Key Lime Pie

If you like tangy,Key Lime Pie, like they serve at the Blonde Giraffe in Key West , (One trip we spent $75 there eating just pie), you'll like this. And it, seriously, couldn't be easier to make. I have my brother-in-law, Phil, to thank for this great recipe! One 9" graham craker pie shell
One 14 oz. can sweetened condesnsed milk
3 egg yolks (whites not used)
1/2 cup Nellie &Joes Key West Lime Juice (Find it by the lemon juice at Smith's, Target, Lees)

Combine milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Pour into shell and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. allow to stand 10 minutes before refrigerating. Just before serving, top with whipping cream and garnish with lime slices.

Maple Blondies

If you've ver had these at Applebees you know how delish they are.

3/4 c. butter, softened

2 c. brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 c. flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Mix together, put into 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.

Sauce: 1 c. maple syrup

2 Tbs. butter

1/4 evaporated milk

Bring syrup and butter to boil. Cook for 3 min. Remove from heat and stir in milk.

To serve: pour sauce over blondie and ice cream, top with chopped pecans.

Sugar Cookie Recipe

1 cup sugar

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup butter

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sour cream

5 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 or 2 drops Almond extract (optional)

Mix together then put in refrigerator until cold, about an hour

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min.

Frosting recipe:

4 oz cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups powdered sugar

Beat together until smooth

Quiche Lorraine

1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
6 slices of bacon or ham, cut into pieces
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup canned milk
2 green onions, sliced (optional)

Bake unpricked pie shell for 5 minutes at 425 degrees
remove from oven and arrange cheese, meat and onion (if desired) in bottom of shell.
In medium bowl combine eggs and milk. Pour evenly over cheese mixture. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes or until set. Remove from heat and let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Soup)

4 (14 oz. each) cans Chicken Broth
1/3 cup uncooked Orzo pasta or rice
2 eggs
1 1/2 lemons, juiced
salt and pepper to taste

Bring broth to a boil, add pasta or rice, reduce heat and simmer (covered) for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. In large bowl beat eggs until frothy. Continue beating and slowly add lemon juice in a small, steady stream. Gradually ladle hot broth in lemon-egg mixture, until bowl is full. Pour hot mixture back into soup pot. Bring soup to a simmer at medium heat until slightly thickened. Add salt and pepper. Serve.

Lettuce Wraps

4 Tablespoons soy sauce

4 Tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon rice vinegar

3 Tablespoon vegetable oil

4 boneless, skinless Chicken breasts

1 small can water chestnuts, chopped

1 small can mushrooms, chopped

3 green onions, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

You can either cook the chicken in a pan until done (about 10 minutes) or cook it in a George Forman grill until done. Remove from pan, cool, and chop into pieces no bigger than small peas. Keep the oil in the pan, heat and saute the onion and garlic for a minute, until tender. Mix the soy sauce, brown sugar and rice vinengar in a small bowl and add this and the chopped chicken, water chestnuts and mushrooms to the pan. Heat. Serve with lettuce cups. (I made the chicken mixture earlier in the day, when I had time and put it in the crock pot on "keep warm" setting until we were ready to eat it later in the day.)

Queso Dip

This is my sister-in-law Kendra's recipe that I stole from her blog. I even stole the picture from it. I'm making it for our superbowl party tomorrow, so I'll let you know how it is.
Best Queso Dip:
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese (I used fat free - can you make this healthy?!)
1 8 oz carton sour cream
1 8oz pkg Velveeta
1 C shredded Monteray Jack Cheese
1 small can Rotelle Diced tomatoes with Chiles - use Mild unless you like HOT HOT
Cut cream cheese and velveeta in chunks and place in oven proof bowl or crock pot. Mix in the rest of the ing. Turn crock pot on low for three hours/high for one hour or bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Serve warm with tortilla chips.