Lisa’s Spicy Tortilla Soup

1/2 cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 3 Medium Zucchines, sliced (green) 4 cups Chicken Broth 1 (16oz) can Stewed Tomatoes (undrained) 1 (15oz) can Tomato Sauce 1 (12oz) can Corn, (undrained) 1 tsp Cumin 1/2 tsp Pepper 1/2 cup (2oz) Tortilla Chips Shredded Monterrey Jack Chedder Cheese Saute onion & garlic in oil. Add Zucchines & next 6 ingredients; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat & simmer 15-20 minutes. Spoon soup into bowls and add chips &...

Marinara Magnifica (Sauce)

1 tbsp Olive Oil 6 cup Chopped Onion (3 Med.) 1 tbsp Sugar 1/2 cup Dry Red Wine 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tsp Dried Oregano 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme 1/2 tsp Dried Marjoram 1/2 tsp Dried Basil 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper 6 Garlic Cloves (crushed) 2 (28oz) cans Crushed Tomatoes (undrained) 2 (14.5oz) cans Diced Tomatoes (undrained) 2 (6oz) can Tomato Paste Heat oil over medium heat; add onion & sugar. Cook 30 minutes or until golden brown stirring occasionally. Stir in wine; cook 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 3...

Monkey Bread

3 cans of regular biscuits (2 cans seems to cook better) 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 stick of butter 1 cup brown sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bundt pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Cut biscuits into fourths, roll in cinnamon and sugar mixture and place in the bundt pan.  Melt butter and combine with brown sugar in a separate bowl.  Pour butter/brown sugar mixture over the biscuits. Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes before turning out onto serving...

Jack Daniel’s BBQ Ribs

3 lbs. Babyback Ribs 1-1/2 Cup Jack Daniels Hickory BBQ Sauce 1-1/2 Cup Jack Daniels Smokehouse BBQ Sauce 1/2 Cup Water 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce 1/4 Cup Honey Combine all the ingredients into large pot and stove cook on medium heat for 1 hour. Remove ribs from pot and grill outside for another 15 minutes on medium heat. Enjoy!

New York Cheesecake

1 Pound Cream Cheese 1 Pound Ricotta Cheese 2 Cups Sugar 4 Eggs 1/2 Cup Flour 1/4 Pound (1 stick) Soft Butter 1 Pint Sour Cream Put cream cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, butter and sour cream in large mixer bowl. Beat at high speed for 20 min. Pour into 9 or 10 inch buttered spring forming pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Turn off oven and let stand for 2 hours. I bake then turn off oven, leave oven door cracked and leave in oven overnight. Put in refrig in the morning. Serve with side dishes of cherry pie filling. 1 Pound Cream Cheese1 Pound Ricotta...

Banana Bread

2 cup Sugar 1 cup Shortning (Crisco Sticks) 2-1/2 cup Flour 4 Eggs 1 tsp Salt 2 tsp Baking Soda (not baking powder) 4-5 “bad” Bananas (almost all black) 3 small aluminum bread baking pans Pam non-stick cooking spray Pre-heat oven to 375 deg. Mix ingredients in large bowl. Spray bread pans with Pam. Mix should fill each bread pan about 1/2 to 3/4 full. Do not fill pans more than 3/4 full. Bake in center of oven for about 50-60 minutes or until done in the middle. 2 cup Sugar1 cup Shortning (Crisco Sticks)2-1/2 cup Flour4 Eggs1 tsp Salt2 tsp Baking Soda (not...