Monica - Side Dish
Chinese Chicken Wonton Salad
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
½ package wontons, cut into thirds
1 head iceberg lettuce, torn into pieces
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (8-ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 (4-ounce) package slivered almonds, toasted
¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted
1 bunch green onions, chopped
Dressing:
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil
Mix together well.
Boil chicken breasts until cooked and slice into small pieces. Fry wontons in vegetable oil until crispy and cool on paper towels. In a large salad bowl, mix together chicken and wontons with lettuce, oranges, water chestnuts, almonds, green onions and sesame seeds. Toss with dressing and serve.
Tennille - Side Dish
Corn Salad
1 package frozen corn
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, diced
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 round Panela cheese, cubed
Mix all ingredients with Italian dressing. I use the kind you make with vinegar, oil, water, and dry mix. (I don't use the whole onion or cilantro - put in however much you like.)
Ann - Side Dish
Fiesta Pasta Salad
1 (16 oz.) pkg. bowtie pasta, cooked, rinsed, and chilled
1 can corn, drained
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed (I actually did 2 cans black beans instead of pinto)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 red onion, diced (I did green onions instead)
1 green pepper, diced (I did a red pepper instead, both have a milder taste)
2 c. cooked chicken, diced (optional)
Dressing
3 c. buttermilk
1 c. mayonnaise
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Fiesta Ranch dip mix
Topping (Optional)
2 c. crumbled tortilla chips
1-2 c. Colby Jack Cheese
Mix salad dressing ingredients and refrigerate for an hour. Combine salad ingredients, add dressing and mix well. Top with 2 cups crumbled tortilla chips and Colby Jack cheese.
Lisa - Side Dish
Strawberry Mango Salad
1 lb. strawberries
1 mango
2 granny smith apples
Dice all ingredients and mix together.
Shana - Side Dish
Tangy Fruit Salad
1 can pineapple chunks
1 large can peaches, sliced
1 can mandarin oranges
3 bananas, sliced
2 apples, diced (not peeled)
1 small package instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. frozen orange juice (1/2 of 6 oz. can)
3/4 c. sour cream
Mix together pudding and milk, set aside. Mix together OJ, sour cream and pudding mix. Fold in all fruit and chill.
Tami - Dessert
Best Ever Sheet Cake by Pioneer Woman
CAKE:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
2 sticks Butter
1 cup Boiling Water
½ cups Buttermilk
2 whole Beaten Eggs
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla
FROSTING:
½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
1-¾ stick Butter
4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.
Stuffed Strawberries
1 pint fresh strawberries
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, or to taste
1/2 tablespoons orange flavor or to taste (can use vanilla or almond flavoring instead)
Cut the tops off of the strawberries and stand upright on the cut side. Make a criss cross cut on the reverse side 3/4 of the way down from the tip of the strawberry towards the bottom.
Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and liqueur until smooth in a mixer or a food processor. Place into a piping bag with a star tip. Pipe into each strawberry and arrange on a serving platter. (also good with chocolate dripped on top)
