Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 4 servings

• Fruit of your choice
• Vanilla or strawberry yogurt
• Bowl
• Big spoon

Steps

1. Cut fruit. Put fruit in bowl. Pour yogurt into bowl. Stir. Eat. Enjoy.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1.5 cups flour
• .5 cup wheat flour
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp salt
• 1.75 cup buttermilk
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp honey
• .5 tsp vanilla
• .5 cup mashed bananas

Sauce (best if doubled):

• 2 cups diced strawberries
• .33 cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• .5 cup sugar

Steps

1. Pancakes- Whisk all wet ingredients together, then add all dry ingredients. Stir until moistened. Fold in bananas and then cook.
2. Sauce- Combine all together in a sauce pan. Cook until thickened and strawberries are soft (6-7 minutes). This can be refrigerated up to a week.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 head Romaine lettuce
• 1 head red leaf lettuce
• 11 oz mandarin oranges, drained
• 3 gala apples, sliced
• 8 oz pecans (toasted with 1/4 cup sugar)

Dressing:

• .75 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• .33 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 tbsp fresh onion, finely diced
• .75 cup vegetable oil

Steps

1. Wash and tear lettuce. Add apples, oranges, and craisins.
2. Measure all dressing ingredients except poppy seeds into blender and blend well. then add poppy seeds and blend to mix in.
3. Toss salad with pecans and add dressing just before serving.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 2 small pkgs instant vanilla pudding
• 12 oz cool whip, thawed
• 11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained
• .5 pkg fudge striped shortbread cookies, crumbled

Steps

1. Mix pudding and buttermilk, add cool whip. Mix in pineapple and mandarin oranges. Chill until ready to serve. Put in crumbled cookies just before serving.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• .75 cup sugar
• .25 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp white vinegar
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• .33 cup dried onion flakes
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp fresh grated ginger

Steps

1. Mix and stir till sugar dissolves. Use it with beef or chicken.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 12 oz chocolate chips (semisweet)
• 2.66 cups evaporated milk
• 1 cup butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps

1. Melt chocolate chips with butter. Add milk and sugar, blend well. Bring to a boil and boil for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

Steps

1. Limes are squeezed onto everything.
2. Many different white cheeses (queso) are used. A common one is called cotija. It is very crumbly and shreds easily because it is so dry.
3. Crema is a Mexican sour cream and can be found in many grocery stores.
4. Cilantro is used generously. It can be added to anything.
5. Shredded cabbage is used in place of lettuce.
6. Frying the onion in the oil to flavor it, is done a lot, such as in Mexican rice, refried beans, or frying tortillas. It adds a lot of flavor.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• Cooked and shredded chicken or beef
• Guajillo salsa (recipe in this book)
• Sandwich buns, grilled
• Avocados, sliced
• Sour cream, used like mayonnaise
• Cotija cheese
• Cabbage, shredded
• Other condiments as desired

Steps

1. Moisten the meat of choice with guajillo salsa. Add the remaining ingredients to make a very delicious and very messy sandwich!

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 8 Roma tomatoes, (any tomato will do)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1.5 tsp salt
• .5 medium onion
• 5 serrano peppers, adjust amount to desired hotness
• Cilantro (optional)

Steps

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth or quick chop for chunky salsa.

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Ingredients for 48 servings

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• .75 tsp root beer concentrate or extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt

Frosting:

• 3.5 cups powdered sugar
• .75 butter, softened
• 1.25 tsp root beer concentrate or extract

Steps

1. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in buttermilk and root beer concentrate, Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture. Drop by tbsp 3 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
2. Make frosting by beating butter and root beer concentrate together. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

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