Corn Cassarole

Ingredients:

1 can cream style corn

1 can whole kernal corn

1 box Jiffy Cornbread mix

2 eggs

1 stick of butter

1/2 cup of water

Directions:

use about half the stick of butter to grease the bottom of a 9X13 pan. Mix everything else in a big bowl. Pour into the dish. Bake at 350 for about an hour.

Optional:

Add 1/2 cup of cheese and sour cream to the mix.

OR add a little jalapeno juice to the mix.

Stuffed Jalapeno's

Ingredients:

15 medium size jalapenos

cream cheese --softened

pkg. bacon

toothpicks

Rubber gloves

Directions:

Cut the tops off the jalapenos. Cut lengthwise (in half) It's best to use gloves for this.

Remove seeds. Be sure to get ALL the seeds out.

Put cream cheese in each half. Wrap with bacon.

Stick a toothpick in to secure.


Bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour..or until the bacon is crispy.

Source: Tricia Kennedy (Mom)

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Homemade Jambalaya

Ingredients:

1 large chicken, cut up
1/2 pound sausage
1 stick butter
3 cups uncooked rice
4 large onions
4 cloves garlic
2 sticks celery
1 bell pepper
Tony's

(in lieu of onions, celery, and bell pepper, I use a bag of Seasoning Blend--in the freezer section)


Directions:

Cut skin off chicken, and slice sausage. Season chicken with lots of Tony's.

Heat a stick of butter in a large Dutch oven.

Add chicken and cook until brown. Remove from pot and cut into bite size pieces.


Add seasonings and cook for 10 minutes.
(You may need to add more butter)

Return Chicken to the pot.

Add sausage, rice, and water.

Stir it up real good.

Cover, and cook for about 30 minutes until the rice is cooked. Stir often to keep from sticking.

Voila! Serve!

Source: Tricia Kennedy (Mom)

Chili-Cheese Dip

Ingredients:

1 pkg. cream cheese a little soft
1 can chili with beans
1 bag of shredded cheese

Directions:

In a microwavable dish, spread cream cheese evenly on the bottom. Add chili and spread over the cream cheese. Top with cheese all over. Pop in the microwave until the cheese melts. (roughly 1-2 minutes). Serve with chips!

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter-softened
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
2 cups All purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups-cut into small pieces ( I like to use more than this!!!)

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour the bottom of a loaf pan. (I actually used a bunch of mini loaf pans and gave them for Christmas presents). In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, and bananas. Beat another 30 seconds or so. Add all remaining ingredients except candy. Mix until just moistened. Fold in about2 of the cut up Reeses Cups. Pour into the pan or pans. Bake for 1 hour or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan. Sprinkle the remaining candy on top of the bread while it's still warm.

Source: Pillsbury

Tiramisu Bowl

This is a cheap version of Olive Garden's Tiramisu. It tastes a LOT like the original!

Ingredients:

1 pkg. cream cheese-softened
3 cups milk
2 pkgs. vanilla instant pudding
1 tb cool whip-thawed
vanilla wafers
1/2 cup brewed coffee--cooled
2 squares Baker's chocolate-grated

Directions:

Beat cream cheese until creamy. Beat in milk and pudding. Stir in 2 cups Cool whip. Line the bottom of a clear glass bowl with vanilla wafers. Drizzle with 1/4 cup of coffee. Top with pudding mixture. Repear with vanilla wafers, coffee, and pudding. Top with remaining cool whip and grated chocolate. Refrigerate.

Source: Food and Family Magazine