Cream Cheese Dip

This is for all of you that know me, and I've made this. Now you can make it yourself instead of waiting for me to do it. This recipe is a GREAT party pleaser. Its always the first of the dips to go. Great for sports events, or even just a snack. I will warn you, it looks disgusting. But its FANTASTIC!!!

Ingredients:

2 (8 oz) block of Philadelphia cream cheese
I jar of dried beef
2 cans of rotel (I find the 'hot' to be better but I like spicy)
1 package of green onions

Directions:

Soften the cream cheese, the softer the less chunky.

Add your rotel, mix together.

Chop up all the dried beef and all the leafy parts of the green onions. Add that to the mix

And stir it all up.

It tastes a lot better when you have let it sit in the fridge overnight, but I can never let that happen. I start eating it before its finished. Lol smh

Homemade Enchiladad/Pico de Gallo

So today I made dinner for the boyfriends family. I made the only thing I really KNOW how to make very well.  Enchiladas. And you can't have enchiladas without pico de gallo. So here was my recipe for today, this makes one pan. 

Enchilada
Ingredients:

3 large chicken breasts
1 red bell pepper (diced)
1/4 cup green onion (chopped)
2 regular cans of red enchilada sauce
(Or one big one)
1/4 cup cilantro
Shredded mexican style cheese
White corn tortillas
Cooking oil

Enchilada Directions:

-First things first, you have to boil the 3 chicken breasts. Boil on high heat I'd say about 30-45 minutes, or until there is no pink in the middle.

-While the chicken is boiling, soften the tortillas. The way I do it is you get a pan with some cooking oil poured in it, and soak the tortillas on each side for maybe 3-4 seconds. If you do it too long you'll be making tortilla chips. I'd say make about 15. Then preheat your oven to 350 degrees

-When the chicken is done boiling, shred it. I just take two forks and tear it all apart. It beats burning fingers.

-Once shredded add one can of enchilada sauce. (If you got the big can only use half)
Then add the green onions, red bell peppers, cilantro, and about 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese.

-Once you mixed all that together. Roll the chicken mix evenly between tortillas, then place the folded side on the pan.

-When you have all your rolled tortillas on the pan, pour the other can (rest) of enchilada sauce on top of all enchiladas. Make sure you spread it out.

-Then you want to cover the top with the shredded cheese.  And stick them in the oven for about 25 minures. Or until all the cheese is melted.

Now for the Pico de Gallo.

Ingredients:

1 big firm tomato (diced)
1/2 onion (diced)
3-6 jalapenos (diced)
      (Depends how hot you want it)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. :)

I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did. I ate 4 of them lol.

If you have any suggestions for the next time I make them, please feel free to leave a comment. I will try anything at least once.

Spicy honey chicken

So tonight I'm not cooking. But here is a recipe that looks really good!

Another Easter Dessert!

This is a fun, and very delicious, cake to make! It's another super easy recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pkg of any cake mix you like
2 pkg of any icing you like
2-3 pkg of any colored peeps
2 easter cookies
Pastel colored sprinkles

Directions:

Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Spread icing

Scatter sprinkles on top of the cake

Place your cookies on top

Last but not least, surround the cake with your peeps :)

Note: If you plan on keeping this in the fridge, be prepared for your peeps to get a little hard. If you prefer them soft, place the around the cake right before you serve.

Grilled Garlic and Red Wine Vinegar Chicken

I found this on pinterest, which I'm going to repost, but it looked really good so I'm going to post it here for all my other readers to see!

Ingredients:

4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
Juice of 1 lemon
4 Garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp oregano
2 tsp thyme
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

Directions:
-Mix all the ingredients except the chicken in a bowl.
-Place the chicken breasts in a dish and pour the marinade over them, turning them in the marinade to ensure that they are completely coated.
-Cover the dish with a lid or plastic wrap, and place in the fridge for at least an hour.
-Place the chicken on a hot grill and cook, turning once, until the meat has and internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Grilling boneless chicken breasts takes about 15-20 minutes
-Remove from the grill and let the chicken breast rest for a few minutes before serving to allow the juices to draw back into the center of the meat.

Colorful Spring

Hopefully spring will finally get here. We are all anxious for this cold weather to go away, so we can get in our bikinis and swim trunks, spend the day at the lake or even by a pool, and enjoy spring/summer drinks!  I know a lot of you guys enjoy some of mama's homemade sweet tea, or some fresh squeezed lemonade...So here is another cute party trick for when the time finally comes!

Ingredients:

Lemon or Orange slices
4/5 Bowls of water
Food coloring.

Directions:

Place a few drops of different color food coloring in each bowl of water. Then let a few slices of lemons or oranges soak for a few minutes in each bowl.

And there you go! You have the CUTEST slices, to put in your sweet tea, lemonade, punch, or even a nice margarita!

Hope you guys enjoy!

Shrimp Penne Pasta

So, I'm not gonna lie, I have like no food in my kitchen to make a meal. So I was scavenging through the kitchen, because I did not want to be stuck eating ramen tonight. And I thought that I could just throw something together. Now, I know I was not the first person to come up with this recipe, but for someone who pretty much knows nothing about cooking except to follow directions on a box, It was pretty darn good.

What I found in my kitchen was:

1 (1 lb.) box of penne noodles.
1 (1 lb.) jar of Prego: fresh mushroom.
1 bag of shrimp (cooked)
12 cloves of garlic( minced)
1/2 of an onion.(chopped)

It's a really easy recipe.

1. Prepare the noodles according to box directions.

2. Place a large pan on low heat, add 2 T of olive oil, then add the garlic and onions. Let sit for about a minute and a half, then add the sauce, and let simmer.

3. When the noodles are almost done cooking, add the shrimp to the sauce. that way they don't cook too long.

4. Drain the noodles, and serve!

Its really that easy!
You can use any kind of sauce really, that kind is just what I had in my pantry.

I hope you guys enjoy!