Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Taco Pockets

Ingredients:
Taco Fixings - taco meat*, beans, cheese, ^sour cream, onions, olives, ^guac, tomatoes
Crescent rolls

*For Taco meat it is best to drain the meat after you have cooked it sufficiently that the meat has absorbed the taco seasonings

Directions:
UNROLL crescent rolls but leave the two triangles that have their diagonal sides touching, together. Pinch the seam closed so you have one rectangle.
SPOON taco meat, beans, tomatoes, etc into center of dough rectangle.
ADD cheese if desired. ^I left the sour cream and guac as ssomething to spread on the top or have on the side so the dough would cook all the way and not be doughy.
FOLD sides over the top and pinch closed all the way around so it makes a pocket.
COOK according to directions on crescent roll can. Watch the last few minutes as cook times may vary since the roll isnt actually rolled up.

Lemon-Raspberry Mouse Squares

Ingredients:
48ish Nilla Wafers
3/4 C boiling water
1 3oz pkg lemon flavor jello
1 cup ice cubes
1 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 C sugar
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tub Cool whip
1/2 - 1 C raspberry preserves
1 - 2 c fresh berries or kiwi

Directions:
STIR jello mix into boiling water for 2 minutes, add ice, stir/allow to melt
COMBINE cream cheese, sugar, and lemon zest in large bowl
SLOWLY mix in gelatin mixture, then add 2 cups of cool whip, whisk well
COVER inside of 8" square pan with plastic wrap
LINE side with nilla wafers (about 16 - 18)
POUR half of mixture into prepared dish to cover wafers.
ADD a full layer of nilla wafers
MICROWAVE raspberry preserves for about 30 sec till melted, then spread over wafer layer
POUR in rest of jello filling and cover with another layer of nilla wafers. (Make sure on this layer that the bottoms are facing up.

Refrigerate 4 hours till set or freeze 2 hours. Cut into squares and place a spoonful of cool whip on top and top off with fresh fruit.