Mexican Stack Ups

Bambino Sauce

1 lb. hamburger, browned
1 8oz. can of tomato paste
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
3 c. water
1 c. instant rice
½ onion, chopped
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt

Combine all the ingredients except the rice and cook until boiling then add the rice. Cook 15 more minutes.

Add your favorites… guacamole, Doritos, lettuce, sour cream, cheese, black olives, kidney beans etc.

Mom’s Brownies

I left this recipe exactly the way it is. I am not sure where mom got this recipe but it is a family favorite!

2 squares Margarine
2 c. sugar
1/3 c. cocoa
4 eggs
1 ½ c. flour
¼ tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 ½ c. nuts


Combine margarine and sugar. Then add the remaining ingredients and combine well. Pour in a well greased 9x13 pan and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and add 1 cup small marshmallows and cook for 3 more minutes and let cool. Frost.


Frosting

1 Square of butter (softened)
1/3 c. cocoa
½ c. canned or regular milk
1 tsp. vanilla
powdered sugar


combine and mix well. Spread over cooled brownies. Serve.

Carmelized Rice Pudding

Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat until light brown in color. Then quickly add 3 Tbsp. of flour and 3/4 c. domino sugar and wisk mixture together continuing to cook for 1 minute. Slowly pour 2 c. of milk into flour mixture wisking continually. now add 1/2 tsp. madagascar vanilla, 1 tsp. salt, and 4 cups of Mahatma white rice (that has been pre cooked), and stir until well mixed. Sspoon 6-1 c. servings into bowls and set in the refrigerator to cool for 1 hour. Remove from the refrigerator and top with a dallop of whipped topping, and sprinkle each with a dash of cinnamon. Serves 6, 1 cup servings.

Cream of Wheat Bread

9 ½ tbsp. Butter, softened
1 c. 3 tbsp. flour
2 large eggs
1 ¾ c. flour
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 ½ c. cream of wheat(not instant)
½ tsp. salt
¼ c. powdered milk*
1 ½ c. water
you can substititute 1 ¾ c. milk for the powder and water

Mix butter, sugar and eggs then set aside. In a separate bowl mix all other dry ingredients then add the butter mixture and water. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 24 squares.


This is based off of my mom's most amazing cornbread!!

Chicken Nut Casserole

2-3 oz. cans of chow mein noodles
2 cans cream of chicken soup
½ c. sour cream
1 c. cooked rice
½ cup chopped cashews
2 c. chunks of cooked chicken
2 c. diced celery
½ c. minced onion
2 c. cheddar cheese

set aside ½ c. noodles to sprinkle on top. Mix all other ingredients together and bake at 350 Degrees for 40 minutes.

Kate's Five Layer Bars

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup score toffee pieces

1 cup shredded coconut

1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 stick butter, melted

2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press into bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle remaining ingredients of mix over crumb mixture. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the layers. Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool and cut into bars.

Cheesecake Pie

1 cube butter

1 c. water

¼ tsp. salt

1 c. Graham cracker crumbs

4 eggs

3 c. cold milk

1-8oz. cream cheese, room temp.

2 small packages of cheesecake flavored pudding

1-12oz. pkg. cool whip

chocolate syrup, or canned pie filling (I like raspberries)

you could even make your own fruit topping with sugar, water fruit, corn syrup, etc. (see the strawberry cheesecake recipe)

Combine butter, water, and salt and bring to a boil. Then add all of the flour at once, mix until the batter forms a soft ball and remove from the heat. Add eggs one at a time and after adding the 4^th let sit for 5 minutes then spread in a greased 9x13 pan and cook at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Let cool completely.

Cream the cream cheese, and vanilla pudding until well mixed and slowly add the milk. Mix until smooth then spread over cooled dough and refrigerate 20 minutes.

10 minutes before serving, spread the cool whip and drizzle the chocolate syrup or fruit over top and serve.