FAMOUS BREAKFAST BURRITOS

I want to share this recipe with you, even though there are so many great places to purchase Breakfast Burritos and we all know that's the easiest way to get them.....but if you want to create a great breakfast burrito on a saturday morning for your family, try this one. I've made these a "million" times and every time my guys love them! This is also one of those recipes that you can try and change a little along the way according to your likes and dislikes. Here ya go:

FAMOUS BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Saundra Carriker

Flour Tortillas

Dozen Eggs, beaten

Four potatoes, diced

Small Onion, chopped

Jalapeno peppers, to taste (I usually use only 1)

Velveeta Cheese, about 1 cup diced - a little more if you're a cheese lover!

In a large skillet fry the diced potatoes in oil till brown and tender. Drain the oil completely, return to the burner and add chopped onion to the potatoes. Add the chopped jalapeno(s), add the beaten eggs and velveeta and stir with a large spatula until the eggs are cooked and the cheese is melted.

Spoon into flour tortillas and roll up. Serve with your favorite Salsa or try it with fresh sliced tomatoes. This will make approximately 6-8 burritos, depending how much filling you put into the tortilla.

Let me know if you try this recipe and how you liked it! Hope ya'll enjoy it as much as we do.

Till next time,

Happy Cooking!

Saundra Carriker

Taco Lasagne

This recipe was actually given to me by a very good friend and one of the Marketing Specialists on my Sales Team at KTAB-TV. Michele Hall shared this recipe with me several years ago when both of my sons were playing football. I used to make it for them and their teammates when they were in high school and college - it's great as leftovers, too!! So, thank you Michele for a great recipe that has proven to be delicious!

Taco Lasagne

from the files of

Michele Hall

1 lb ground meat

1/2 cup chopped onion

2/3 cup water

1 envelope taco seasoning

1 cup black beans rinsed & drained (I always use Ranch Style Beans instead)

1 cup Roi Tel (mild or original, according to how spicy you like!)

6 flour tortillas

1 cup refried beans

3 cup shredded mexican cheese

Cook meat and onions, drain. Add water, taco seasoning, bring to boil; reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 2 minutes. Stir in black beans or Ranch Style Beans, roil tel, and simmer for 10 minutes. Take 9 x 13 pan, spray with Pam, put in 2 tortillas, spread 1/2 refried beans, then 1/2 of beef mixture and 1 cup cheese, repeat layers and then top with 2 tortillas and more cheese. Bake for 25 minutes @ 350 degrees covered. We are bean and cheese lovers so I always use more refried beans and more cheese, according to taste. Serve this up with a salad, tortilla chips and salsa and you have a great meal.

So, till later, Happy Cooking!

Saundra

Grammar's Tea Cakes

Grammar was Pat's (my husband's) grandmother. She could cook anything! And it was always delicious - she was one of those cooks that just knew how much to put in a recipe - I don't think I ever saw her measure anything!



I'm going to share a recipe that came from her files for her famous tea cakes. All of her recipes are written a little bit different than what we're all accustomed to and some call for "Crisco" and "Lard", etc. I've made these but I don't think they ever turn out quite like Grammar's. These were always in her kitchen and loved by all!

TEA CAKES

From the Recipe Files of Daisy Carriker,

Lovingly remembered as "Grammar"

2 1/2 cups flour

2 sticks of margarine (or 1 cup Crisco)

1 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

Vanilla to suit

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 egg

1 Tbls milk

Mix well. Form in little balls. Place on cookie sheet and mash flat with bottom of glass and bake at 300 degrees till done.

Happy cooking!

Saundra

SuperBowl Brownies

This is as simple as you get, but makes the best brownies you've ever tasted!!! AND everyone thinks you worked really hard!!!

SuperBowl Brownies

1 Family size Brownie mix (I always use Pillsbury)
3 one pound Symphony Candy Bars with almonds and heath bits in them

Heat your oven per the directions on the Brownie mix. Mix the Brownies per the instructions on the box. Spray a 13x9 or 13x10 pan with Baker's Joy or butter and flour the pan.

Spread 1/2 of the brownie in the pan. Cover that layer with the 3 one pound Symphony Candy Bars and then cover those with the remaining brownie mixture. Cook in your oven until done - I usually cook mine according to the brownie mix box but sometimes it takes a little bit longer. Let them sit for about 10 minutes before you cut them.

I've made these many times for football parties and when you have some real chocolate lovers in the house, take a dessert plate, swirl some caramel topping and chocolate syrup on the plate; place the brownie on top of that, top with Vanilla Ice Cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, chopped pecans and a cherry! NOW THAT'S A SUPERBOWL BROWNIE!!!!

Happy Cooking!

Saundra