Salsa

This salsa can be made without measuring cups and spoons. Salsa can be made as spicy as you would like. You can use only the veggies you like. It only takes 5 minutes to make. Salsa can be low in fat and high in vitamins and can be put on everything from eggs to celery. So here goes.

Nutritional Value of Tomatoes



Salsa




You will need a food processor or a food chopper that I have.


Put in the food chopper 2 cans of tomatoes with green chillies after draining off excess fluid or without if you don't want it too spicy. Then cut up half a pepper what ever color you like.  It can be more than half if you would like. On top add cilantro as much as you would like. This recipe will be trial and error till you find the combination of veggies and salt that you like.

Chop until you are at the consistency you like.




I usually taste at this point to see if it needs more salt or cilantro.   What is nice about homemade Salsa is that if you need to watch your salt intake you can add just a little or no salt and it still will taste great.  The salsa is done at this point and ready to eat. You will need to refrigerate any leftovers.  It will keep for up to a week.  You will never go back to store bought again because it is so easy to make.

Enjoy this salsa recipe and add diner life to your favorites.




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Veggie Pizza

Veggie Pizza

This is a wonderful appetizer for any get together. It is very easy to make and can be made a few days ahead of time. It does well when traveling. It is very light and easy to carry. There are only a few ingredients and everyone loves it.

Start with a package of crescent rolls and more than one if you are making it for a bigger party. They work best on a cookie sheet or flat pan. Roll them out and press them together so there is a single layer of one big sheet. Bake crescent rolls per package instructions.

Completely cool before starting to assemble.

Mix ½ of rectangle of cream cheese and ½ cup sour cream together. Add a package of dry Ranch dressing mix. If it doesn’t look like enough to cover crescent rolls you can mix a little more. Spread on cooled crescent rolls.

Finely chop any or all of the following ingredients to top you pizza.

Celery, onion, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, olives and cucumbers. Shred some carrots and use finely shredded cheese of any flavor (regular shredded cheese will work just fine).

Next is to dress you pizza with the veggies.

Sprinkle veggies over crescent rolls then layer shredded carrots and cheese. Cut with a pizza cutter into small squares.

 

 

Refrigerate any leftovers.


Enjoy



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Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

This is a great recipe and takes only a few items. You can make as spicy as you want and either add vodka or not.

I start bloody mary with a short glass but you can use a tall one if you like.

The items you will need for sure are tomato juice of any kind and celery salt. Two must haves of a good Bloody Mary, everything else is optional.

If you want salt on the rim of your glass. Get the rim wet and dunk into course salt. I skipped that step because I am trying to watch my salt intake.

Put in a few ice cubes and put in tomato juice to about 1/3 of the glass. I use a super spicy mix of tomato juice. You don’t have to use expensive Bloody Mary Mixes. You can use any kind you have on hand.

I then put a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce and hot sauce. More if you like super spicy Bloody Mary or omit if you don’t.

Now for those of us over 21 you can add a shot or pour of any flavor vodka that might go with tomato. (Bacon flavored vodka works well)

I put a few sprinkles of celery salt then add more tomato juice and another layer of spicy stuff if you want.

Stir and add olives, cheese sticks, beef sticks, pickles or celery. Then a dash of celery salt on top of the ice.

I will add olive juice too if I have olives on hand.

You don’t have to wait till you have all ingredients to make this Bloody Mary drink by just using what you have in the refrigerator.


Enjoy



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Hamburgers

This recipe is so easy and tasty you will never buy pre made hamburgers again. They can be kept for a week in the refrigerator and up to a year in the freezer.

 

Put any amount of ground beef in a bowl to make the hamburger patties. I used 3 pounds because I will separate the beef to cover a few meals. If I am going to cook one meal I will usually cook 2 or 3 other things at the same time. This saves me time during the week of preparing other dinners.

Next I add everything from veggies to seasoning. I put in mine a bag of onion soup mix, some garlic, ½ cup per pound of any mixture of diced onion, green and yellow pepper, a jalapeno, some Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix these ingredients well with your hands yes I said your hands. Take off your bling and get your fingers in there and mix everything up good. It can be very liberating. Just remember to wash your hands good before you touch anything else.

At this point I made 4 hamburger patties for the grill and rolled the remainder into meatballs.

 

 

I then put them on the grill and cooked until they were 170 degrees internally.

We dress our hamburgers with tomato, peppers, onions and lettuce.  Sauces we use are mustard, mayo and ketchup but you can use anything you want.



Enjoy


 

 

Apple Pizza

This is a great spin on an apple pie but has a unique taste all its own.

 

 

 

Apple Pizza

 

I started with a pizza crust.  You can use either a baked one or unbaked.  Both will follow the same instructions.

 

Brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  Bake the Pizza crust on 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until it is golden brown.

 

I took out about 4 cups of frozen apples sprinkled them with brown sugar and baked them for about 30 minutes while the crust is baking.

 

When the apples and crust are done you put a layer of cooked apples on the crust, sprinkle it with more brown sugar.   Drizzle some caramel over the apple pizza and bake on 350 for about 15-20  minutes or until everything is warm.

 

When the apple pizza comes out of the oven you sprinkle some powder sugar over the top and let it cool.

 

You can serve with ice cream.

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

Easy fruit pizza Recipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacon Dip

This Bacon Dip is full of flavor and is wonderful with crackers and chips.  The bacon dip is easy to make and can stay in a small crockpot for hours during entertaining. 

 

 

 Bacon Dip

 

 

 

 

First fry up 6 strips of bacon until it is crunchy.  After it is cooked and cooled, crumble it to small pieces and set aside.

 

Melt one 16 oz package of cream cheese, 1 cup of sour cream and ½ cup of mayo in a small crock pot.  Heat and stir until it is smooth then add all the crumbled bacon.

 

 

Serve the bacon dip warm with crackers or chips.

 

Enjoy

 

 

22 Dip recipes for Parties

Green Beans with tomatoes

 

 

This dish was very flavorful and could be enough for your entire meal.  It only took 15 minutes to make.  Green beans are an excellent source of vitamin K. They are a very good source of manganese, vitamin C, dietary fiber, folate, and vitamin B2. In addition, green beans are a good source of copper, vitamin B1, chromium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, choline, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), niacin, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.

 

 Green Beans with tomatoes

 

 

I started by cleaning up the fresh green beans by washing them and cutting off both ends of the bean.

I put the green beans in a large skillet and turned the heat to medium to sauté them.

You will need a can of tomatoes with green chilies and a small can of green chilies.  If you don’t want them spicy you can just use a can of tomatoes and omit the green chilies.  I poured the liquid from the can of tomatoes and chilies I had just opened plus a few pats of butter.

 

 

 I seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, celery salt, paprika, and Cajun spice. 

 

Simmer the Green Beans on medium heat for about 12 minutes.   I then poured the can of tomatoes with green chilies and another small container of green chilies onto the beans. 

 

Let them cook a few more minutes until the green beans are at the tenderness you like.  Taste them to make sure no more seasoning is needed and shut off the heat.

 Cover the green beans with about a cup of any kind of cheese you like and let sit until the cheese is melted. 

 

 

 

Serve this Green Beans with Tomatoes dish after a few minutes of cooling.

 

 

 Enjoy

 

 

Nutritional Profile of Green Beans