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1 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 capfull real vanilla
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup toasted pecans
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Add vanilla and blend well.
Add sugar a cup at a time and cream until soft and totally blended.
Blend in pecans.
Delicious with Butter Pecan Cake (I use a mix)
1 can hominy, rinsed and drained
1 can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2-1 tsp minced garlic, to taste
4 green onions, chopped
1 cup salsa
sprinkle of sugar, salt if needed
Mix and cover for an hour.
Serve with chips or over cornbread.
Can also add chunked avocado right before serving.
This is an HEB recipe that I tweaked a tiny bit.
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