Blue Cheese Cream

ingredients 

2 quarts heavy cream
1.5 pounds bleu cheese

preparation

1. Reduce cream by half
2. Combine bleu cheese and reduce for 5 minutes

Tortilla Soup

Received this hearty, warm dish from our friends Jim & Christy as part of our post-partum meal extravaganza.  It is suppose to be very similar to the tortila soup you can order at Max & Erma’s restaurant.  Christy says you can ‘kick it up a notch’ by adding cans of Rotel in-place of the diced tomatoes.  You could also put in a little more chicken than the recipe calls for if you want to make it a bit heartier.

ingredients 

2 – 10 1/2 oz cans cream of mushroom soup
2 – 10 1/2 oz cans cream of chicken soup
2 – 10 1/2 oz cans cream of celery soup
2 – 10 1/2 oz cans cheddar cheese soup
2 – 15 oz cans chicken broth
1 – 15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 cup salsa (chunky)
1 – 4 1/2 oz can diced green chilies
1  onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
4  garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon red chili powder
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
4 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped 

preparation

1. Simmer all ingredients above for 1 to 2 hours.

serving size

1 pot (easily serves 4 persons (or) – 2 people/2 meals)

Swiss Cheese Spread

Deanna & I received this recipe from my Mom’s cousin Ruth at our wedding shower in 2006.  

ingredients 

6 oz swiss cheese, shredded
1/2 cup mayonnaise
8 oz cream cheese
sliced almonds
1 dash nutmeg

preparation

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Top with Almonds
3. Bake in oven at 350 degrees.

Serve w. crackers
 

serving size

1 round, glass pie dish