White Chicken Chilli

3 15oz cans white beans,
drained6 cups chicken broth
2 medium onions chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1.5 lbs chicken cubed
2 4oz cans diced green chilies
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tsp ground cumin
1.5 tsp dried oregano crushed
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes crushed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
tortilla chips (garnish)


Saute onions in oil then add the other ingredients in a large stew pot.
Shortcuts: use dried onions and cut out the oil and use canned chicken. I didn't use the red pepper flakes and it was great without them too.

Cafe Rio Recipes

Café Rio Recipes:

Café Rio Pork:
1 Cup Pace Salsa
1 Cup Brown Sugar
Pork Sirloin Roast ( about 3 to 4 lbs)
Mix salsa and brown sugar together and pour it over the Pork Roast. Put it in your crock pot on low and let it cook all day till its falling apart with a fork.

Sauce:
1 1/3 cups sour cream
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 bunch of cilantro
1 package ranch dressing mix
4 TBSP salsa verde (green salsa)
2 cloves of garlic
1/8 tsp. Tabasco Sauce
Juice of one Lime
Mix together in a blender…. And that’s all there is to it.
It makes a good amount just put it in a mason jar and keep in the fridge.

Chicken and Spazzel

Chicken and Spazzel

Chicken:
1 lb chicken
1 med onion
¾ cups water
¾ cups milk
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
Sour cream

Brown chicken in hot oil. On the side dice the onion and then sauté in butter. When chicken is browned add the onion and butter mixture and the water. Let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chicken to a separate oven safe pan and place in a 200 degree oven. With the drippings in the pan add the milk the cream of mushroom soup and heat to a boil. Add sour cream to taste and set aside.

Spazzel:
4 cups flour
2 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
Water

Combine flour eggs and salt and mix well. Then add just enough water to make a sticky dough. While mixing start a pot of boiling water. When water is boiling use a spoon to drop small amounts of the dough into the pot. Allow them to cook till they begin to float upon the water. Remove from the boiling water and allow to drain in a colander. Once the batch is cooked serve aside the chicken using the sauce as a gravy over both.

Drinks

Spiced Tang:

2 cups Tang
1 ½ cups Sugar
½ tso ground cloves
½ cinnamon
1 package orange kool-aid
1 package lemonade
Add a couple of table spoons to some hot water and enjoy.
DO NOT INHALE

Chocolate Drink: (AKA Hot Chocolate)

2 1/3 cup instant powdered milk
2 cups sugar
1 cup creamer
1 cup coco
1 tsp salt
Mix in a large bowl first and then blend in a blender. 2-3 heaping tsp per 6 oz hot water.

Shamrock Rolls.

Mom said someone was looking for this one and so it is the first.

Shamrock Rolls AKA Potato rolls:

1 TBSP dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup warm water
1 cup warm milk
1 cup hot mashed potatoes * combine the milk and the mashed potatoes when heating.
1 egg
5 cups flour
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup sugar
1 ½ tsp salt

Combine all the ingredients EXCEPT THE FLOUR AND YEAST in a blender and mix well. Pour into a bread machine and add the flour make a small well in the flour but not down to the liquid and add the yeast. Start the machine on a dough setting. Once it’s done turn it out and knead again. Roll into balls and let rise again on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown on the top .

Getting started :)

Ok now that I don't have my mom's recipe drawer just down stairs I have been missing some of the classics I have grown to love living in the Browning house hold and eating the great food that the Cronin's have always enjoyed. And so this is the spot to find all those good recipes, and some new ones I may come across along the way. I hope you all enjoy.