Chicken Marsala!

1/2 cup flour

4 boneless breasts

3 TBS vegi oil

8 oz's sliced mushrooms

1 garlic clove minced

1 1/2 cups sweet Marsala ( cooking wine)

1 1/2 TBS fresh lemon juice

3 TBS butter cut into 2 pieces

2 TBS minced fresh parsley (optional)



1) Pound out chicken till it's thin, dredge in flour.

2) Heat 2 TBS oil in skillet Medium/high heat. Cook chicken till brown on both side about 8 minutes each side or less.

3) transfer the chicken to a dish cover with foil to keep warm

4) add remaining 1 TBS oil, cook mushrooms till tender about 10 minutes

5) stir in garlic and Marsala scraping the skillets bottom reduce heat & simmer for 8 minutes.

6) stir in lemon juice turn heat to low and whisk in butter one piece at a time. Turn off heat add parsley, salt & pepper.

Either pour over chicken or add chicken back into skillet to coat with juices.

*This is one of my favorite things to make & it's so easy.*

Taco Dip!

Taco Spread

Mix Together:
1 8oz cream cheese Softned
12oz small curd cottage cheese
2 scallions sliced
1 pkg Taco seasoning

Spread this mixture into pie plate

Top with:
Lettuce
Tomaotes
8 oz shredded chedder cheese

Eat with tostitos

Pretzel salad!

2 c. pretzels, crushed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 tbsp. sugar
3/4 c. butter, melted
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
8 oz. carton Cool Whip
1 lg. box strawberry Jello Or Raspberry (6oz)
2 c. boiling water
2 c. ice water
2 pkgs. strawberries (frozen), thawed and drained or Raspberries

Mix pretzels, 4 tablespoons sugar, and butter together; press into bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes; cool. In mixing bowl, fold Cool Whip into cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar. Spread over cooled crust. (make sure to seal the sides of the dish with this mixture. Refrigerate!
Dissolve Jello into boiling water. Add strawberries to Jello Put in fridge for about 2 hours to set. Once almost entirely set pour over cream cheese. Chill and let set over night. Cut into squares to serve. Serves 12.

* in our family we just can't wait to eat this for dessert so we serve it with dinner as a side dish*

Creme De Menthe Brownies!

1 Duncan Hines family style brownie mix made according to box, let cool. 13x9

2nd layer: 1/4 stick of butter (room temp)
2 cups 10x sugar (sifted)
4 TBS of Creme De Menthe

Mix butter, sugar & creme de menth together till creamy. Spread on the cooled brownies. Cover & put in fridge for 4+ hours.

3rd Layer: 1 cup semi sweet morsals
6 tbs butter

Melt together & then pour over brownies, move fast so when your spreading the chocolate doesn't mix in with the sugar layer. Cover & put back in fridge for 2 hours so the chocolate hardens.

Kahlua Fruit Dip!

8 oz cream cheese (room temp)
8 oz cool whip (softened)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup or more of coffee liquor (Kahlua, baileys etc...)
Mix together & refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve with Sliced fruit.