I made this for a dessert get together on Wednesday and it was a bit hit. Of course, it was also one of three things that were actually homemade :) This is one of the simplest recipes I know for a strawberry dessert and I'm pretty sure it was the only thing my grandmother could make that actually tastes good. Yay!
1 3oz. pkg. strawberry jello
1 3oz. pkg. frozen strawberries
1 Tbsp. Sugar
6” angel cake
1 pkg. cool whip
Dissolve
jello in 1 ¼ cups boiling water. Add thawed strawberries and sugar. Cool until
it jells and the fold in cool whip. Lightly fold in angel caked (in pieces) and
place in a 9x9 pan. Refrigerate and when ready, serve with more cool whip on
top.
Side note, when it says "until it jells" it just means thick and almost jelled. If you wait until it is completely jello, the cool whip will not mix in or set correctly. If you do wait too long and it will not mix in, just add about 1/4 cup of hot water and stir, then add the cool whip and angel food cake.
This is a great dessert for a summer cookout. It's not too fancy and its fruity and light. I'm not a big fan of desserts like cake in the summer unless there's fruit involved :)
Enjoy and Happy Friday!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Taco Pie
What in the world is taco pie? I'll tell you what it is, pure deliciousness, that's what! All the flavors of spicy tacos in a crescent roll crust baked and served with melting cheese on top! Not to mention, it is SO easy! No real measurements, just eyeballing for the most part.
My boyfriend loves this dish, in fact, the first time I made he ate half the pie. Half. That man can put away some food for sure but still, half the pie. I think it was a winner!
Ingredients:
2 crescent roll tubes, I use Pillsbury
1 lb either ground chicken or beef
1 jar salsa, I usually use Ortega, medium heat
1 2-cup bag shredded Mexican mix cheese
extra condiments such as vegetables: lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapeno
and sauces: hot sauce, sour cream, salsa, cheese
Preheat the oven according to the crescent roll directions.
First, break out a glass pie plate and cover it on the crescent rolls. You may need to spread them, pull them, pinch them etc. You can use the extras and just bake them off as crescents OR, my personal favorite is fulling them with jams, chocolate chips and other goodies. I tend to like chocolate and strawberry jam mixed. Bake them off and you have a simple desert! Yum :)
In a non-stick frying pan, cook the ground meat until browned. Add the jar of salsa and mix evenly. you want it to be juicy, but more soup so cook it down a bit. Add about 1 cup of the shredded cheese and mix in evenly until melty and wonderful.
Scoop, pour, spoon, or whatever method you choose to get that meat mixture into the prepared pie plate! Bake in the oven for the time stated on the crescent package. Once done, sprinkle the rest of the cheese evenly over the entire pie. Turn off your oven(unless you're baking the extra crescents) and keep the pie in there for the cheese to melt into taco heaven.
Remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes, if you can anyway :)
I like to serve this with spicy black beans and Mexican rice
My boyfriend loves this dish, in fact, the first time I made he ate half the pie. Half. That man can put away some food for sure but still, half the pie. I think it was a winner!
Ingredients:
2 crescent roll tubes, I use Pillsbury
1 lb either ground chicken or beef
1 jar salsa, I usually use Ortega, medium heat
1 2-cup bag shredded Mexican mix cheese
extra condiments such as vegetables: lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapeno
and sauces: hot sauce, sour cream, salsa, cheese
Preheat the oven according to the crescent roll directions.
First, break out a glass pie plate and cover it on the crescent rolls. You may need to spread them, pull them, pinch them etc. You can use the extras and just bake them off as crescents OR, my personal favorite is fulling them with jams, chocolate chips and other goodies. I tend to like chocolate and strawberry jam mixed. Bake them off and you have a simple desert! Yum :)
In a non-stick frying pan, cook the ground meat until browned. Add the jar of salsa and mix evenly. you want it to be juicy, but more soup so cook it down a bit. Add about 1 cup of the shredded cheese and mix in evenly until melty and wonderful.
Scoop, pour, spoon, or whatever method you choose to get that meat mixture into the prepared pie plate! Bake in the oven for the time stated on the crescent package. Once done, sprinkle the rest of the cheese evenly over the entire pie. Turn off your oven(unless you're baking the extra crescents) and keep the pie in there for the cheese to melt into taco heaven.
Remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes, if you can anyway :)
I like to serve this with spicy black beans and Mexican rice
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