Spanish Rice

2 cups non instant rice

3 Tbls butter

4 cups chicken broth

1 heaping Tbsp tomato paste

In large skillet melt butter and toast the rice in the butter.  Add chicken broth and tomato paste. Mix with fork til all blended.  Cover and simmer for 20 min.

**This recipe came from my friend.  She uses 4 cups of water then adds 4 chicken boulion cubes. I love how easy this recipe is.

**You can add some diced tomatoes, green peppers and onions if you want. Add them when you add the water and let them simmer with the rice.

Lime Rice

4 tsp. chicken bouillon
4 tsp. garlic
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 tsp. cumin
1 can green chilies
3/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbl. butter
1/2 chopped onion

Blend all ingredients in blender then put in pan and add 6 cups water and bring to a boil. Add 3 cups rice (non instant) and simmer 30 minutes.  Serve as a side dish or with your sweet pork taco salads. This recipe makes alot.

**This recipe came from one of my friends here in Carson City.  I was surprised when I read the recipe and I didn't see any LIME in it.  I called my friend to make sure it didn't have any LIME.  It doesn't, but with the ingredients combined together, you can taste a lime flavor.  Really YUMMY!

Ham Fried Rice

2 cups non-instant rice

4 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cup diced ham

1 cup frozen peas

1/2 of a large onion, diced

1 clove garlic, pressed

3 eggs, slightly beaten

olive oil

Cook rice in the chicken broth then let rice cool.  Saute ham, peas, onions and pressed garlic in a WOC or large frying pan with a little bit of olive oil.  When onions are tender add rice to ham/pea mixture.  Pour slightly beaten eggs over the top and stir combining all ingredients.  Cook over medium heat till eggs are done.

**Jim loves to create new dishes.  This is one of his ohhh sooo yummy KREATIONS!  He looked at several different Fried Rice Recipes and after trying a few different things, he created one we like LOVE!

I never knew it was so easy to make these yummy dishes!  The kids loved it too!  And I Love having Jim in the KITCHEN with me!