Parmesan Asparagus

 Ingredients:

1 lb Asparagus Spears

2 TBSP Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Salt

3/4 Cup Shredded or Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Trim the tough ends off the asparagus spears. Toss the asparagus in the oil and spread evenly on the lined sheet pan. Sprinkle lightly with salt.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the Parmesan Cheese evenly over the asparagus. Return to the oven for 5 more minutes, or until the cheese starts to brown and crisp. Serve immediately.

Cucumber Salad Side

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3 Large Cucumbers 

1tsp salt

1/4 cup Sugar

1/8 cup water

1/4 cup Distilled White Vinegar

1/4 cup Sliced red onion

Directions 

Peel the cucumbers and slice wafer tho . Sprinkle with salt. In a medium size bowl mix sugar, water, vinegar and onion. Add cucumbers to mixture. Mix well.

Refrigerate 1 hour.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise

• 1/4 cup cream cheese1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
  
  1/4 tsp minced garlic
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  In a small baking dish, mix together artichoke hearts, spinach, sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese, Romano cheese, and garlic. Cover dish.
  Bake until heated through and bubbly, about 25 minutes
• 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Fried Green Tomatoes and Dip

About a year ago one of my cousin's and I made some fried green tomatoes... and they were delicious! The last couple of weeks I had been thinking about them... just needed to find some green tomatoes (not really something you commonly will find in the grocery store)! On Sunday my Grammy let me pick some from her garden and I found this blog Bo's Bowl (that seems to have a good amount of southern style recipes) and the recipe sounded like it'd be a good one, so I thought I'd give it a try and it was delicious! I've made a few of my own adjustments:

Ingredients:

about 8 unripe green tomatoes (this definitely depends on the size of tomatoes you have!)

1 & 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

2 cups milk

1 tsp seasoned salt

a little black pepper

oil, for frying

Slice the tomatoes into about 1/4 inch slices.  Then in a bowl mix together the remaining ingredients to form the batter.  In a heavy skillet heat one to two inches of oil to about 375 degrees.  Dip the tomatoes into the batter.  Then fry until golden brown  on both sides.  Drain on a paper towel lined plate.  Then serve with Guthrie's sauce.

Guthrie's Sauce

3/4 cup Mayonnaise

1/4 cup Ketchup

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp Seasoned Salt (I personally like Lawry's salt)

2 tsp jalepeño juice (optional, I like the flavoring it gives to add some of the juice from the jalepeños that you buy in the jar, but can be made without!)

Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours for the flavors to meld together.  This sauce is not just great with fried green tomatoes, but also chicken fingers, seafood, and even as a salad dressing.

Ultimate Chili Nachos

Oh man are these Y.U.M.M.Y!!!!

My husband and I went to Applebee's the other day and ordered their Chili Nachos and I thought, "I'm sure I could figure out how to make this!"

And so I did!!!

We ate it as dinner, but you could put everything out together in a dish with the chips on the side and it would be awesome as a side dish... for those fun hanging out parties (like the Super Bowl)!

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Beef
1 pkg of Taco Seasoning
1 (16 oz) can Refried Beans
1 (15.5 oz) can Kidney Beans
2 tsp Chili Powder
1 Clove of Garlic
1 (27 oz) can of Stewed Tomatoes
1 (15 oz) Can Nacho Cheese Sauce (we really like the Juanita's brand which I have found can be hard to find if you don't live near Mexico, but you can use any Chip Cheese Dip, or even Campbell's Condensed Cheese Soup and add half a can of milk)
*Tortilla Chips
*1 Jalepeño (sliced or chopped)
*Lettuce (chopped)
*Salsa
*Sour Cream
*Guacamole
*Tomatoes
*Red Onions
*Olives

*Optional


Directions:

Cook beef as directed on the taco seasoning package. Add refried beans, kidney beans, chili powder, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
Then you build your nachos with all your favorite ingredients! I prefer them in a specific order... I know I'm weird! But I like the chips, meat mix, nacho cheese, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, jalepeño, olives, and tomatoes.