Wonderful Dip for Doritos

 

Found on Pinterest this dip for Doritos, it looks wonderful:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

8 oz sour cream

1 can chopped green chilies (4 oz can)

1/3 cup bacon bits

1/4 tsp garlic powder (she uses 1/2 tsp cuz she likes garlic)

Mix all ingredients together and allow to chill for 3 hours for the flavors to blend

Top with additional bacon bits before serving

Serve with crackers/ chips/ or raw veggies

but many say served with Doritos is the best!

beefy tomato soup from the sassy barn

 Beefy Tomato soup from the sassy barn

I found this on instagram at the sassy barn . com:  click on that link for her recipe! looks wonderful!

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

3 cloves of minced garlic

2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper   1/4 tsp garlic salt

1 28 oz jar of crushed tomatoes

4 cups of chicken stock

1/2 cup cream cheese , softened to room temperature

2 cups ditalini pasta

shaved parmesan cheese

Directions:

In large pot cook the ground beef, drain

Add in crushed tomatoes and all the spices and stir to combine

Pour in the chicken stock and cream cheese and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes

Pour in the pasta and let cook another 10 minutes, be sure to stir every few minutes so the pasta does not stick to the bottom

Add in some shaved parmesan cheese

spoon into bowls and garnish with parmesan cheese

if the soup gets too thick, add in more chicken stock!

Dairy Free Raspberry Milk Shake

 Dairy Free Milk Shake from my friend Becky Edwards She said she was loving the raspberry shake in Bear Lake and decided to try and make herself one at home.

Dairy Free Raspberry Milk Shake

Update: Some have asked for the recipe. I'm estimating the amounts:

Dairy-free Raspberry Shake (serves 2)

2 cups dairy-free vanilla ice cream (1 pint, I like the coconut milk kind. You can buy this at natural food stores or Smiths or Harmon's in Utah)

1 cup frozen raspberries (you could also use fresh)

1 cup dairy-free milk (I use almond milk)

Blend in blender. Adjust amounts as needed if the shake is too thick or too thin.

One person on the post said to add fresh lime juice, she loves hers that way

Luscious Lemon Cake

I got this recipe from my friends at work, apparently Tara Bruce Wilson , their manager, made it for their birthday cakes, so I was asked to make one since she got promoted up and out of office, it is very good!

 Luscious Lemon Cake

Cake:
1 box lemon cake mix plus ingredients on box
1 cup buttermilk
3 oz white chocolate pudding

Frosting
1/4 cup butter softened
4 oz cream cheese softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tblsp lemon jello mix
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tblsp lemon juice you can use more if you want more lemon taste
1 to 2 Tblsp milk

 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350

Add lemon cake mix and pudding mix to a medium bowl

Add buttermilk plus the ingredients on back of the cake mix box and beat until well combined

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan

Bake for 25 to 30 min   Let cool

While cake is cooking , make frosting by creaming together butter and cream cheese, add powdered sugar, vanilla, jello mix, lemon juice and milk, Beat until smooth

Frost cake and ENJOY!!

When I made this, when I added the jello mix to the frosting, it didn't blend together well and crystalized and tasted like sugar granules in the frosting, Tara said it didnt do that to her but her sister made it and it did it to her.  So.... probably leave out the jello mix in the frosting part if you dont want to have that happen!

 

SMORES cookie cups

 I found this on facebook from kitchen fun with my three sons, you can find the site here:

SMORES COOKIE CUPS

1 cup finely crushed graham cracker crumbs (about 7 whole graham crackers)

1/4 cup powdered sugar

4 TBLSP butter, melted 

12 marshmallows (regular size, not mini marshmallows)

2 full size Hershey's chocolate bars unwrapped and divided into 24 pieces

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350

In a small mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and melted butter

Grease a 24 cup mini muffin pan with non stick cooking spray.  Scoop the graham cracker crust mixture into the 24 cups. Gently press the crumbs into the bottom of each cup and up the sides to form little cups.

Bake the mini graham cracker crusts at 350 for 4-5  min until golden brown

Cut each marshmallow in half to make 24 round marshmallows.  Place one marshmallow in each graham cracker cup, cut side of the marshmallow facing down.

Set the oven to broil.  Place the pan of smores in the oven under the broiler and broil for 1 to 2 min, just until the marshmallows are soft and beginning to look toasted.   Note: the marshmallows can burn fast so watch them closely

Top each marshmallow with one piece of the Hershey's Chocolate bar, allow the smores to cool for 15 minutes. then use a butter knife to lift them from the pan

3 bean salad from Letisha Hansen

 

Found this on Facebook post on word of wisdom site, I want to try this!

My girls ask for this all the time. It’s a 3 bean salad.

2 stalks of celery,

1/2-3/4 cup red onion

3 cans of beans any kind drained

Sauce:

1/3 cup of rice or balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup of maple syrup or 6-7 medjool dates

1/4 cup of tahini

1-1.5 tsp sea salt

Pepper

Blend the sauce if you use dates. Just pour it on if you don’t and mix well.

cucumber slices with cream cheese

Found these recipes on facebook

 Cucumber slices with cream cheese

Cucumber Bites

Ingredients:

4 oz. Cream cheese

2 Tbsp. Fresh dill chopped

¼ C. Ranch dressing

3 Cucumbers cut into 1 inch sliced

15 Cherry tomatoes sliced in half lengthwise

Salt and pepper to taste

Cucumber salad

Ingredients

3 Med. Cucumbers Peeled and Sliced 1/4″
1 Med. Onion sliced and separate into rings
3 Med. tomatoes cut into wedges
1/2 C. Vinegar
1/4 C. Sugar or Stevia
1 C. water
1/4 C. olive oil
2 tsp.salt
1 tsp. ground pepper