 large cloves of garlic
2 TBS dried cilantro (or 1/2 cup fresh chopped)
1 tsp wine vinegar (red or white)
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1: Chop onion, garlic, cilantro and chili peppers in food processor. Transfer to a large bowl.
2: Place the tomatoes in the food processor and coarsely chop. If you want larger chunks of tomato cut by hand. Add to bowl with mixture.
3: Stir in vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly. Let sit for a couple hours for best results.
TIPS:
If salsa is too watery just drain in a colander.
This is a very low-calorie snack. The carbs are from the veggies so they are good carbs and it’s virtually fat-free.
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