German Pancakes

I love breakfast for dinner! These German pancakes are super easy and quick. And doesn't it just look delicious!

Ingredients
1/2 stick of butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 milk
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 425. Put butter into a 9 inch round baking dish and place in the oven. Mix the eggs, flour, milk, and salt in a blender. When the butter has melted, pour in the eggs mixture. Bake for 15 - 20 min (until it's puffed up and browned). It will flatten a bit after removing from the oven. I like mine with berries on top. I use frozen (if fresh aren't available) and let them thaw then smash them up a bit and drizzle a little syrup on top of the berries. You can double the recipe and use a 9 x 13 inch baking dish if serving more than a couple people.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

This one is super easy as well. I love to make it on a cold winter day . . .

4 chicken breast halves
2 15 oz cans black beans, undrained
2 15 oz cans Rotel tomatoes
1 cup salsa
4 oz. can chopped green chilies
14 1/2 oz can tomato sauce
tortilla chips
2 cups grated cheese

Combine all ingredients except chips and cheese in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Just before serving, remove chicken breasts and shred the meat. Stir into soup.

To serve, put a handful of chips in each individual soup bowl. Ladle soup over chips. Top with cheese.

Cola Roast

This is one of my favorite dinners to make on Sunday. It is so dang easy and Jake loves it . . .

3 lb beef roast
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
*20 oz. bottle of cola (we have tried Coke & Dr. P - both are great)

Place roast in crock pot. Sprinkle with soup mix. Pour cola over all.

Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours.

*We usually have to double the amount of liquid because our crock pot gets so hot and burns off the liquid quickly, and I usually only cook it for 7 hours because the meat will dry out if it cooks longer than that.

Swiss Chicken

This one is delicious and super fattening I am sure!!!

6 to 8 chicken breasts (boneless & skinless)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
6 to 8 thick slices of Swiss cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
2 stacks of Ritz crackers
1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat over to 275 degrees. Place chicken in a 9 X 13 inch baking dish. Place 1 slice of Swiss cheese on top of each piece of chicken. Mix soup and sour cream together and spread evenly over chicken. Sprinkle with crushed Ritz crackers and then pour the melted butter over the top. Cover and bake for 2 1/2 hours.

Sassy Summer Salad

This is probably my all time FAVORITE salad! It is awesome . . .

8 cups assorted greens (romaine, spinach, ect.)
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 (11oz) can mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
1 small pkg. chopped pecans, 1/1 cup sugar
1-2 avocadoes diced
1 cup strawberries, halved
1 pear, diced (optional)

Dressing:
1 Tblsp raspberry wine vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp pepper
dash of Tabasco sauce
1/2 tsp salt
4 Tblsp sugar

Caramelize pecans by mixing with sugar in small skillet over low heat until sugar melts. Spread on foil and coil, then break into pieces.

Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.

Toss salad ingredients in large salad bowl with pecan pieces.

Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat just before serving.