Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sopapilla Cheesecake

My friend Amanda makes this cheesecake and I just made it for the bunco party at my house tomorrow night. It is so easy to make it and tastes incredible.

Ingredients
2 cans of crescent rolls (Pillsbury has crescent roll sheets so buy those if you can find them)
2 cups of sugar
1-8 oz. box of cream cheese
1 stick of butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Cinnamon and cinnamon sugar to taste

Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
In a 13x9 greased pan, place 1 can of crescent rolls flat in the bottom of the pan. Flatten around edges and do not separate.
Mix cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla in a mixer. Spread over first layer of crescent roll dough.
Place the other can of crescent roll dough on top of the cream cheese mixture.
Melt butter and add 1 cup of sugar, stir. Spread butter and sugar mixture over top crescent roll dough layer.
Sprinkle cinnamon over the entire pan.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350, or until lightly brown.
Sprinkler cinnamon or cinnamon sugar on top before serving, if desired.

Black Bean Salsa

We had this black bean salsa with tortilla chips at our friend's Christmas party and it was so yummy!  The sweet corn and vinegar make a great sweet and tangy combination.

Ingredients
1 large can of sweet corn, drained
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
4 small green onions, chopped
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup of sugar
2 small avocados, chopped finely
1 large tub of feta (Kraft)

DirectionsMix corn, beans, and green onions in a bowl.

Mix oil, vinegar, and sugar together and pour over corn mixture. Let the combined mixture chill in the fridge for about an hour.

Drain some of the liquid and add avocado and feta.