Gorditas

You will need:

Maseca (flour to make corn tortillas)
water for the tortilla dough (masa)
leftover ground beef
leftover beans or canned beans
cheese
a little chorizo (optional)



Start by mixing some tortilla dough.  Pour the tortilla flour into a large bowl.  pour some warm water in it and start kneading with your hand until it has the consistency of play dough.

Then form some little patties about as thick as a burger patty.  To save time, I placed several in the oven to bake for about 20-30 minutes.  But you can cook them in a pan with some cooking spray.

Take the beans and put in blender with a little water so it has the consistency of a creamy soup.  Add spices to your liking.  I used leftover beans made from scratch, they already had spices.

Place the patties on a Pyrex and cover with the beans mix.  Then top with the ground beef, if you had chorizo, (just a little bit) you can add it and cook it mixed in with the meat before hand.
Top the meats with some cheese and bake for about 20 minutes or until hot.

Serve and top with some nice salsa.

I used meats, my family never used meat in this, I did because my husband likes meat, but you can always make them without.  You could also top with shredded lettuce, a dab of sour cream and salsa, and even add avocado and radish slices. 

Fruit Cocktail cake

I used:

1 box of Betty Crocker Yellow cake
3 eggs
1 brick (8oz) of Philadelphia Neufchatel cheese
(found next to the cream cheese, says 1/3 less fat)
1 can of fruit cocktail
1 cup water

I beat the eggs, and the cheese first with the electric beater, then added the water and last, the cake mix.
Drain the fruit cocktail and when done mixing the cake mix, pour in the fruit and mix gently with a spoon.
I used a spring form pan, large size.  Spray with non stick spray like PAM.

Bake at 350 degrees until top is golden brown and a knife inserted int he middle comes out without uncooked batter on it.

It comes out like a hybrid cheesecake, very moist and light though.

Leave it to cool, I took the sides off the spring form and left the cake on the sheet, and just transferred the whole thing into the cake container.  I had to taste test it first of course!!