Corn & Black Bean Salsa – Similar to Texas Caviar

Ingredients 1 Can Black Beans (drained & rinsed) 1 Can Corn (drained & rinsed) 1 Medium Yellow Pepper – diced 1 Medium Red Pepper – diced 1 Medium Orange Pepper – diced 1 Small bunch of Green Onions – chopped 1 Small bunch of Cilantro – chopped 1/2 Bottle of Hendrickson’s Sweet Vinegar & Olive Oil Mix all together and serve …

Corn & Black Bean Dip

Corn & Black Bean Dip Ingredients 1 Can Black Beans 1 Can Corn 1 Medium Yellow Pepper – diced 1 Medium Red Pepper – diced 1 Medium Orange Pepper – diced 1 Small bunch of Green Onions – chopped 1 Small bunch of Cilantro – chopped 1/2 Bottle of Hendrickson’s Sweet Vinegar & Olive Oil The dressing can be found …

Roasted Red Salsa

Salsa roja (roasted red salsa) I can’t remember which site I found this recipe on, but it’s delicious.  The roasting of all of the veggies really ads a nice flavor to the salsa. Note that this makes a lot — a big mixing bowl full.  16 full size tomatoes, or nearly a produce bag full of roma tomatoes (we used roma) …

Tzatziki Sauce

Tzatziki Sauce   Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt (Preferably Greek or Fage) 1 cucumber 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 lemon, juiced and zest 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill 1-1/2 cloves garlic, peeled 5 mint leaves, chopped fine Salt and Pepper to taste   Directions The night before making Tzatziki, place the yogurt in a paper towel lined strainer over another bowl and leave it in the fridge overnight. This thicker yogurt-cheese …

Cranberry Salsa

1 bag of fresh Cranberries Juice from 1 Lime 1 bunch Cilantro 1 bunch Green Onions 1/2 cup Sugar 1 Jalapeno Pepper Place all ingredients in your food processor and run until they are completed blended. Serve with chips or on top of cream cheese or whatever sounds good.

Shrimp Wontons

Stir together some red curry paste with some hot red pepper like Red Hot until desired spiciness. Put a small smear about the size of a pea on a small wonton. Put shrimp on the wonton – I buy deveined, uncooked peeled and thaw it. Same as above, wrap the wonton around the shrimp and wet the edges to seal …

Little Taco/Pizza Rolls

Chop up some cooked chicken Stir in some salsa (or some pesto and chopped sun dried tomato if pizza flavor is desired) Stir in some shredded pepper jack cheese or some shredded Italian blend cheese Put a glump in the middle of a small wonton wrapper Wet the edges of the wonton wrapper and wrap like a gift Seal edges …

Apple Brickle Dip

1 8oz package of Cream Cheese ½ Cup Brown Sugar, packed ¼ Cup Granulated Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 package English Toffee Bits In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sugars & vanilla.  Fold in desired amount of toffee bits. Serve with apple wedges.

Melon Brain

Things Needed 1 small  Seedless Melon Use a vegetable peeler to remove the entire rind, exposing the inner white rind. Red Jello Instructions Slice off the bottom of the melon to create a flat base that will keep it from rolling. Draw squiggly lines that represent the bumps and ridges of the brain. Carve narrow channels along the tracings with …

Zombie Fingers

Zombie Fingers A few Sticks of String Cheese, cut in half Almond Slices Cut out nail bed on one end of each string cheese half.  Wedge 1 Almond slice into nail bed.  Cut small lines in sticks of string cheese to simulate knuckles. Enjoy!