The Plucky Housewives

My Neice Anne is a fabulous cook and loves to try to take old things and make them new.   She takes combinations that you ordinarily wouldnt think of putting together and turns them into mouth-watering, just got to have more dishes.  This is a great salad that is a great accompaniment to any grill meal, or it can stand alone by adding some of that leftover grilled chicken or beef you had the night before! Annie’s Salad Romaine lettuce, washed, root end removed and rough chopped Grape or cherry tomatoes (I use 1/2 a Costco package of grape tomatoes) 3-4 cobs fresh corn, cooked and cut off the cob 2 avacados cubed 2-3 cans cannellini (white kidney) beans or great white northern beans, drained and rinsed 1 sweet onion, sliced thin Lighthouse brand Creamy Ciltrantro dressing (Taste the dressing and see if it has enough kick, if not, add more cilantro) Combine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocados, beans, onion in salad bowl.   Toss.   Add ...

Creamy yummy Guacamole I think we have referred to the use of guacamole several times in previous posts, so it seems appropriate that we include a great guacamole recipe.  I prefer a creamy guacamole, primarily because it was the only way I could get my kids (or at least a couple of my kids) to try it.   One of my girls refused to eat it until a few years ago.  I dont think she believed me when I said it was good.....now she does, so good on her! I do use a little of my Tomatillo Salsa in this recipe.  Enjoy! Creamy Guacamole 4 ripe avacado (soft to the touch, but not mushy) 1/2 c red onion, diced small 1 clove garlic, minced 2 limes, juiced 1/4 c cilantro, finely chopped 3 heaping T of  Tomatillo Salsa 2 heaping T sour cream 1 heaping T mayonnaise 1 t kosher salt 1 t cracked black pepper Cut avocados in half, lengthwise.  Remove the pits.  Scoop the flesh out of the shells and place in a medium mixing bowl.  Mash the avocado in...