Cafe Rio

I got this recipe from an enrichment that I had recently and thought that I would share it . It is a recipe for Cafe Rio's Chicken.

Chicken for burritos or salad like Cafe Rio

6-7 boneless chicken breasts

1 small bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing

1 T. cumin

1 T. chili powder

3 cloves garlic, or 1 ½ t. minced garlic

 

Cook in crock pot on low for 4 hours.  Shred chicken and cook for another hour.

Hope you all enjoy and looking forward to some time having a sister in law lunch again.  If you have any fun recipes (dinner or dessert etc.) please send them to me and I can post them. 

Lynne

Mint Chocolate Brownies

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 1/4 chocolate semi sweet chips
3 eggs
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Heat granulated sugar and butter in medium saucepan over low heated, stirring until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Add 1 1/4 cups morsels; stir until melted. Stir in eggs. Stir in flour, vanilla and baking soda until combined. Spread into greased 13x9 inch cake pan.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 18 to 22 minutes (18 works best in my oven) or until wooden pick comes out slightly sticky.

Cool up to 45 minutes or until completely cooled.

Mint Filling
1/2 cup butter softened
1 (3 oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons creme de menthe syrup or oil of peppermint or extract to taste
green food coloring if you do not use creme de menthe

Beat until light & fluffy the butter & cream cheese together. Add all remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Spread evenly over the cooled brownies.

Frosting
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup butter

In a small sauce pan, melt butter & chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat & cool about 15 minutes. Pour frosting evenly over filling. spread carefully over filling to cover. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Cut into squares . cover & keep refrigerated until ready to serve. (easier to cut before completely chilled)

Peppermint Macaroons

2 egg whites (at room temperature)
1/8 tsp salt
1 (14 oz ) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 (14 oz) packages shredded sweetened coconut
1 cup white-chocolate morsels
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
The batter was very thin & really spread out so I added about 1 /4 cup flour - i think you could add up to 6 Tblsp flour.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper - it worked best on a silpat mat- I also gave them a light spray of pam.
In a large bowl whisk together egg whites and salt until foamy, about 2 minutes. Whisk in condensed milk and vanilla. FOLD in coconut, white chocolate morsels and crushed peppermints.
Using a 1 1/2 inch spring loaded ice cream scoop, drop dough on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 20 minutes or until coconut just begins to brown. Let cool on pans for 10 minutes . I found they were easier to remove when they were really cool. Finish cooling on a wire rack.

Pear Jam - Rissa Clarke's recipe

8 qts pears peeled & slice very thin (32 cups)
6 quarts sugar (24 cups)
4 cups cruxhed pinapple plus juice
2 oranges (ground in food processor or blender) including rind
1 pint marachino cherries drained & cut in half & drained 24 hours

Slice pears very thin. Combine pears, pinapple, oranges & pour sugar over. Stir well. Cover mixture & sit on counter for 24 h ours. Stir occasionally. Cook in 2 batches until clear about 15-20 minutes. Add th cut Marachino cherries. Let come to a boil after the cherries have been added. Then bottle & cook in hot water bath about 10 minutes.

Pear Pie

1 10” unbaked pie crust
1 ½ c. sugar
1/3 c. melted butter
6 T. flour
3 eggs
1tsp. vanilla
1 lg can pear halves, well drained or 5-6 fresh pears

Beat eggs, sugar, flour together until creamy. Add melted butter & vanilla. Arrange pear halves or quarters ( I prefer quartered ) in unbaked pie shell and pour creamed mixture over pears. Bake at 375 for 40-60 minutes. Test doneness by inserting knife into custard. Knife will come clean when done. Cool before serving. Serve with whipped cream

Artichoke Dip

1 can artichokes drained
1 small can of diced chillies
1 cup mayo
1 cup parmesan cheese

Break up artichokes and mix all ingredients together. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes.

Serve hot!

Yummy Guacamole

Oh yea. This is great guacamole recipe.

We originally got this recipe off of the food network site but we have modified it to our liking.  There is not an exact recipe, just make it taste good.

4 to 6 ripe avocados mashed

1/2 to 3/4 cup white onion chopped

1/4 to 1/2 cup tomato chopped

2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 or 2 cloves of garlic pressed

1/4 teaspoon Cumin

1/4 teaspoon Cayenne

1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro

1 finely chopped or purred serrano pepper

Salt to taste

Mix it all together. Avacodos are mild and take on whatever flavor you add so keep adding salt and lemon juice till the flavor is just right.