Not Yo Momma's Banana Pudding!

IF.... you can prepare this without eating it all before it's done... This will be a party stopper anywhere! Anyone and everyone that has tried this has fell in awe of its yummyness!!!!! Winter is here, wrap up with a big soft blanket, your favorite movie, a fire and a big bowl of Not Yo Momma's Banana Pudding!

INGREDIENTS
2 bagsPepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies
6 to 8 bananas, sliced
2 cupsmilk
1 (5-ounce) boxinstant French vanilla pudding
1 (8-ounce) packagecream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) cansweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed

DIRECTIONS

Line the bottom of a 13-by-9-by-2-inch dish with one bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.

In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer.

Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth.

Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture.

Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended.

Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. This is best made the night before your event. This allows the pudding to soak into those wonderful non-fat cookies! ;O)

VARIATIONS:
* HOLIDAYS EGGNOG LOVERS... USE EGGNOG PUDDING
* CHOCOLATE LOVERS.... USE MILK OR DARK CHOCOLATE PUDDING
* In place of the 12oz frozen whipped topping, use real whipping cream, whip with sugar and vanilla to taste!

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Spicy Chicken Posole with Avocado & Lime

Oh can you say.... "YUMMY!" I made this dish the other night and my husband loved it so much he ate it for breakfast the next morning!
I could not find the Poblano chilies at the market so I used Anaheim Peppers and it came out just as good! The Anaheim chilies are hot so be weary if you do not like too much spice! This dish was quick and easy to make and the house smelled wonderful afterwards! Give it a try and let me know how it came out! I would love to hear your thoughts on this!

Time: 45 minutes.

This dish, using canned hominy, takes a fraction of the time needed for regular posole.

Serve with warm corn tortillas.

Yield: Serves 4 or 5
Ingredients
3 large poblano chiles (1 lb. total)
6 garlic cloves
1 large onion
2 cans (14 1/2 oz. each) white hominy
1 1/2 pounds boned, skinned chicken thighs
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano*, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons ground red New Mexico chiles*
Garnishes: sliced avocado, lime wedges, cilantro sprigs, and sour cream
Preparation
1. Preheat broiler. When hot, broil poblanos on a baking sheet until blackened, turning as needed, about 15 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in a food processor, whirl garlic to mince. Cut onion in chunks and pulse with garlic until chopped; set aside. Drain hominy; set aside.

3. Cut chicken into 1- to 1 1/2-in. chunks and sprinkle with salt and 1 tsp. oregano. Heat oil in a 5- to 6-qt. pan over high heat. Brown half the chicken lightly, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meat to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.

4. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion mixture and remaining 1 tsp. oregano to pan and sauté until onion is softened, 3 minutes. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave broth until steaming, about 3 minutes. Add ground chiles to pan and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds.

5. Add broth, hominy, and chicken to pan. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer to blend flavors, 10 minutes.

6. Remove stems, skins, and seeds from poblanos and discard; chop poblanos.

7. Stir poblanos into posole and cook 1 minute. Ladle into bowls; top with garnishes.

*Find Mexican oregano at well-stocked grocery stores, along with ground red New Mexico chiles.

Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 436 (39% from fat)
Protein: 32g
Fat: 19g (sat 4.2)
Carbohydrate: 36g
Fiber: 7.2g
Sodium: 715mg
Cholesterol: 89mg

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