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Easy Tortilla Pie Easy dinner recipe

cjkarstens — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:40:05 -0600

Tortilla Pie
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 green onions sliced thin
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1-1/2 cup salsa
1 can 15-19 ounces, low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
2 large size tortillas
1 package of reduced fat shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 tablespoons cilantro leaves or if you are not a cilantro fan, use parsley
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.

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Valentine crispy hearts

cjkarstens — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:00:43 -0600

Crispy Chocolate hearts

Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels  1/2 cup peanut butter  2 cups crisp rice cereal  1 1/2 cups peanuts  1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows  2 (2-ounce) chocolate bark coating squares, melted
(see below for substitution)
 White sprinkles
Preparation
Microwave chocolate morsels in a large glass bowl at HIGH for 2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter, stirring until well blended.

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chocolate truffles

cjkarstens — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:52:07 -0600

Ingredients
3/4 cup whipping cream  12 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped  1 tablespoon cognac or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla   About 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
Preparation

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Super Simple Super Bowl Snack recipes

cjkarstens — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:04:03 -0600

Here are some very quick to prepare recipes for your super bowl gatherings this Sunday. Rueben Spread 2-3 packages of corn beef cut into pieces 12 ounce pkg Swiss cheese 14 ounce can sauerkraut, drained 1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing (can use more) Mix all together in a casserole dish and cover and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes and serve on rye cocktail bread. This is so easy! Grape chicken salad cooked chicken breasts to make one cup diced 1 cup seedless grapes light mayo, enough to make moist 1 tablespoon or so of almonds

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winter morning

cjkarstens — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:10:57 -0600

Nothing beats a frosty Minnesota morning. After a walk in the country I snapped these pictures. enjoy the holidays and winter.

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Recipe for Broccoli Salad

cjkarstens — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:29:09 -0600

Brocoli salad Perfect for this time of year with the green and reddish colors.

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holiday cookie: coconut butterscotch fudge cookies

cjkarstens — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:54 -0600

This recipe is from Misty McCombs, 2006 Betty Crocker cookie mix recipe contest Coconut Butterscotch Fudge Cookies 1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter 1 egg

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holiday recipes

cjkarstens — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:52:03 -0600

Chocolate Dried Cherry Crispies

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holiday recipe

cjkarstens — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:27:03 -0600

Chocolate Dried Cherry Crispies

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Peanut Butter Bars

cjkarstens — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:03:46 -0600

Peanut Butter Bars Ingredients 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, melted 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups regular rolled oats

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Mauvais Sort concert

cjkarstens — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:20:02 -0500

The concert presented at the highschool last night was highly entertaining and something noone should have missed.

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