Loving Home 7/2/07

Hi, we had a simple day. Picked up my son from his grandma's and dropped off his little sister. My mom is off work this week and is taking the kids (one per day).

We had a pretty simple menu today:
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Corndogs, potato wedges, BBQ meatballs (Wal-mart deli)
Dinner: Mexican Salad
Dessert: BIG Chocolate Mint Cookies

Mexican Salad
Recipe By : Cherylann
Serving Size : 6
1 red onion -- chopped
4 tomatoes -- chopped
1 head lettuce -- shredded
4 ounces cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese -- grated
8 ounces French salad dressing
2 cups Doritos -- crunched up
1 pound ground beef or turkey
15 ounces pinto beans -- drained (for beef) or undrained (for turkey)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Put lettuce and tomatoes in large bowl.
Toss in cheese and dressing. Add chips.
Brown ground meat and onions. Add beans and salt, simmer for 10 minutes. Mix into cold salad and serve.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 432 Calories; 17g Fat (33.5% calories from fat); 16g Protein; 58g Carbohydrate; 19g Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 623mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat.
NOTES : To refreshen salad for leftovers, just add fresh Doritos.


BIG Chocolate Mint Cookies
Recipe By : Cherylann
Serving Size : 72
2 packages chocolate cake mix
1 package brownie mix
3 eggs
3/4 cup oil
72 creme de menthe thins
Preheat oven to 325°.
Mix cake mix, brownie mix, eggs and oil together along with 3/4 cup water in a large mixing bowl; drop 3" apart by Tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Place a candy on top of each cookie as soon as they come out of the oven; let melt and swirl with a knife for a green and chocolate marble effect.
Yield: "6 dozen" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 86 Calories; 5g Fat (47.3% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 9mg Cholesterol; 99mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Have a blessed day.~Cherylann