Salsa

Here a recipe for a homemade salsa. I took a recipe I found on the internet and altered it a bit to make my own. Its very yummy. I cant stay away from it!
It made a great salsa for the scoops chips and this morning I may try to make an egg omelet with it.

3 tbs finely chopped onion ( I think it could use more)
2 small cloves of garlic minced ( again I think more would be better)
about 8 plum tomatoes ( I guess you can use any kind )
1 jalapeno finely chopped ( I removed seeds so its not too hot for the little ones, If it were for all adults I would use a couple more of these )
as much minced cilantro as you want ( Im generous here )
juice of 1 and a half limes
salt and pepper to taste ( Im generous here too)
1 can of drained red kidney beans ( I suppose any bean you want would be ok here)
1/2 a can drained sweet whole kernel corn

Put chopped onion and garlic in a strainer; pour 2 cups boiling water over them then let drain throughly. Discard water. Cool.

Combine onions and garlic with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate foe 2-4 hours before serving.

BBQ Nibblers

This is another party or crowd pleaser. It cannot get any more simple to make and its cheap if you have to feed a crowd on a budget. It gives them something hot and filling to snack on at low cost.
I have made this before although I dont have a picture of it. I think it tastes really great even though it sounds very weird. It has a flavor that your guests just cant figure out and leaves them wanting more!

BBQ Nibblers
(I throw it all in a crock pot and it works great)

1 bag of frozen meatballs, 1 package of cocktail wieners, I can pineapple chunks, BBQ sauce, 12 oz jar grape jelly.

Mix all in crock pot except pineapples. Right before serving add in pineapple chunks.
Serve.

That simple! And very Delish!!

Beer Bread

For Nick's last home cooked meal before he left, my friend B asked Nick what he wanted. All we could out of him was, "Beer."

So, she went on a hunt and found this beer bread recipe. I made it. It turned out real good. As I was mixing the ingredients, I thought it couldn't be right because it was so weird. But as it was baking in oven and the house smelled like a bakery, I knew it was going to be good.

And oh boy, was it!

You can serve this b read with soups, dips, or just have it as a snack to eat. Its so soft and moist. It really is fantastic.

Serves 6-8 But I found it to serve much more. I even ended up throwing a bunch away because we couldn't eat it all.

3 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder (omit if using self rising flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 12 oz can/bottle of beer
1/4 cup melted butter

1.Preheat oven to 375.
2.Mix all dry ingredients and beer.
3.Pour into a greased loaf pan.
4.Pour melted butter over mixture.
Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.

If using a non-alcoholic beer add a packet of dry active yeast.

Bread dough


Dough in loaf pan topped with butter


Finished loaf of bread



I sliced the bread and we used it to dip into Cheeseburger dip. Recipe coming soon.