Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 20 servings

• 5 lbs boneless pork roast, trim fat
• 2 yellow onions, sliced
• 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 (15 oz) can green enchilada sauce
• 2 (4 oz) cans diced green chiles
• 2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper

Steps

1. Cut roast into 3 or 4 large sections. Season pork generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large pot and brown pork on all sides. Add onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker and add remaining ingredients. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
2. Once cooked, remove roast and shred into bite sized pieces and set aside. Pour the remaining liquid mixture from slow cooker to a large saucepan. Bring mixture to a strong boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring often, until mixture has thickened. Add pork and serve with warm tortillas.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 8 apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
• .5 cup water
• .75 cup brown sugar, packed
• .5 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Steps

1. Combine apples and water in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Cook for another 30 minutes.

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Ingredients for 15 servings

• 6 oz pkg raspberry jello
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 pkg frozen strawberries
• 2 bananas, cut into small bites
• 2 pomegranates, seeded
• 13 oz can crushed pineapple, not drained
• 1 diced apple
• 1 pint sour cream
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 8 oz cool whip

Steps

1. Dissolve jello in hot water. Add prepared fruit. Pour half into a 9x13 pan and allow to set. Mix sour cream, cream cheese, and cool whip and whip together. Spread over set jello. Add other half of jello mixture. Allow to set.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• 15 oz can refried beans
• 1 cup picante sauce
• 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• .75 cup sour cream
• 3 oz cream cheese, softened
• .25 tsp cumin

Steps

1. Put all ingredients in a crock pot. Stir. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or until heated through, stirring several times. Serve with chips.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 12 tomatillos
• 2 jalapenos
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 small avocado

Steps

1. Boil tomatillos and jalapenos until soft. Drain and blend them with garlic, cilantro and lime juice. Cool. Blend in the avocado. Put in fridge for 1 hour before serving.

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Description

These were served at Becca's wedding reception.

Ingredients for 24 servings

• .5 cup finely shredded carrots
• 3 tbsp chopped onion
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1.75 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 3 tbsp chicken broth
• .25 tsp garlic salt
• .25 poultry seasoning
• .25 black pepper
• 1 tbsp ranch seasoning (or variation of 1/2 tsp chipotle seasoning)
• 4 oz cream cheese, diced

Pastry:

• 1.5 cup flour
• .5 tsp salt
• .5 tsp paprika
• 1 cup butter, chilled
• 5 tbsp cold water

Steps

1. In a large skillet, saute carrots and onion in butter until tender. Stir in chicken, broth, seasonings and cream cheese. Remove from heat. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 375F.
3. In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, and paprika. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. On a floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/16 inch thick. Cut with a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Re-roll scraps and cut until pastry is gone.
4. Mound a heaping tsp of filling on half of each circle. Moisten edges with water and fold pastry over the filling to make a half moon shape. Press edges with a fork to seal. Prick tops with a fork for steam vents. Place turnovers on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 8 quarts of peeled, sliced apples (Granny Smith, yellow delicious, etc)
• .5 cup lemon juice
• 5 cups sugar
• 5 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 2 cups light corn syrup
• .75 tsp salt
• 2 cups corn starch

Steps

1. Cook apples till tender in a very small amount of water. Add lemon juice and corn syrup. Mix sugar, spices, and cornstarch together before adding to apples. Let cook until it thickens. Pour into quart jars and seal. Water bath for 20 minutes.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• 5 cups cut and seeded watermelon chunks
• .5 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp orange juice concentrate

Steps

1. In a blender, puree ingredients until sugar dissolves. Pour into a 9x9x2 pan. Cover and freeze 2-3 hours or until almost firm. Break mixture up and transfer to a chilled bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth, but not melted. Return to cold pan. Cover and freeze until firm, about 6-8 hours. Serve with fruit or 7-Up.

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Description

This was my mother's recipe.

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 2 cups Bisquick
• .5 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• .66 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Nuts, chopped
• 2 bananas, mashed

Steps

1. Mix ingredients together, except bananas. Beat until well blended. Put in nuts and bananas. Bake at 350F for 1 hour.

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Description

This recipe comes from my stepdad.

Ingredients for 15 servings

• .75 lb bacon ends, diced
• 3 medium onions, diced
• .5 bottle molasses
• 4.5 tbsp prepared mustard
• .75 lb brown sugar
• 6 cans pork and beans, drained

Steps

1. Saute bacon until crisp. Add onions. Cook until tender. Add molasses, mustard, sugar and beans. Simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours. Stir often.

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