Fried Ice Cream

Now you can enjoy your Mexican restaurant favorite at home with this easy recipe for Fried Ice Cream!

Ingredients:

1 quart vanilla ice cream, good quality
5 cups corn flakes, crushed
1 cup flaked coconut
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1 tablespoon milk
2 quarts oil for deep frying

Directions:

Make 5 1/2-cup scoops of ice cream and place on a pan or baking sheet lined with waxed paper and freeze for at least one hour.

Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl add crushed corn flakes, coconut and cinnamon. Stir together. Set aside. In another shallow bowl, beat egg and milk together, set aside.

Remove ice cream from the freezer and roll and press the corn flake mixture around the ice cream. Like packing a snowball. Then roll the ice cream ball into the egg mixture then back into the corn flake mixture. This will give you a thicker crust. Return to the freezer for at least one hour or until the ice cream is very hard.

Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pot until the temperature reaches 365 degrees. Remove the ice cream balls from the freezer and carefully drop into the hot oil. Deep fry for only 20-30 seconds. Remove from the oil and place on a paper towel. Serve immediately with honey and strawberries.

Makes 5 servings.

Taco Pie

This is so very easy to make and comes out looking like a lot of time spent! Trust me, this will be the hit of your next dinner party! Ole!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup milk
1 package Taco Bell seasoning mix
2 1/2 cups mashed potato flakes (you could also use left over mashed potatoes and omit the butter and milk)
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup salsa
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Sour cream, optional

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Add milk and 2 tablespoon taco seasoning. Remove from heat and add potato flakes until incorporated. Press mixture into the bottom of a 10-inch pan.

2. Bake for 7-10 minutes until it just BARELY turns golden brown.

3. In a medium skillet, cook beef and onions until beef is browned and cooked through. Drain. Add Salsa and remaining taco seasoning. Cook until bubbly.

4. Pour into crust. Bake for 15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

5. Let cool for 5 minutes. Top with cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. Cut and serve with sour cream.

The Shooter

A 90-year old man said to his doctor, "Doc, I've never felt better! I have an 18-year old beautiful bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think of that?"

The doctor paused, thought about it a moment, and then replied, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day he was in a hurry and picked up his umbrella instead of his gun by mistake. When he got to the creek, he saw a beaver. He raised his umbrella and went "bang, bang, bang", and the beaver fell dead. What do you think of that?"

The 90-year old said, "I'd say somebody else shot the beaver." The doctor said, "My point exactly."

Banana Bread

This Banana Bread recipe is the easiest I've ever found and the bread comes out perfect every time! This is the perfect bring-along for any party!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup ripe bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 3/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup apple sauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips, optional

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a loaf pan by greasing it.
2.  In a small bowl, use a fork to finely mash bananas (I used 3). Stir in lemon juice and set aside.
3.  In a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together. Stir in brown sugar.
4.  In another bowl, use a whisk to combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, applesauce and vanilla extract.
5.  Pour your liquid ingredients and mashed bananas into the dry ingredients. Use a wooden spoon to stir just until combined.
6.  Stir in walnuts or chocolate chips.
7.  Bake for 1 hour, check center with toothpick. Bake additional if needed.

The Chauffer

After getting all of Pope Francis’ luggage loaded into the limo, (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.

"Excuse me, Your Holiness," says the driver, "would you please take your seat so we can leave?"

"Well, to tell you the truth," says the Pope, "they never let me drive at the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today."

"I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should happen?" protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.

"Who's going to tell?" says the Pope with a smile.

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 205 kms. (that's 127.38109 mph for my American friends)

"Please slow down, Your Holiness," pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

"Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license... AND my job!" moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.

"I need to talk to the Chief," he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going 205 kph.

"So bust him," says the Chief.

"I don't think we want to do that, he's really important," said the cop.

The Chief exclaimed, "All the more reason!"

"No, I mean really important," said the cop with a bit of persistence.

The Chief then asked, "Who do you have there, the mayor?"

Cop: "Bigger."

Chief: "A senator?"

Cop: "Bigger."

Chief: "The Prime Minister?"

Cop: "Bigger."

"Well," said the Chief, "who is it?"

Cop: "I think it's God!"

The Chief is even more puzzled and curious, "God? What makes you think it's God?"

Cop: "Because His chauffeur is the Pope!"

Banana Pudding

Nothing tastes better than homemade banana pudding and this is the perfect "not from the box" recipe for it!

Ingredients:

1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
4 separated eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla flavor
1 box of Nilla Vanilla Wafers
4 med. ripe bananas

Directions:

1.  Mix flour, salt, and sugar, while adding milk slowly.

2.  Stir constantly over low heat until thickened.

3.  Stir and cook for about 15 minutes.

4.  Beat egg yolks in bowl and stir into mixture slowly stirring constantly.

5.  Cook about 5 more minutes stirring constantly.

6.  Remove from heat and add vanilla.

7.  Line bottom of casserole dish with vanilla wafers, bananas (sliced) and custard mixture.

8.  Repeat layers, ending with custard on top.

9.  Beat egg whites until stiff.

10. Add 1/4 cup sugar; whip until it peaks.

11. Spread on top of custard and bake in oven at 450 degrees for about 5 minutes or until browned.

12. Remove from oven and serve.

Technical Support

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Rick, the technical support guy, to have him come over and take a look at it.

Rick clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"

He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."

I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired: 

"What's an 'ID ten T' error? I want to know in case I need to fix it again."

Rick grinned and asked,. "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"

"No," I replied.

"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out." So I wrote out ...... I D 1 0 T