Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Christmas on the Brain :)

I'm thinking this year for Christmas we are going to have a Mexican Theme with our food.....so these are the recipes I am saving for said occasion :)


Creamy Salsa & Crackers


Mexican Roll Ups


Taco Pin Wheels


Tomato Chili Dip


Festive Vegetable Dip <----- because we need healthy in there too ;) This one was YUMMY!


Fresh Vegetable Dip <-------- again with the healthy ;)
This one was not a favorite! Too plain for my family!


Tortilla Soup:

1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 (10 oz) can enchilada sauce (I use green myself, but you can use red)
1 medium, chopped
1 (4oz) can chopped green chile peppers
2 cloves minced garlic (I use the jar stuff, and it's 2 TBS)
2 Cups water
1 (14.5 oz) can veggie broth
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
T Cilantro
1 package frozen corn 


Tortilla chips

Place tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, green chilis, and garlic into crock-pot. Pour in water and broth, and season with cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on High for 3-4 hours.

**Crush up your tortilla chips, and lay them in the bottom of your bowl. Pour soup over, add cheese, and sour cream, and ENJOY** 



Desserts!


Christmas Candy Cookies


Fudge Filled Dessert Strips


Raspberry Linzer Cookies...... change of plans these instead :)


Chocolate Pinwheels


Pumpkin Whoopie Pies


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Yummy Biscuits!!!!



HERE :)

Monday, November 29, 2010

Our First Vegetarian Thanksgiving Menu!

Breakfast:
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Appetizers or Snacks:
Berries with Sour Cream Sauce
Calico Corn Salsa
Spinach Dip

Lunch:
Ratatouille 
Mashed Tator/Gravy .....of Course!
Vegan Homemade Stuffing .....not vegan though we will use butter and not margarine!
Cream Cheese Corn
Sour Cream Biscuits

Desserts:
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies (Cut Out, Bake and Decorate FUN!)
Peppermint Bark

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Just some recipes :)

I have been searching for some fun different recipes for our Thanksgiving :) I wanted to print them but the prnter is out of ink so I will "save" them here :)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Peppermint Bark

Chocolate Cookie Bark

Pumpkin Donut Holes - Vegan

Home Made Cinnamon Rolls

Jelly Donut Holes ......looking for a baked one and not fried but no luck yet :)

Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast

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