Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 36 servings

• 14 oz pkg coconut
• .25 cup flour
• .25 cup sugar
• .25 cup light corn syrup
• .25 cup cream of coconut
• 3 egg whites, beaten
• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Steps

1. In a food processor, mince 1 1/2 cups of the coconut. Beat egg whites until foamy. Combine all ingredients and mix into a dough. Chill for 1 hour in refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350F. Scoop dough with a #70 scoop or form into 1 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on parchment lined pan. Bake for 16-18 minutes.
2. Another version would be to put a chocolate kiss inside and encase it with the coconut dough. Bake as normal.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
• .5 tsp ground cumin
• 32 oz low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced Mexican style tomatoes
• 1 cup frozen corn
• .25 cup roughly chopped cilantro, plus 2 tbsp
• 1 (12 oz) boneless skinless chicken breast, grilled and diced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
• Sour cream
• Monterrey jack cheese, shredded
• 2 limes, wedged

Steps

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute onions, bell pepper, jalapenos, salt, and pepper. Cook until onions become translucent. Stir in cumin. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, corn, and 1/4 cup cilantro. Add chicken and heat for 10 minutes. Serve and top with with tortilla chips, sour cream, cheese, limes, and remaining cilantro.

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This is my stepdad's recipe.

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 33 slices bread, cubed
• 1 lb ground sausage
• .5 cup margarine
• 2 large onions, diced
• 5 ribs celery, diced
• 2 tbsp poultry seasoning
• 3 eggs, beaten
• Chicken stock or 1 heaping tsp instant bouillon
• 3 tbsp parsley
• Salt and pepper

Steps

1. Saute sausage in margarine until sausage turns gray. Add onions and celery. Cook until tender (about 10 minutes). Add bread and seasonings, eggs and parsley. Mix together. Add chicken stock as needed.
2. Stuff turkey and bake.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 1 lb ground beef browned with chopped onion
• 1 tsp oregano
• .5 tsp salt
• Dash of pepper
• 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
• .33 cup chopped olives
• 1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• .25 cup Parmesan

Steps

1. Add seasonings to meat along with tomato sauce. Top with mushrooms (optional) olives and cheeses. Bake in 375F oven for 20 minutes.

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Ingredients for 24 servings

• 1 pkg sugar cookie dough
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 2 cups cool whip
• .25 cup lemon juice
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• .25 cup lime juice
• 2 tsp lime zest
• Additional lemons and limes for garnish

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Paper-line 24 muffin cups. Cut circles out of dough and place in the bottom of muffin cups. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cookies will be puffy. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
2. Beat sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Gently fold in cool whip. Divide mixture into two bowls. Stir lemon juice and zest into one bowl and the lime juice and zest into the other.
3. Pour about 3 tbsp lemon cream cheese mixture over 12 cups. Repeat with lime mixture for the remaining 12 cups. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Decorate with lemon and lime quarter slices, curls or peels.

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Let's just say I'll assume it's good with the Oreo crust. I wouldn't really know, seeing how the filling didn't make it long enough to actually be put in it.

Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
• .5 tsp vanilla extract
• .25 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• .25 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (9 inch) Oreo cookie crust
• 2 oz chocolate

Steps

1. In a medium bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. In a separate large bowl, beat the whipping cream and powdered sugar until medium peaks form. Add about 1 cup of the whipping cream mixture to the cream cheese mixture. Beat until smooth and well-combined. Add the remaining whipping cream mixture and mix until just combined. Spread in the Oreo crust and refrigerate for a few minutes while you prepare the strawberries
2. Wash the strawberries and cut off the stems. Blot dry with a paper towel and then gently press, cut side down, into the whipped cream mixture. Set aside.
3. Melt the chocolate and drizzle over the strawberries. Refrigerate for at least three hours before serving. Serves 8.

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These have won grand prize at the Eastern Idaho State Fair 4 times!

Ingredients for 24 servings

Crust:

• 1.5 cups flour
• .5 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp salt
• .25 tsp baking soda
• .5 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 cups mini marshmallows (not store brand, they will collapse)

Filling:

• .66 cup karo syrup
• .25 cup butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 12 oz pkg or 2 cups peanut butter chips
• 2 cups Rice Krispies
• 2 cups salted peanuts

Steps

1. Heat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, combing all crust ingredients except marshmallows at low speed until crumbly. Press firmly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle marshmallows. Return to oven and bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows are just beginning to puff. Cool while preparing topping.
2. In large saucepan, combine all topping ingredients except cereal and peanuts. Heat just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in cereal and peanuts. Carefully spread to cover (it is a little tricky). Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 cup butter
• .5 cup sugar
• .66 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups and 2 tbsp flour
• .75 tsp salt
• .5 tsp baking soda
• 1.5 tsp cream of tartar
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Steps

1. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together then add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread onto a pizza pan and bake at 350F for about 20 minutes

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Ingredients for 12 servings

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• .66 cup milk
• .5 cup shortening

Steps

1. Gently stir flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt with a fork 6 or 7 times (do not over stir). Cut in shortening. Mix egg and milk together. Stir egg mixture into flour. Dump on floured surface and knead together only until it all comes together. Roll about 3/4 inch thick and cut out biscuits. Place on ungreased pan with edges touching (for a softer biscuit), Bake at 450F for 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 cup cooked rice, warm
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• .5 tsp garlic salt
• 1 can black beans, rinsed
• 1 green onion, finely sliced
• .5 roasted red pepper, diced
• .25 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2.66 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
• 8 burrito-sized flour tortillas
• .25 cup melted butter
• Sour cream
• Guacamole

Steps

1. Mix together rice, chicken, lime, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, beans, onion, red pepper and cilantro. Set aside. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese in the center of each tortillas. Then arrange chicken and rice mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll each tortilla up burrito style. Brush rolled up wraps with butter and place on a heated panini maker. Cook for 3 minutes and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

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