Pancho Villa Omeltte

Legend has it that the famous outlaw insisted on having this omelet every morning for breakfast. He claimed it had a magic which kept him one step ahead of his foes. On the day of his capture, it is said that Cookie substituted cheddar cheese for the cream cheese.
2 Tbl butter
3 eggs
2 tsp cream
1/2 c cream cheese
2 oz chopped green chili
Melt butter in an omelet pan on medium heat. While butter is melting, combine eggs with cream and beat until frothy. Pour egg mixture in pan and cook until the top starts to solidify, then turn. Spread evenly with cream cheese and chili, cover and cook for one minute. Fold and serve.
Serves 1.

Poor Man's Stew

As broke as the last year left everyone, and as cold as it is in much of the country, Poor Man's stew is an economical way to warm you up from the inside out! Not only will you start out the new year a bit warmer, the flavor will make you smile as well
Half gallon water
1lb hamburger
1c chopped green chili
4 potatoes
1 medium onion
4 cloves garlic
1T salt
Peel and chop onion and garlic, then place in a one gallon pot with hamburger on medium heat, until hamburger is browned. While hamburger is browning, peel potatoes and chop into half inch pieces. When hamburger is browned, add remaining ngredients. Turn heat to high until mixture begins to boil. Reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Serves 4.

Rosebud Shrimp

Coming up with new recipes can be fun, and easy. This gourmet meal came about when I noticed dried rosebuds in the grocery store on Christmas eve.I just started grabbing a few more ingredients, took it home and had dinner made in under half an hour.  Serve it over the pasta of your choice.
1 lb fresh peeled shrimp
1/2 pt fresh cream
4 oz Feta Cheese
3 cloves garlic
4 bulb onions
1/2 C chopped parsley 
1/4 cup crushed dried rosebuds
4 T butter

Slice onion and garlic into slivers and saute over medium heat  in butter until clear. Add shrimp and parsley, and saute until a few shrimp begin to turn pink. Add cream and parsley, stirring frequently. Once cream begins to boil, add crushed rosebuds and feta cheese, stirring constantly. Once mixture has begun to thicken, remove from heat and serve.
Serves 3

Mary's Nut Cake

This is a recipe that was given to my Grandmother by a neighbor. It is a VERY difficult recipe to make. It has been known to fall if taken out of the oven too soon, or if a draft hits it while cooling,but even with it’s difficulties, it is worth the effort it takes to build.
8 eggs
8 Tbl sugar
4 Tbl flour
4 Tbl finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Separate egg and beat whites until stiff. Mix and beat all remaining ingredients
until foamy; then GENTLY fold in egg whites. Pour into two lightly greased and floured cake pans and cook 30 to 35 minutes.
COOL UPSIDE DOWN, COMPLETELY, IN TINS.

Filling & Frosting For Mary’s Nut Cake

1/2 lb unsalted butter
1/2 c cold coffee
4 beaten eggs
6 Tbl sugar
1/2 c finely ground walnuts or pecans
Mix all ingredients EXCEPT butter and walnuts. Cook over low heat until it is the consistency of custard. COOL COMPLETELY!!!
When mixture is completely cool, add butter, mixing until mixture is smooth. Fill and cover cake, sprinkling ground walnuts on both layers and pressing them into the sides.

Spinach Souffle

Here is another recipe from The Gourmet Cowboy. Happy eating!
1 c finely chopped spinach
4 oz cream cheese
½ c cream
3 eggs
2 Tbl butter
1 clove garlic
½ tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375. Place butter into an eight inch cake pan and place in oven to melt butter. Place spinach in a large mixing bowl. Place eggs, garlic and salt in a mixing bowl and mix on high for one minute. Slice cream cheese into small pieces, add to the egg mixture and mix on high for two minutes. Combine egg mixture with
spinach, stirring slowly by hand until all ingredients are well blended. Remove butter from oven and swirl cake pan to evenly distribute butter, then pour batter into the pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Serves 4

Santa Fe Kiev

You don’t live in New Mexico for long without becoming addicted to chili. Sometimes it seems as though nothing tastes right unless it has chili in it. Therefore, while working on a ranch near Santa Fe, the chili "accidentally" wound up in the Kiev. This simple but elegant recipe is perfect for that intimate holiday meal!
4 Tbl butter
1 Tbl minced onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 Tbl diced green chili
4 boneless chicken breasts
2 oz cream cheese
Melt butter over low heat, then sauté onion, garlic and green chili until clear and remove from heat. Using a meat mallet, pound bone side of breasts until they are flat. After flattening breast, spoon equal amounts of sautéed ingredients, reserving 2 Tbl of butter mixture. Place 1/2 tsp cream cheese on each breast, roll and secure with toothpicks, and place into a pie pan. Pour remaining butter mixture over the breasts, cover and refrigerate eight to twenty-four hours. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Serves 2
This recipe is in my cookbook, The Gourmet Cowboy available at Amazon. Just click on the link below!

Gravel Road Banana Pie

If nuts are good on a banana split, then why not in a banana pie?
This is a question which plagued Socrates, and one which he could
not find a chef to adequately answer. After trying this pie, you will find
that the answer is that there is no reason.
1-9inch pie crust
8 oz cream cheese
6 eggs
½ pt cream
½ c sugar
½ c flour
2 bananas
4 oz walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 375. Melt cream cheese in a microwave
or double boiler. While cheese is melting,
beat eggs and cream until foamy. When eggs
and cream are foamy, slowly add flour, sugar and
cream cheese until all ingredients are well mixed.
Slice bananas and spread them evenly over the
bottom of the pie shell, spreading the nuts evenly
over them. Pour the batter into the pie shell and
bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted
into the middle comes out clean.
This recipe is another original recipe from the Gourmet Cowboy now on sale for only $7 plus shipping This will make someone (maybe more than one) a great Christmas gift!