Crepes

I just found this on my friend's catering website.
They sound SO good, I would LOVE to try making them some time...

· 3/4 Litre of Homo Milk
· 3 Large Eggs
· 2 Ounces of Canola Oil
· 10 Ounces Flour
· Teaspoon of Sugar
· Pinch of Salt

Beat Eggs and Milk together. Then add Flour, Sugar and Salt and beat until smooth. A handblender is the best for this. Chef's Tip - Make up the batter the day before, and store in the cooler. Lightly beat before cooking the crepes, to ensure ingredients are well incorporated. Heat a small 8" frying pan, and oil lightly. When it starts smoking, pour a 2oz. ladle of batter into the pan and swirl around to ensure an even coating. When top is dry, flip over crepe, leave for about a minute and then remove. Carry on in the same fashion, until all your crepes are cooked. They can be cooked ahead and microwaved, but are best served right away. Serve with a fruit coulis, or with lemon juice and sugar. Enjoy!!!

New Orleans Red Beans and Rice

This is a very easy and inexpensive dish to prepare. Plus, it tastes fantastic!

Ingredients:
1 c. uncooked brown rice
2 tsp. oil
1 onion
1 red pepper
3 tsp. prepared garlic
1 (roughly 1 lb.) ham steak
1 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
Cajun seasoning to taste
1/2 c. chicken broth

Directions:

1. Cook the rice according to package directions.
   
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. While oil is heating, chop onion and pepper (in that order) adding to pan as you cut. Add galic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened.
   
3. While onion mixture is cooking, remove all visible fat from the ham steak, and cut it into small pieces, adding to onion mixture in skillet as you chop, stirring occasionally.
   
4. When ham starts to brown, add the beans and Cajun seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through (around 2 minutes).
   
5. Add chicken broth and cook until the liquid is almost completely absorbed.
   
6. Serve mixture over the rice.

Makes roughly 4 servings.

6 Layer Dip

It's quick, it's easy, it's a big hit at parties!

Layer the following items into a deep bowl...

bottom - refried beans
2nd - guacamole
3rd - taco seasoning mixed into sour cream
4th - diced black olives
5th - salsa
top - mix of shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese

Serve with nacho chips

Note: if you like jalepenos you can add them as well, making it traditional 7 layer dip

Monkey Bread

This recipe is for those sticky, pull-apart buns. To be honest, I haven't tried this yet, but it looks really good to me. I may try it later this week.

Ingredients:
16-18 frozen rolls
1/2 c. melted butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 pckg butterscotch pudding mix

Directions:

1. Put frozen rolls into a bundt pan.
   
2. Mix together butter and brown sugar. Drizzle over rolls.
   
3. Pour package of butterscotch pudding mix over top.
   
4. Cover with foil and let rise at least 8 hours.
   
5. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients:
2 c. partially cooked broccoli
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. sour cream
Grated cheddar cheese to cover

Directions:

Mix first three ingredients together in a sprayed square pan. Cover with cheese, and bake at 325 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

Tip: If doubling this recipe, do not double the sour cream; it gets too runny. Use 1-1/2 times the amount of sour cream instead.

Citrus Cheesecake

Ingredients:
One block cream cheese, softened
One can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 c. lemon juice
Prepared graham cracker crust
Fruit

Directions:

Mix together first three ingredients until smooth. Pour into prepared crust. Top with fruit. Chill until set, and serve.