brownie mixes

If you have any trouble finding brownie mixes for the Brownie Delight recipe, these are the ones that I use. As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I'd love to hear back from you on whether or not you enjoyed them.

brownie delight

From reading your blogs, I know a lot of you are trying to lose weight, so I thought I'd share one of my recipes that I used to make all the time. I got it from a friend of mine that used to do Weight Watchers. It's really good, even if you're not trying to lose weight. You can't even tell that it's fat free/reduced fat.....I promise!

Brownie Delight

Ingredients:

1 box of fat free or reduced fat brownie mix

1 box of fat free chocolate pudding mix

1 tub of fat free Cool Whip

Bake the brownies according to the directions on the box. Let cool. Crumble up the brownies into a casserole dish. Mix the pudding according to the directions on the box (use skim milk), then drizzle the pudding over the brownies. Spread the fat free Cool Whip on top.

oops!

I probably shouldn't post recipes from memory anymore.....

On the Chili Recipe, the 2 cans of tomato sauce are 29 oz. each, not 16 oz. And I forgot the onions. Mix 1/2 cup chopped onions in with everything else.

Sorry for my screw-up and I promise from now on I won't post my recipes from memory!

this is chili weather

I decided that I need to make some chili this weekend as cold as it has been....I love making chili when it's cold. If you don't like the regular chili beans (pinto beans) that most people use in their chili, then you might like to try my recipe:

2 lbs. ground beef

2 big cans (I think they're 16 oz. cans) of tomato sauce

1 small can of Original Rotel drained

1 regular size can of Black Beans

1 packet of McCormick Slow Cookers Chili Seasoning

1 tablespoon Minced Garlic

Garlic Salt to taste

Chili Powder to taste

Brown 2 lbs. ground beef. Mix all ingredients together in a crockpot. Cook on low for 6 hours. I like to serve it with Fritos scoops and shredded cheese.

EDITED TO ADD: The can of black beans also needs to be drained.

alfredo sauce

I still haven't finished my tagged post (I've got 3 out of 6 done), so I thought I'd post another recipe today. This alfredo sauce is quick, easy and really good. You can add chicken, shrimp, or whatever you want. I usually buy the Tyson popcorn chicken, cook it, cut each one in half and add it to the noodles and sauce.

ALFREDO SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
garlic salt (I don't measure this, you can just add to your taste)
2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

mexican casserole

MEXICAN CASSEROLE

1 lb. ground beef
1 bag finely shredded mild cheddar cheese
1 can black beans
1 can mexicorn
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 regular size jar of taco sauce
1 bag Fritos Scoops

Put ground beef and taco seasoning in pan and mix together while browning ground beef. After ground beef is done, mix ground beef, taco sauce, black beans and mexicorn in separate bowl and pour into casserole dish. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and then crush the Fritos Scoops and sprinkle those on top. Bake in oven for 20 – 25 minutes.

one more thing......

On the chicken salad recipe post below, I forgot to say that I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts and boil them (I'm sure most of you that cook figured that out). You could probably also use the chicken that comes in the can that's already cooked and cut up if you wanted to...I've just never tried that.

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.

the best chicken salad recipe EVER!

So I only had one person comment that they would be interested in my recipes, but I'm easy and don't need a lot of encouragement.

I have never made this chicken salad and not had someone ask me for the recipe. It is definitely my favorite chicken salad I've ever tasted, and I consider myself to be a chicken salad connosuier. If you use this recipe, I'd love to hear from you. You can either email me or comment on this post after you make it, and be honest! I promise if you don't like it, it won't hurt my feelings......I'm not an overly sensitive person.

Chicken Salad

2 ½ cups cooked chicken (I use food processor to cut up)
1/3 cup finely chopped celery (also use food processor for this)
2 tablespoons onion (food processor)
½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
¾ teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (I put a little more than this)

Put chicken, celery, and onion in a bowl together. In a small bowl mix mayo, sour cream, curry powder, and Cajun seasoning together then put into bowl with chicken, celery, and onion and mix everything together.

recipes

I know I don't have that many followers, but I would like to know how many of you (if any of you) like to cook? I have no intention of turning this into a cooking blog, but some of the people whose blogs I follow, have asked for recipe ideas in the past few days. I like to cook, but I am not one for difficult recipes.....I like quick & easy recipes, but I still want them to taste like I slaved away over them, haha. Anyway, I thought I would ask and if there is any interest, I thought I would post a few of my favorite recipes that are quick and easy but also delicious.

So, if you like to cook, or even if you don't but are interested in any new recipes, please leave me a comment on this post.