Recipe: Salsa Cheese & Chiles Dip



Here’s a good recipe to try for some of those summer gatherings. It is easy to make and quite tasty.

Salsa Cheese & Chiles Dip

8 oz. cream cheese softened
14 oz. can green chiles
1 cup Pace picante salsa, or other variety
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Blend the cream cheese with the chiles; mix in the salsa and cheese. Chill for 1 hour before serving. Serve with chips, or crackers.

Enjoy!

Barb

Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on June 12th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments



Recipe: Barb’s Perfect Margarita!



This goes out to all the margarita lovers out there. The perfect margarita-tastes great, but not all the sugar. I concocted the recipe the other month myself.

Here it is!

Barb’s Perfect Margarita

1 Shot Tequila
Club Soda
Splash of Triple Sec
1 packet Truvia, or Stevia in the Raw, or to taste. (All natural sweetener)
lemon
lime

Put salt on the rim of a tall glass. Fill with ice. Pour in tequila. Add club soda to almost the top. Add the sweetner. Stir. Add splash of triple sec. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon wedge and 1 lime wedge and then throw in drink.

Enjoy!

Barb

Happy Memorial Day to all!

Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on May 28th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments



Recipe: Rhubarb Marshmellow Cake



Here’s a good recipe to try if you like rhubarb. It is easy to make and is delicious.

Rhubarb Marshmellow Cake

3 cups chopped rhubarb
2 cups mini-marshmellows
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 box Betty Crocker yellow cake mix

Gread 13″ x 9″ pan. Put 3 cups chopped rhubarb and 2 cups mini-marshmellows on bottom of greased pan. Over this, add 3/4 cup brown sugar. Prepare yellow cake mix as directed on package. Pour over the rhubarb mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Serve with ice cream, or whipped cream.

Enjoy!

Barb

Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on May 23rd, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments



Recipe: Peanut Butter Paisley Brownies



Here’s a good recipe for those who like peanut butter (like me, see my last blog) and chocolate. It is easy to make and very yummy!

Peanut Butter Paisley Brownies

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) REESE’S Peanut Butter Chips
  • 1/2 cup HERSHEY’S Syrup
  • 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

    2. Beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl. Add sugar and brown sugar; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla.

    3. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; mix into peanut butter mixture, blending well. Stir in peanut butter chips. Spread half of batter into prepared pan; spoon syrup over top. Carefully top with remaining batter; swirl with metal spatula or knife for marbled effect.

    4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. About 36 brownies.

    Subsitution: If you don’t have the chocolate syrup, try substituting chocolate chips. Just mix the chips in the dough and spread in the pan. This is how I made them, and were great!
    Enjoy!

    Barb

    Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on May 7th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments



    Recipe: Mexican Layered Dip



    Here’s a quick, easy Kraft recipe to try. It works great for parties as an appetizer, and is very good. I’m making it tomorrow for a gathering I have to attend.

    Mexican Layered Dip

    1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened
    1 Tbsp.  TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix
    1 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick ‘N Chunky Salsa
    1 cup  rinsed canned black beans
    4 green onions, chopped
    1 cup  KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese
    1 cup shredded lettuce
    2 Tbsp.  sliced black olives
    3 pkg. (13 oz. each) baked tortilla chips

    BEAT Neufchatel with mixer until creamy. Add seasoning mix; mix well. Spread onto bottom of serving plate or 9-inch pie plate.

    TOP with all remaining ingredients except chips.

    REFRIGERATE 1 hour. Serve with chips.

    Enjoy!

    Barb

    Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on April 16th, 2010 by Barb | | 0 Comments



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