Mexican Lasagna

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
Fresh garlic
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
¾ cup water
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 packet taco seasoning
9 flour tortillas
1 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded cheese
½ cup olives, chopped

Brown hamburger with onion and garlic in a large skillet. Drain fat. Add tomato sauce, water, chili powder and salt. Simmer for 20 minutes. In a 9x13 inch pan, spoon ¼ meat mixture on bottom arrange 3 tortillas over meat sauce, overlapping. Spread 1/3 of sour cream over tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/3 of cheese. Repeat twice. Garnish top with chopped olives, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Green beans

• 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
• 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic

Place the green beans in a large saucepan or pot with one inch of water. You may place them in a steamer insert if you have one. Bring to a boil, cover and cook for 5 minutes, they should still be firm and bright green.
In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and sugar; set aside.
Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until starting to brown. Add the green beans and stir to coat with the oil. Stir in the soy sauce mixture and simmer for a couple of minutes uncovered to reduce the sauce. Transfer the beans to a serving dish and pour the sauce over them.

Blue Ribbon Chili

2 lbs ground beef
½ onion, chopped
1 tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp garlic salt
2½ cups tomato sauce
1 (8 oz) jar salsa
4 tbsp chili seasoning mix
1 can light red kidney beans
1 can dark red kidney beans

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ground beef and the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain grease, if desired. Add the ground black pepper, garlic salt, tomato sauce, salsa, chili seasoning mix and kidney beans. Mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

Roasted corn on the cob with cilantro lime butter

6 ears of corn
Cilantro lime butter recipe

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat each ear of corn with 2 tablespoons of the cilantro lime butter and wrap individually in foil. Roast until hot and steaming, about 25 minutes. Serve with extra butter on the side

Cilantro lime butter

2 sticks unsalted butter
¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 tsp salt
¾ tsp cayenne pepper

Chili Ole

1 cup chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, mince
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 lbs ground beef
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (10 oz) cans diced tomatos
1 (10 oz) bottle A1 steak sauce
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 (16 oz) can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 (11 oz) can corn, drained
Shredded cheese
Sour cream
Chopped tomato
Tortilla chips

Cook and stir onions and garlic in oil in 6 quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until tender. Add beef; cook and stir until brown. Pour off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, steak sauce, chili powder and cumin. Heat to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in beans and corn. Simmer uncovered, for 10 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes and chips.

Cobb Salad

Lettuce
Egg
Bacon
Avocado
Tomatoes
Crumbled blue cheese
Chicken
Parmesan

Roasted Red Pepper Rotini Caesar

1 package rotini
1 jar of roasted red peppers, sliced
4 cups of fresh baby spinach or frozen spinach, chard, sugar peas, basil leaves, arugula, pesto, artichoke hearts, broccoli florets
1 cup of your favorite creamy Caesar dressing or creamy peppercorn Parmesan dressing
Shredded parmesan cheese to taste
Cracked pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat a large sauté pan with a light film of oil, toss in red peppers and spinach; heat until warmed (about 1 minute). In the large sauté pan, toss cooked pasta with spinach and peppers. Add Caesar dressing, stirring frequently until heated through (approximately 3-5 minutes). Top pasta with desired amount of parmesan cheese, cracked pepper and salt.