Jennifer Carr now doing interior decorating in Dallas area!

Mutti's Coffee Cake

Mutti's Coffee Cake

2 sticks butter, softened

2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1 C sour cream or plain yogurt*

Cream together the above ingredients and then add the following combination:

2 C flour
1 t baking powder
½  t salt
Grease and flour Bundt cake pan.
Pour ½ batter into pan and then sprinkle with ½ of the following mixture:
½ C finely chopped toasted pecans
2 T cinnamon
6 T powdered sugar

Pour second half of batter into pan and top with remaining nut mixture.
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

*I think it tastes better and is more moist when made with yogurt.

Love,
Mutti

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Several of you have asked for this recipe. It is originally from Southern Living and and i have tweaked it over the years. It is GREAT for a crowd! Serve with rice and beans.

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

1 rotisserie chicken cooked and cut up

1 onion, finely chopped

1pkg cream cheese

1 small can green chilies (chopped)

Flour tortillas (fresh made are the best….HEB has them)

1 can green enchilada sauce (hot or mild)

1 can red enchilada sauce (hot or mild)

2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese grated

1 cup heavy cream

Salt and pepper to taste, can top with Jalapeno’s

Sauté chopped onion in a small amount of butter, add shredded chicken, cream cheese and green chilies and stir until well mixed.

Put small amount (2 spoonfuls) into a flour tortilla and roll. Place rolled tortillas into a 9x13 baking dish (might want to drizzle some of the enchilada sauce along the bottom of the pan before placing the rolled tortillas in, so they won’t stick)

Once pan is full, cover rolled tortillas with sauces, then top with cheese. Pour cream evenly over the top of cheese.

Bake at 350 for 30 min.

 

For you gardeners out there, this is a delicious recipe that includes fresh paesley, mint, tomatoes, and radishes! Really good!

Ingredients

• 1 (19-oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 (2 1/2- to 3-lb.) deli-roasted chicken, skinned, boned, and shredded
• 3/4 cup chopped radishes
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1 pt. grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 1/2 cups chopped English cucumbers
• Yogurt Dressing
• 3 cups coarsely crushed pita chips
• Lemon wedges

Preparation

1. 1. Stir together first 4 ingredients and 2 Tbsp. olive oil; stir in shredded chicken. Add table salt and black pepper to taste; let stand 15 minutes.
2. 2. Meanwhile, stir together radishes, onion, and 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Stir together tomatoes and 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Stir together cucumbers and remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Season each mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
3. 3. Layer chickpea mixture, radish mixture, 3/4 cup Yogurt Dressing, tomato mixture, pita chips, and cucumber mixture in a 4-qt. bowl; top with remaining Yogurt Dressing. Cover and chill 2 to 4 hours. Serve with lemon wedges and additional pita chips.

Note: Total time includes dressing.

Southern Living
JUNE 2013

Los Patios Cheese Soup

This is a delicious soup for a cold, rainy day

It comes from Los Patios, an awesome Mexican restaurant in San Antonio, Texas

3 Chopped green onions

3 stalks celery, chopped with some leaves

2 grated carrots

1/4 butter 

2 10 3/4 can chicken broth

3 10 3/4 can potato soup

8 oz grated cheddar cheese

parsley flakes

salt and pepper to taste

1/8 teaspoon tobasco sauce

8 ounces sour cream

3 TBS sherry

Saute celery, carrots and onion in butter, add chicken broth and let simmer 30 minutes. Add potato soup, cheese, parsley, salt pepper. Stir in sour cream and simmer 15 minutes. Add sherry, stir and serve.

  

This is easy and really good!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie Recipe from Nestle
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust, homemade or store-bought.
2 large eggs
1/2 C flour
1/2 C white granulated sugar
1/2 C packed brown sugar
3/4 C real butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)
1 C chocolate chips
1 C chopped pecans optional

Serve with Vanilla ice cream, or sweetened whipped cream

Preheat oven to 325° F.
Beat eggs in large mixer bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat in butter. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spoon into pie shell.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack or serve slightly warmed.  Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Cilantro Chili Chicken and Rice

We have been trying to eat healthy in the new year. This is a delicious recipe that 

does not use the staple canned cream of mushroom soup and uses brown rice instead of white.

• 2 cups cooked  brown rice
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 1/2 cups cooked, chopped chicken breast
• 1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1 can diced green chilies
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 4 tablespoon diced jalapeños (to taste)
• Salt

1. PREHEAT oven to 350–F. Lightly grease 2-quart casserole.
2. COMBINE all ingredients and pour into prepared casserole; stir well.
3. BAKE 45 to 50 minutes. Season with salt.

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