Cranberry Salsa

You can make this in minutes in your food processor, this sweet-tangy cranberry salsa gets its heat from a jalapeno pepper combined with chopped cilantro, green onions, lime juice, and sugar. I've noticed some recipes also call for a tsp. of cumin, but I prefer it without. After you make it, just spread it over a block of cream cheese and then use your favorite cracker to spread it on. Simply delicious and it looks very festive for Christmas!

Ingredients:
1 (12 oz) bag of cranberries, fresh or frozen
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 limes, juiced
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt

Directions:
Combine cranberries, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a medium blade. Chop to medium consistency. Refrigerate if not using immediately. Serve at room temperature.

Asparagus Casserole

This picture really doesn't do the dish justice. This is a great little recipe and so easy. I really gravitate to easy. It's made with my favorite vegetable, asparagus! And besides that it's a piece of cake to make!

All you need is:
3-5 cans of cut Asparagus Spears
A squirt of Lemon Juice
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 cans of Campbells Cream of Mushroom Soup
Whole Milk
A stick of butter
A stick and 1/2 of Saltine Crackers
Paprika
Salt & Pepper


Drain the Asparagus if you use canned. (If you use fresh just cut it up into 3 inch or so long pieces and steam until it's a little tiny bit on the crunchy side.)
Line the bottom of your large casserole dish with the Asparagus.
Now in a separate bowl take your cream of mushroom soup and add some whole milk to it to make it gravy like. Usually about one empty can of soup filled with milk does the trick.  I like to salt and pepper the mixture.
Now drizzle that all over the top of the Asparagus.
Then sprinkle the entire top with some paprika.
Now top this with some nice cheddar cheese. Just sprinkle it over the whole thing.
Now you are ready to make your cracker crumb mixture.
In a skillet, slowly melt one stick of butter. 
Take a long package of crackers and a 1/2 long package and mash up into crumbs.
pour the crumbs into the skillet, stir and cook until a little brown.
Now take the crumbs and sprinkle this over all of the cheese.


Now bake in the oven on 350 for about 15 minutes. 
Enjoy!