Moms Famous Spinach

My mom went to a restaurant called "Abeulos" she loved their side dish of spinach, this is her rendition of the dish. This is now a favorite at the Killebrew Family Thanksgiving Dinner!

2 lbs of Frozen (or Fresh) Spinach
1 stick of butter
1/2 red onion
8oz mushrooms
handful of frozen corn
handful of shredded cheddar
1 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
1 pkg of cream cheese
6 pieces of bacon (pre-cooked and crumbled)

Saute: onion, butter, mushrooms and corn together, then add spinach cover with a lid and allow to cook down stirring occasionally. Once the spinach has steamed down add salt, pepper, cream cheese and bacon. Put in a baking pan and add cheese to the top -bake until cheese is melted.
Michelle Kirchner

Texas Caviar

When we were preparing food for Superbowl Sunday I had to keep in mind that I couldn't eat our traditional hot wings and chips and salsa. I remembered having some Texas Caviar that a neighbor of Sherry's brought over. It was SO good. I found this recipe and made it for Sunday. It was so good! This is a healthy alternative to queso and other side dishes you might find. My kids thought it was some kind of toxic waste but we sure loved it!

3 cans black eye peas, drained and rinsed

2 cans shoepeg corn. drained

3 to 4 Roma tomatoes, chopped

3 avocados, chunked

1 bunch of cilantro, chopped

1/2 sweet onion, minced

juice of 2 limes

Good Seasonings Italian Dressing packet, prepared

salt to taste

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, adding avocado last. Pour in the dressing (add 1/2 at first). Add as much dressing as you like. Serve with tortilla chips.