Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Shrimp Grill

INGREDIENTS

4 Mission Soft Taco Size Flour tortillas
1 large cored and finely chopped Pineapple peeled
1 red bell pepper finely chopped
1 green bell pepper finely chopped
1 small red onion finely chopped
3 Tbsp. Cilantro chopped
2 Tbsp. Parsley chopped
1 Serrano Chile minced
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
4 Tbsp. Lime Juice
20 uncooked, peeled and deveined shrimp

DIRECTIONS-Combine the pineapple, peppers, onion, cilantro, parsley, chili and 1/2 of the oil and lime juice together in a medium glass bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill for 50 minutes.
Prepare the BBQ (High heat). Combine the remaining oil and lime juice together and add shrimp; toss to coat with marinade. Grill until opaque, about 1 minute per side. Grill tortillas on each side for 30 seconds. Place 5 shrimp onto each tortilla. Spoon on salsa and serve.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

3 Cheese Balls

INGREDIENTS

1oo gr shredded manchego cheese
100 gr Roquefort cheese
100 gr cream cheese
chopped parsley
50 gr minced pecans
100 gr pecan halves
250 gr saltine crackers
1/4 chopped onion
salt

DIRECTIONS-

Mix 3 types of cheese in bowl thoroughly. Add the onion, the parsley and the minced pecans. Add salt. With your hands shape mix into a ball. Decorate outer side of ball with the pecan halves.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Lemon Dessert

INGREDIENTS-

2 packets Marias cookies

1 can La Lechera sweet condensed milk, the 14 oz can

1 can Carnation evaporated milk

6 big limes

fruit cans ...(as much as you like)

DIRECTIONS-

Pour milks and lime juice in blender and blend. In a bowl, place a layer of cookies and pour the blended mix over, after that, put a layer of fruit. Repeat layering. The last layer should be fruit.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Sweet Apple Salad

INGREDIENTS-

5 large apples
1 can pineapple
1 can La Lechera sweetened condensed milk
1 can frozen cream (not sweet, not sour, just plain cream)
1 small bag marshmallows
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup pecans

DIRECTIONS-

Wash and peel the apples, cut them up in small cubes. Do the same with the pineapple. Mix all the ingredients, refrigerate for about 2 hours and serve cold.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Pasta Salad

INGREDIENTS

Boil and drain pasta.
Grated parmesan cheese.
Chopped pecans.
Baby spinach
vinaigrette
lime
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS... mix it all and throw some basil in the mix !

Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Butter Cookies


INGREDIENTS -

2 sticks butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 spoonful vanilla
3 cups flour

DIRECTIONS-

Soften the butter until it turns into a cream, add the sugar little by little and immediately after add the egg, the vanilla and lastly the flour. Shape into a soft paste and let rest for half an hour. Shape the cookies with your hand and place in a tray. Get the in the oven at a 302 degrees for 30 minutes until brown.