French Dip

French Dip Sandwiches

From Sister C. Dickson

• 2 T butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 T flour
• 2 cans (14 oz each) beef comsommé (found with the canned soups at the store)

• 1 lb deli-sliced roast beef
• 4 crusty sandwich rolls (a baguette or French bread works great too)
• swiss or provolone cheese (or whatever kind of cheese you want really)

For the au jus:
In a large, shallow skillet over moderate heat, melt butter. Sauté onions in the butter 2 minutes. Add flour and cook 1 minute longer. Whisk in comsommé in a slow stream. Bring sauce to bubble and allow to simmer over low heat until sandwiches are ready to serve.

For the sandwich:
Preheat your oven to broil. Pile several slices of roast beef on the roll. Add mayo or spicy mustard if you like. Cover the other side of the roll with thinly sliced cheese and place sandwiches open-faced under the broiler until the cheese is bubbly, and the edges of the rolls are golden brown. Makes 4 sandwiches.

Black Bean Salsa

Black Bean & Corn Salsa

From Sister C. Dickson

1 can black beans, rinsed & drained

1 can pinto beans, rinsed & drained

1/2 c. red onion, chopped small

1 avocado, peeled, cut in cubes

1 tomato, diced

1 c. frozen corn, defrosted (could used a can of corn)

handful of cilantro, chopped

Dressing

1/4 c. olive oil

juice of 1 lime

4 t. red wine vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

Wisk dressing ingredients together until combined. Toss beans, etc. with the dressing and serve with tortilla chips. You could add bell peppers or different types of beans.. it’s a pretty flexible recipe.

Fruit Pizza

From: Sister C. Dickson

Crust:
2 packages of sugar cookie dough (I like the Target or Pillsbury brand break and bake kind that comes in a flat rectangle-- it rolls out easier, but you could use the tube kind). Or you could go crazy and make your own cookie dough.

Let the dough soften out of the fridge for an hour or so. Roll it out flat on a cookie sheet and bake for ~15 minutes at 325 degrees until done.

Mix until smooth:
8 oz cream cheese
4 oz cool whip
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

After the crust is cool, spread the cream cheese mixture on the crust and top with fruit(berries, kiwi, mandarin oranges, etc.).

This is for the big cookie sheet size. You could easily do half and just put it on a pizza pan or a 9x13 pan.