• Family Recipe: Bean Dip for Chips

    My Aunt Michelle St. Clair brought this amazing Bean Dip to my bridal shower.  We still make it on occasion when we have guests over.  It has a great mix of flavors and usually by the end of the night the dish is empty.  The dip tastes best with any type of Corn Chip.  It can be used for a party or an appetizer to before a Mexican meal.

    Bean Dip for Chips

    • 2 cans Refried Beans
    • 1/4 cup Onion (optional)
    • 16 oz Sour Cream
    • 1 bottle of Oretoga Taco Sauce
    • 1 package finely Grated Cheese (Cheddar)

    In a 9 x 13 pan layer the above, refried beans, then onion, then sour cream, the sauce, then cheese on top.  Refrigerate for at least two hours before serving with chips. Optional – you can add chopped peppers for additional color and flavor.

  • Family Recipe: Great Grandma Albrecht’s Corn Bake

    I have so many wonderful memories of my Great Grandma Albrecht.  Thankful for the opportunity to learn from her.  She was beautiful, a great cook, crafty, and full of spunk.  At my bridal shower she brought her Corn Bake as one of her favorite recipes.  Even after age 90 she was still baking!  When she arrived with the Corn Bake and recipe in hand we were curious about the blue dots in it.  In her hurry to get ready and cook she accidentally put a box of blueberry muffin mix into the Corn Bake instead of the Corn Mix.  She waved her hand and just laughed.  It was interesting, but still tasted good.  This is just one of many memories of Great Grandma Albrecht that make me smile.

    Corn Bake

    • 1 small Onion (optional)
    • 1 small pepper (optional)
    • 1/2 cup of melted Butter
    • 1 can Whole Kernel Corn
    • 1 can Cream Corn
    • 1 (8 oz) box Corn Muffin Mix (or Blueberry Muffin Mix if you want to venture out a little more)
    • 3 Eggs
    • 1 cup Sour Cream
    • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

    Saute onion and pepper in the butter.  Mix in corn, muffin mix, eggs, sour cream and cheese.  Put in a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.