Cafe Rio Pork and Tomatillo Dressing

Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

Place the following in a blender:

3 fresh tomatillos, cut in quarters

juice of half a lemon

1/2 cup of buttermilk

1/2 cup of mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix

1 cup fresh chopped cilantro

6 stalks green onions. with ends

2 cloves crushed garlic

4 tsp sugar

5 cross section slices of jalapeno pepper (or however many you want for the kick you want)

refrigerate for 1 hour before serving

Cafe Rio Sweet Pulled Pork

3lbs pork roast

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 cup worchestershire sauce

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp powered ginger

1 tsp salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 Tbs dried minced onion

Cook all of the ingredients in a crock pot on low for about 15 to 20 hours. One hour before serving take the roast out of the crock pot and shred the meat and remove fat. Drain the crock pot and put the meat back in and add 1 can of red enchilada sauce and 1 cup brown sugar.

Eat all this with tortillas (tortilla land tortillas from costco), then added plain rice made with chicken broth instead of water, black beans, lettuce, and shredded cheese. Salsa, sour cream, and guacomole would be great on it too!

THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST THING I HAVE MADE IN YEARS! EVERYONE WHO EATS IT LOVES IT! THIS GETS 10 STARS (remeber it's only out of 5).

Chinese Noodle Casserole

This one is a favorite of mine (sorry Brian). My visiting teacher made it for me when I had my 2nd baby and I fell in love with it. It's usually a big hit with the kiddos too! Plus it's really easy to make and it's things that I almost always have on hand.

1lb ground beef
1 onion minced (i just used dried onion or frozen chopped and put in however much looks good)
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of chicken
2 cups water
4 Tbs. soy sauce
1 1/4 cups minute rice
1 large can chinese noodles (or just enough to cover the top, the picture above had lots more than usual)

Brown burger and onion. Add soup, water, and soy sauce. Put in 9x13 pan. Add min rice. Bake for 20 min at 375 degrees. Remove from oven and put noodles on top. Return to oven and bake for 15 more min.
Enjoy! I give it 3 1/2 to 4 stars

Fluffy Key Lime Pie

Here is our St. Paddy Day dessert. I love the cool whip pies (stay tuned for thanksgiving and I do a mean pumpkin pie this same way). We had some visitors for this one and they have requested it for an upcoming get together and their place so it must be good. 5 STARS!!!!

1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free lime gelatin

1/4 cup boiling water

2 cartons (6 ounces each) key lime yogurt

1 carton (8 ounces) frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed

1 reduced-fat graham cracker crust (8 inches)

In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Whisk in yogurt. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until set. Yield: 8 servings.

Mexican Chicken Chili

I got this recipe from the Taste of Homes magazine and was excited to use it because it fit into both my soup and mexican day! It smelled so good cooking all day and was SO easy to make because I just threw everything into the crockpot. Really yummy if you remember it's a chili and not a soup! We give it 3 1/2 stars.

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed (I used some left over rotisserie chicken I had frozen in the fridge)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained (I only had stewed tomatoes)
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 2 cans (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

• In a small skillet, brown chicken in oil. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Yield: 6 servings.
• Top with shredded cheese and sour cream

Feeding Brian

Well I decided to create this blog to help me be more motivated to cook for my wonderful hubby. I may ask for meal ideas from you and I will post pictures and recipes on here. I will also tell you how they went over with a rating from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best.

I have a big problem with trying new recipes. I HATE spending alot of time on something and then hating how it tastes and I don't feel like I know enough about food to get an idea of what would taste yummy.

I want to try and have a different genre of food each day. So Monday is mexican, Tuesday is soup, Wednesday is pasta, Thursday is casserole, Friday is pizza/breakfast, Saturday is oriental/misc, and Sunday is meat and potatoes. I plan on switching these around ALOT but this is my basis so we don't get stuck in a rut (this happened when we were first married and I made cream of chicken and rice VERY frequently).

Wish me luck and you can all let me know what you think!!!