The Makeup Cafe: Mexican Casserole & Key Lime Pie!

Good morning my 5 followers.

This past Saturday I went to Rich's, where we [Kathy, Kelly & Erin, too] had a little photo shoot, and later that night, had the most amazing Mexican Casserole and Key Lime Pie made by Kathy! So, thanks to Kathy for the recipes!!

Normally when I replicate something, it just doesn't come out well because I either don't read the directions all the way, wasn't paying attention or am too impatient. However, I think both these dishes came out really well! So, let's get started!

First, we start with a pre-cooking snack. [Friends reference, anyone?]

Mozzarella balls. This has nothing to do with either dishes, I was just hungry.

Things you'll need:

1lb chicken, chopped and cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 small container sour cream
2 small cans sliced olives
1 small onion
3 japalenos, without seeds
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 13oz. bag of tortilla chips [yes, chips. they taste like rice in this dish!]
1 cup grated cheddar

Directions:

Chop onions and japalenos, set aside into a bowl.

Cook your chicken.

And, it's always good to have a cooking buddy.

Or two goggies.

Then, add your cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, sour cream, garlic powder, olives, chips, and chicken [everything except the cheese] and mix them in a LARGE bowl. I picked a bowl I thought was large, but ended up needing an EXTRA large bowl. I also should say I did this recipe from memory, and thought it was supposed to be 17oz of chips, not 13oz, so that may have been part of the reason I thought I needed a bigger bowl.

It should look something like this!

Then, you spread it into a 13 x 9 pan, top it with your shredded cheddar cheese, put it in the oven for 30-35 minutes on 350 degrees and ENJOY!!

For the next recipe, Tia and Guito will be helping.

Key Lime Pie

Things you'll need:

Lime Juice [I used Nellie and Joe's in the juice aisle in Stop & Shop]
3 egg yolks
sweetened condensed milk
graham cracker pie crust

THAT'S IT.

SERIOUSLY.

Directions:

Mix it all in a bowl with a whisk until it's smooth.

Pour into your pie crust

Put int the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand for about 15 minutes on the counter, and then put it into the fridge for at LEAST 45 minutes [if you can wait that long].

I couldn't wait that long.