Super Bowl!!

I'm trying to find something good from Indiana--I have heard of this "Sugar Cream Pie" so I think I'll make that in honor of the Colts:

Sugar Cream Pie #1
Ingredients

* 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
* 4 tablespoons cornstarch
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 4 tablespoons butter, melted
* 2 1/4 cups half-and-half cream
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Mix cornstarch and sugar. Add 4 tablespoons butter and half and half. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and creamy. Add vanilla.
2. Preheat oven broiler to high.
3. Pour mixture into pie crust. Drizzle 2 tablespoons butter over top and sprinkle with cinnamon. Put under broiler until butter bubbles--watch it carefully as it doesn't take long. Refrigerate.

Sugar Cream Pie #2

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 2 cups evaporated milk
* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
* 1 tablespoon butter, diced
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1. Mix the sugars, flour, and milk. Pour into crust. ( Grandma always mixed the ingredients directly in the unbaked pie crust, but I have better luck mixing it with a mixer and transferring it to the crust. )
2. Dot with butter and sprinkle with nutmeg to look pretty. Bake 300 - 325 degrees F (150 - 165 degrees C) for 1 hour.




In honor of the Saints, I'll have a King Cake, probably.
And lots of beads.

For dinner, I'll have traditional Texas football cuisine: little smokies, sausage balls, meatballs, Wonder bread (which I heard was also from Indiana), fruit and veggie tray, chocolate-almond-cherry drops, football-shaped sugar cookies (or I may even have Louisiana and Indiana shaped cutters...or maybe a horse shoe and a fleur de lis?)

Cheeseburger Tacos

There is a restaurant in my building called Tin Star, and they make the yummiest Cheeseburger Tacos. I eat mine with a side of tortilla soup (instead of the fries that usually come with it) and chips/salsa. Yummy, and surprisingly easy to duplicate.

4 Hamburger patties, cooked
8 flour tortillas
Tomatoes, sliced
Purple onion, sliced
8 Cheddar cheese slices
Mustard and mayonnaise

Assemble with a flour tortilla, 1/2 a hamburger patty, slice of cheese, tomatoes and onion, mustard and mayonnaise. I think they add seasoned salt, too, which tastes great if you have it. You can also add lettuce if you want.

Apple Crisp

2/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. oatmeal
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients with 1/3 c. melted butter. Pour over 4 c. of sliced apples or one can of apple pie filling. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

Crunchy Chicken Casserole

3 cups of cooked chopped chicken
1/2 c. slivered almonds
1 can of water chestnuts (drained and sliced thinly)
1/4 c. chopped pimento
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. paprika
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. French-fried onion rings, crumbled
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Combine all ingredients except onion rings and cheese. Pour in a casserole dish. Top with onion rings and cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can of Rotel
1 small can of evaporated milk
1 medium onion, chopped
2 lbs. chicken, cooked
1 lb. grated cheddar cheese
1 package of nacho Doritos
1 green pepper

Mix the soups, Rotel, milk, onion and pepper. In a baking dish, layer Doritos, chicken, soup mix and cheese. Refrigerate for 24 hours and bake at 350 for 30 or 40 minutes.

Green Enchiladas

1 lb. ground beef, browned
1 onion, chopped
2 c. grated cheddar cheese

Roll beef, onion, and cheese into softened corn tortillas. Place rolled enchiladas in a casserole pan.

Sauce:
3/4 c. canned milk
1/2 lb. Velveeta cheese
1 can chopped green chilies
1 small jar of pimento
1 package of green onion dip mix

Mix sauce until cheese is melted. Pour over rolled tortillas. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Make Ahead Mexican Casserole

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
10 oz. Rotel
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
10 oz. enchilada sauce
24 corn tortillas cut into eighths
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef with onion. Stir in other ingredients except tortillas and cheese. Layer meat mixture and tortillas, beginning and ending with meat. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.