Corn Pasta

This pasta I made up. I was running low on food so I took what I had and made dinner.

1 lb spaghetti (its what I had)

1 cup corn

1 small can of chiles

1 cube butter

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1 clove of garlic

1 cup cream

Cook up the spaghetti. Meanwhile cook corn and chiles for a few minutes. Melt in the butter, add in garlic, cook for a minute. Add in cream and cheese. Cook until thick. Pour over pasta and you have a yummy pasta dish. Went great with chicken and some veggies.

Cheese Potato Soup

So I was suppose to post this yesterday but I completely forgot. I had a few friendly reminders which I didn't get until today and a few others that I received when I was always in the middle of something that I couldn't stop doing. So sorry this is late and sadly I don't have a picture. I know that's horrible but then next time we eat it I will update this post with a picture.
This is my mother-in-laws recipe for cheese soup which my husband just loves. This was my first time making it and I think the only thing I'd do different is to replace the water with chicken broth.

3-4 large potatoes peeled and dice
1/2 cube margarine
2-3 Tbsp flour
1 can cheese soup
1 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
onion salt or powder to taste (or 1/4 cup sauteed onions)

Cook diced potatoes in water till tender. melt margarine in another pan, add flour to make a paste. Slowly stir in milk and add mixture to potatoes and water. Add cheese soup. Stir til smooth. Add more water until you have the desired thickness. Add seasonings and diced ham if you desired. (We definitely do the diced ham it an additional flavor which I think the soup needs.

Enjoy and sorry there is no picture!

Salsa Verde

So I am posting for Jana cause she moved into her new house this last Saturday and does not have internet yet. This recipe is super simple but I absolutely loved it. I love green salsa so when I saw a jar of it on sale at the grocery store I got this idea to just kick it up a notch. Hope you enjoy!

1 cup of salsa verde (I used medium heat)

1/2 of an avocado finely chopped

2 large Tbs cilantro chopped

1 1/2 tsp lime or lemon juice

Just mix it all together and enjoy it on a taco, burrito, quesadilla or just with some tortilla chips.

Award Winning Crumb Top Apple Pie

Make your favorite pie crust.  I sometimes use Pillsbury and it turns out fabulous!

Filling:
Peel, core and dice 4-5 apples to get about 5-6 cups of apple pieces.  I don't like my pie to be overflowing and spill in my oven so I tend to use closer to 5 cups - it also depends on the size and depth of your pie pan.

Add 1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon flour to the apples.  Heat over medium-low heat in a sauce pan and cook the apples about halfway, until they start to get soft, but don't cook them too long or you will have mushy pie!

Topping:
2/3 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
sprinkle of cinnamon
1/2 cube (1/4 cup) butter, melted
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Mix flour and brown sugar and then add the butter.  Don't mix the nuts in, they will burn if they are in the topping, so put the nuts on the pie separately.

Put pie crust into pie pan, add your half-cooked apple filling and then sprinkle the nuts on top of the apples.
Spread the crumb topping on the top, careful to cover the nuts.  Cover the edges of the pie crust to prevent burning.  Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  Hot pie with cold ice cream is so good!

Onion Chicken in Balsamic Sauce

I got this recipe from the blog Healthy and Easy Recipes. Here is a link to it http://healthyeasyrecipes.blogspot.com/. The original directions said to cook the chicken in the oven but I was at swimming until 7:00 so I cooked it in the crockpot for a 3 hours and it turned out great. We had broccoli with it and the sauce was good on the broccoli.

1 TBSP olive oil
1 sweet onion, chopped
4 chicken breasts (I used chicken tenders)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Place the chicken, chopped onion and chopped sun dried tomatoes in crockpot. Mix together the garlic, vinegar, olive oil and chicken broth. Pour over chicken, onion and tomatoes. Cook on high for 2 to 3 hours. Serve over brown rice.