Green rice

I should say that this recipe is kind of a bugger. I can't really recommend it unless you have a food processor or a better blender than mine. Here's why

Combine:
1 seeded jalapeno
3 Tbsp olive oil
2/3 cup cilantro
2 green onions (i use 1/3 reg onion)
1 clove garlic
salt/pepper

So you're supposed to blend the above together, but the olive oil is just not enough liquid to get it going in a blender. So I end up doing a lot of work with a spatula or adding more liquid (like lime).

Cook the rice 1 cup rice, 1 cup broth, 1 cup water.

Mix the green blended mush into the rice.

Monkey bread for 1

Ok, well more than one, but its a smaller (1/3) version of this recipe
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/05/monkey-bread/

I love this recipe because: it contains cinnamon, it takes 20 minutes, and costs about $2 to make.

1 biscuit roll (the non flaky kind)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup whitey sugar

Cut up your biscuits into 4 pieces and roll them around in the sugar/cinnamon mix. (Like snickerdoodles.) Put them in the bread pan.

Mix together:
1/4 cup brown sugar
2/3 stick of butter (melted)

Pour over the top.

Cook at 350 for 20mins or until the biscuits look nice and crispy on top.
Beth mentioned that people have done this on camping trips in a dutch oven. mmmm.

a new, easy soup

6-8cups ck broth

bag of California blend frozen vegetables

can of Italian diced tomatoes, with juice

bag of cheese tortellini (frozen or fresh- follow the directions for cooking time)

heat the first three ingredients, than add the tortellini to simmering soup 3-4 min. before serving.

EASY!

the only catch: this soup will stand on it's own, without doctoring with spices, IF you buy quality ingredients. NOT generic. each ingredient needs to be really good (duh), then it is just plain yummy. if the vegetables have been around a while, or are mostly broccoli stalks, or the canned tomatoes are too green or boring, the soup will need some garlic, basil, or a little extra help.

Lucy's Frosting

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
food coloring

Leave butter out until it gets really soft. Add sugar and food coloring. Mix until partially blended.
Use on muffins, bread, pancakes, etc.

Bisquick Cinnamon Rolls

Doh!:
2.5 cups Bisquick
3/4 cups milk
2 Tbsp sugar

Optional: raisins

Knead onto a bread board and roll out to approx 15x9.

Cover with butter and sprinkle over 2Tbsp sugar/1tsp cinnamon mix

Roll up starting with the long side.
Put in 8x8pan.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 mins.

Glaze:
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp milk

Cowboy Salsa

4 Roma tomatoes
2 Avocados
1 can black beans (its a good idea to rinse the beans so your whole dip isn't black)
1 can white corn
1-2 jalepeno peppers chopped small
juice from 2 limes
1 clove of garlic, mashed
salt/pepper
A bit of cilatro (or none for some of you)
A bit of red onion
mix all together with about 1/2 cup italian dressing

optional: 1 can of black eyed peas

Chill in refrigerator

This recipe makes a lot. Good to take to a potluck party.

freezer zip-lock bags are the cats meow!

hey everyone:

i have been using my freezer space with a whole new vigor lately. i also have had some pretty good success freezing things i hadn't thought of before, to have around for later, so i don't have to go to the store so often. i want everybody to add to this list if you have heard of or had luck with freezing things...

lemon juice (in ice-cube trays)
ginger (whole chunks of root)
milk (just make sure it thaws all the way and you shake it before use)
butter
bell pepper
cookie dough
nuts
grated cheese (whole blocks are kinda wierd after thawing)

go ahead - whachya got?