Crites Family Stuff

Description

Another recipe from Dan's niece Stephanie Sundseth, who served this at her restaurant.

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 15 oz can stewed tomatoes
• 1 oz fresh basil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 pint half and half

Steps

1. Blend tomatoes and basil together in a food processor. Do not over process, mixture should be slightly chunky. Bring tomato mixture to a simmer over medium high heat for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer another 30-60 minutes.

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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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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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Description

This recipe comes from my grandmother.

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tbsp dark vinegar
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cups white grapes (2 small cans), drained
• 2 cups pineapple chunks cut up (1 can), drained
• 2 cups mandarin oranges (2 small cans), drained
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 cup whipping cream

Steps

1. Mix eggs, vinegar and sugar in double boiler, cooking and beating until thick and smooth. Remove from heat, add butter and cool (I put in refrigerator while I whip the whipping cream.) Whip cream and fold in fruit and egg mixture.
2. This salad needs to be refrigerated for 24 hours to marinate before serving.

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Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 head icedberg lettuce, cleaned and torn
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 cup boiled eggs, chopped
• 2 cups frozen peas, cooked
• 2.5 cups mayonnaise mixed with 2 1/2 tsp sugar
• .75 lb bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Steps

1. Layer in this order: lettuce, celery, boiled eggs, peas, mayo mixture, bacon, cheese. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

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Ingredients for 12 servings

• 5 to 6 potatoes, peeled and chopped
• .25 onion, chopped
• 4 cups milk
• .5 cup flour
• Pepper/salt
• Shredded cheese
• White pepper
• .66 cup sour cream

Steps

1. Boil potatoes and onions until tender. Drain water. Mix milk and flour in a bowl with whisk. Add to potatoes, stirring constantly, with whisk, until thickened and starts to boil. Add more milk if too thick. Remove from heat. Add sour cream and seasonings to desired taste.

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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 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 10 servings

• 1 can white navy beans
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can black beans
• 1 can olives, sliced
• 1 can corn
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 2 cans chicken (or 1 chicken breast, cooked and shredded)

Steps

1. Combine all ingredients in a pot. Heat until it begins to simmer. Serve with crushed tortilla chips and sour cream.

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