Enchilada Sauce

I couldn't get any kindof enchilada sauce in Portugal so I scrounged through the cupboards and came up with this concotion and it was delicious.

3 Tablespoons flour
7 Tablespoons chili Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
4 cups chicken, beef or vegetable broth (in portugal I used creamy vegetable soup)

heat oil add flour and stir 1 minute.  stir in remaining seasonings.  Gradually add the broth, stirring constantly to remove lumps.  Simmer 15 to 20 minutes.  thin if necessary.  Use as you would any enchilada sauce.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings

This takes a bit of time but the results are so worth it. I usually make a triple batch and freeze the wings without the sauce.  then it is just a matter of combining the sauce and baking for a wonderful appetizer or as the main dish.

14 Chicken wings, cut in sections at the joints, tips discarded

beat an egg.  Roll the wings in egg and then in cornstarch.

Brown in oil and place in baking dish.

Mix and pour over wings:
   1/2 cup chicken broth
   1/4 cup Ketchup
   3/4 cup sugar
   3/8 cup vinegar (balsamic is good)
   1 Tablespoon Soy sauce

Bake 325 for 1 hour - just as good the second day

Earthquake Cake

I generally don´t use cake mixes but this is a fun and yummy cake and not hard to do.

1 box german chocolate cake mix ( could use plain chocolate)
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup water
2/3 cup coconut
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 lb powdered sugar
1 cup chocolate chips

Oven 350 - lightly spray 9" x 13" pan.  Sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips andpecans in the pan.
Mix cake mix with oil, eggs and water using a spatula or handmixer onlow.
Pour cake mix on top of choc chip, nut layer.
In a saucepan melt butter and chream cheese.  Beat in 1 lb powdered sugar.
Spread this mixture on top of the second layer and swirl into cake mix using a knife.
Bake at 350 -45 minutes.  It is donewhen it does not wobble in the pan if you shake it

Cilantro Tomatilla RanchDressing

This  is my daughter Mellonees Recipe and it is yummy!

2 Tbl Parsley, chopped
1 tsp. dried dill
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. pepper
8 oz. salsa Verde
2 med. cloves garlic
3/4 cup mayonnaise
374 cup sour cream
1/4 cup cilantro
lime juice
1/4 tsp. tobasco.
 Add everything except parsley, and cilantro to blender and mix well.  Add parsley and cilantro and blend until pieces are small but not totally blended in. Serve the salad with lime juice or limeon the side.

Gales Bread Pudding

This is an old fashioned recipe thatalwaysgets ravesfrom my husband.  Theday old bread forms a spongy layer with a thick custard at the bottom when baked in a glass bowl. The raisins, when used, swell, and are a sweet delight.

I usually double or triple this recipe because it gets better the second day in the fridge.

6 slices day old bread (approx 2 generous cups)
2 Tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup raisins
4 eggs, well beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon or more cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
     put bread and raisins in a glassbowl.  Combine all other ingredients and mix well.
Pour the liquid over the bread.  BAKE at 350 for 45 minutes or longer.  Stick a knife in the middle and if there is milk about an inch down it needs to bake longer.  I bake mine from 45 to 75 minutes.  the top will usually be a dark brown.

*Place bowl in a pan with about an inch of water in it to bake - helps the custard form.