Fried Chicken and Cheesesteaks

Ingredients: 2 blocks of cream cheese, softened about 1/2 cup mayo about 1/4 cup sour cream large splash of lemon juice splash of worcestershire sauce 1 T prepared horseradish 1 T prepared mustard (dijon or stoneground preferred) 1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano, plus a few tablespoons more for sprinkling 1 can (16 oz) crab meat - claw meat is fine Mix the ingredients above, then spread in a casserole dish.    Sprinkle w/ cheese, then bake at 350 until hot and bubbly - about 40 minutes.    (nothing raw, so you're just heating/melting - so oven temperature is flexible if you're also heating something else)

Wait! You say ... someone who frequently talks about frugality has leftover steak? Well this steak was purchased in 2+ pound packages at under $2 pound, so YES - leftover cooked steak. Slice the leftover cold steak into slices. Marinate in lime juice, cayenne or chili powder and garlic (fresh or powdered). Allow to marinate for at least a few hours. Slice onions into thin slices, and cook at a high temperature until lightly browned. Add a bit of garlic (I just love those garlic ice cubes from Trader Joes!), and cook a minute or two longer. Remove from the pan. Add the peppers (this half a pound of frozen bell pepper slices, thawed and drained), and cook until a bit of color is singed onto the edges. Remove them from the pan as well. Bring the pan back to very hot, then sear the steak slices JUST BRIEFLY to warm and color. Serve with refried beans or black beans, cheese, sour cream, salsa, guacamole ... whatever you have on hand in your fridge and pantry. Serve with tortillas (if you li...

Sometimes you just crave melted cheese. Without paying take-out prices. Preheat oven to 450. Layer on pan: Corn tortilla chips, preferably not very salty taco meat (leftover from the taco salad. shredded chicken, leftover or canned would be an alternate protein) black beans shredded cheddar Bake for 3-5 minutes. Watch them!! Then add: tomatoes (I used multi-colored cherry tomatoes from my last CSA box) sliced peppers, hot or not: then salsa (GREAT way to use up the last of jars in your fridge) and sour cream: