Friday, April 8, 2011

Red Rice

4 strips bacon
2 green bell peppers, chopped
2 med onions, chopped
2 c. cooked rice
1 - 16 oz. can stewed tomatoes
1 c. tomato sauce
1 tsp. hot sauce
1 lb. cooked shrimp or sausage
1 Tbs. Parmesan cheese

In a large skillet fry bacon crisp and remove to paper towel, save drippings in skillet. Saute peppers and onions in skillet. Add rice, tomatoes and tomato sauce, hot sauce, and crumbled bacon, shrimp/sausage and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees, pour red rice mixture into greased 2 qt. baking dish, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake 30 minutes. Do not cover.

NOTE: I sometimes use both shrimp and sausage.

Leacy's Peach Cobbler

4 c. peaches
1 c. sugar

Mix and pour into bottom of greased pan.

1 c. sugar
1 c. Self-rising flour
1 small egg

Beat egg, mix sugar and flour together, cut into egg with pastry mixer or fork, until crumbly. Spread on top of peaches. Sprinkle with 3 Tbs. sugar, followed by 3 Tbs. water. Dot with butter. (NOTE: The recipe doesn't call for it, but I always spinkle cinnamon on top of all this.)

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown.

Chocolate Eclair

Mix together:
2 sm. boxes french vanilla pudding (instant)
3 c. milk
Stir in 8 oz. cool whip

Layer Graham crackers in casserole dish, top with half of the above mixture, another layer of graham crackers, add rest of pudding mixture, layer with graham crackers.
Topping:
Mix together:
1 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar (sifted)
3 Tbs. milk
3 Tbs. butter, melted
2 Tbs. white Karo syrup
2 packs pre-melted unsweetened chocolate

Pour on top of last layer of graham crackers

Delicious!!