Lemon Bars

now this recipe will make a ton of bars... it's for the big cookie sheets approx 11x17. and of course are extremely delicious because it's another of my mom's recipe's!! oh and this is being posted just for you amelia!

Crust:
3 cups flour
dash of salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups(3 cubes) margarine/butter

Spread into bottom of cookie sheet evenly - i just use my hands, so make sure your hands are clean :) Bake at 350° for 15 minutes (don't let it cool for more than 2-3 mins before putting filling on it!!)

Filling:
1/2 cup flour
4 cups sugar
8 eggs - beaten
12 Tablespoons lemon juice

I try to have the filling completely done before the crust is done, that way I can leave the pan in the oven and just pour the filling onto it there (pull the rack out a bit of course!). it's usually way too full to try and move it after the filling is poured in, just so ya know!! ;) then you bake it again at 350° for another 25 minutes, or until it no longer looks jiggly!! set on top of cups or cooling rack, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. cool for an hour or so, then refrigerate. they taste much better when they are cold!!

Chicken Enchiladas

this is my mom's recipe (most everything i have is!) but we all absolutely love it!! i actually made them about a month ago, just never got around to posting the recipe!! anywho... enjoy!

4-6 chicken breasts - cooked and cut up
1 lb monterey jack cheese (sometimes i use a little cheddar if i don't have enough mj cheese)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 small can green chilies
1 16oz container sour cream
taco shells

Mix soup and sour cream and spread a small amount in bottom of baking dish (9x13). Add chicken, green chilies, and all but 1 cup of cheese to soup mixture. Roll this mixture into taco shells, and place in baking dish. Spoon remainder of mixture on top of rolled taco shells and sprinkle cheese on top of that. Cover with foil and bake at 350° for about 40 minutes.


finished product, and oh so yummy!! we usually put on/with it, yummy either way!

Cornbread Tacos

Cornbread Tacos

1 lb. ground beef

1 cup of corn

1 small can of sliced olives

1 large can of tomato sauce

1 packet of Lawry's taco seasoning ( I just used what I had.)

1 packet of Marie Calendar's corn bread

1. Cook ground beef, seasoning with garlic salt and pepper (drain)

2. Add corn, olives, tomato sauce and taco seasoning (set aside)

3. Follow directions on back of corn bread

4. In a 9x13 pan add the meat mixture and spread out evenly. Next add the cornbread mix and cover meat mixture completely.

5. Cook at 375* for 35 minutes and sprinkle with some cheddar cheese!! (optional)

I thought this was a really good spin on cornbread and taco stuff. It had really good flavor.

When cooking the meat mixture with the sauce, it ends up being a little runny. I thought there was something wrong, but when you cook it, it becomes solid. There ends up being a lot of cornbread on top of the mixture, so I would maybe add more meat and maybe add some beans to make it more filling.

*not the best picture, but this was SOOOOO good!!