Conner's Teddy and Cafe Rio Salad

So in the move nothing was broken, and only one thing got lost.. Conner's teddy bear, out of all the things to loose, so random. Well Tim's mom sent Conner a cute little lion because she felt so bad that he lost his teddy! Its so cute and Conner already loves it!

Thanks for the Lion and book Noni! Conner loves them!
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Cafe Rio

We dont have Cafe Rio down here and Tim and I were craving it so bad! My sister gave me a recipe for Cafe Rio Salads a long time ago and it tastes just like them!

Cafe Rio Salad

Dressing

1 buttermilk ranch dressing packet (make as per recipe) 2 tomatillos (tomato like vegetable with a husk around them) 1/2 bunch of cilantro 1 clove garlic juice of 1 lime 1 jalapeno (use the seeds too if you like it spicy. You could substitute a few drops of green Tabasco for the jalapeno.)

*use a food processor to blend all together well and refrigerate.

Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Italian Dressing 1 T chili powder 1 T Cumin 3 cloves garlic-minced 5 lbs chicken breasts

*cook all together in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred meat and cook 1 additional hour.

Rice

3 c. water 4 t chicken bouillon 4 t garlic-minced 1/2 bunch cilantro 1 can green chiles-or fresh equivalent 3/4 t. salt 1 T butter 1/2 onion 3 c. rice

*blend cilantro, green chiles and onion together in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered 30 minutes.

You can make your own Pico or buy your own, I just make mine up with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice and salt

You can also make your own tortillas, you can find uncooked tortillas at Maceys and Costco.

You can then add pinto/black beans, lettuce and tortilla chips.