Sunday, September 30, 2007

Southwestern Bean Soup

Ingredients:
1 can black beans, rinsed/drained
1 can light red kidney beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
2 cans green enchilada sauce
1 can diced green chilies
8 oz. light cream cheese
1/2 t. ground cumin

Directions: Melt cream cheese and enchilada sauce together in saucepan over medium/low heat. Stir with whisk. Add beans, corn, green chilies, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat until hot - DO NOT BOIL! May add cooked diced chicken, ham, or smoked sausage - or it's GREAT without!! -- Serve with cornbread.

Serves: 4

Friday, September 21, 2007

Strawberry Triffle

Ingredients:
1 pkg vanilla pudding (small or large) - make per directions
1 yellow/butter recipe cake mix - make per box directions
3-4 cups of sugared strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 container of cool whip

Directions:In a large bowl/triffle dish, layer: 1/3 cake, then 1/3 pudding, then 1/3 strawberries etc., then cool whip. Then repeat two more times -- cake, pudding, fruit, cool whip.

Keep refrigerated until serving.

Variations:
1. can use chocolate cake instead of vanilla in strawberry triffle
2. can substitute peaches instead of strawberries
3. can subsitute peaches and fresh (non-sugared) blueberries or raspberries

Number Of Servings:10-12
Preparation Time:15 min. plus bake time