It's cooler outside today and I'm making a big crockpot of my moms special chili! It's special because when I was little I wouldn't eat it because I don't like kidney beans. So she started making it with baked beans and it's so good! So much better to me than with kidney beans.
I figure it won't taste just like hers but it will be close enough.
Sheri, I just bake Pollock in a pan with lemon and salt and pepper for 8 minutes. Simple because we layer it after with caramelized onions and white sauce.
Mmmm Chili. I love chili also but not the texture of the kidney beans either...so I run them through the food processer and then fry them up into the ground beef. They just turn to a mush and you can't even tell they are there
Hope you fill your tummy on it today Loz, I would.
I'm thinking of making shepards pie today.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Jessica, I fry ground beef with onions and make a gravy with the drippings, mix together and layer in bottom of pan, on top of that I layer mashed ptatoes then on top of that I pour a can of creamed corn. Easy and delicious...I bake in a 350* oven for about 20 minutes, cover with foil until the last 5 minutes.
I used to add other veggies also but DD wouldn't eat it so I ended up with this way instead. Most people add a can of peas and carrots into the ground beef mixture.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
What's a saucy burger? Like a sloppy joe or something?
I think I'm going to freeze some of the chili so we can use it Monday on our hotdogs. And maybe I will do some single serve portions. That's a good idea.
Mom makes Shepards Pie. It's so good when it's cold outside to come in and have a big old portion of it.
I take a cup of sweet pickle juice(nothing gets wasted here ), 1 cup ketchup, 5 tbsp brown sugar, one small chopped onion and a half chopped green pepper. Bring to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes.
I then make cheeseburgers (plain-no fixings) then cut in 4 sections and pour a ladle of sauce over it...it is delicious.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
jessica, You just add a cup of water to the bits of meat that get stuck to the pan and boil it til it loosens, add a bit of salt and pepper for seasoning. Then make a paste with 2 tablespoons cornstarch and a bit of water. Slowly add the paste to the pan and boil a bit til it starts to thicken...instant gravy.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
Oh My gosh, I am too afraid to read this thread, I just skimmed and It will wreck havock on my Diet. But it will be a great place to find some new stuff to cook for dinner. This place is so great!
Just finished makeing a huge pot of fresh Vegetable Beef soup and corn bread muffins,,, way too much for just Dwight and I,,, soooo Come on over gang,, soups on!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
cornbread biscuits sounds good. is that like half biscuit mix and half cornbread mix? anyone ever had muffins made out of malt o meal? I just love those!
we just had frozen pizza tonight.
Cricket
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
i make cornbread muffins. just use cupcake papers in your muffin tin and use your normal cornbread mix. you just have to watch to make sure they get done.
goulash is very different, not only from region to region, but from family to family in the same region. I suspect it is a depression meal. to me goulash is hamburger meat, potatoes, and whatever veggies you have on hand thrown in. it is thick....not like a soup, even thicker than a stew. what does it mean to others????
Cricket
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
I have had it once--the recipe I had began with stew type meat, that was dredged in seasoned flour and browned and then slow cooked in a tomato based sauce. don't remember any veggies in the recipe.
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goulash is very different, not only from region to region, but from family to family in the same region. I suspect it is a depression meal. to me goulash is hamburger meat, potatoes, and whatever veggies you have on hand thrown in. it is thick....not like a soup, even thicker than a stew. what does it mean to others????
goulash in my family is elbow mac,, with browned hamburger diced tomatoes and tomato sauce, onions., a little ketchup, a little sugar and seasoning,, when ya grow up with a tight budget,, just about anything we could throw in the same pot was called goulash ,,,,,,,, Never heard of it with veggies in it,,that sounds more like a stew ,,, But I have heard of it with potatoes in it, many People I've talked to have a different version of it too , all depends as Cricket said,, where you grew up and the generational background with the cooks in the family,
Now .,,,,,,,,, back to the thread topic,,,,, For Dinner tonight,,,,,,,,,,,, Sonic Drive IN,,,,,,,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Goulash to us is close to what Diane said. It is ground beef, elbow mac, corn, tomato soup, tomato juice and whatever seasonings you like. I put oregano, garlic and pepper. I also add some shredded cheddar to mine.
I have a half a pan of lasagna left! I'd made 2 pans and I'm thrilled I don't have to cook again tonight. Mark doesn't care either, even though we had it when Jiffy was here and last night....he'll pretty much eat whatever I stick in front of him.
Yes Rod will too.--There are a few no noes but not many.
and thank goodness, he is ok with leftovers too...which I appreciate, because my dad didn't "do" leftovers. If mom fixed laftover food she had to change it somehow so he would not notice so much.
like the beef roast that became beef & noodles or the ham & beans that became potatoe soup.---I still miss that.
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I'm doing up some pork this evening, just like martha stewart showed me this morning! ha ha. with mashed potatoes and...hhmmm...something else??? I was planning on doing up some snap peas from the garden but there were only two pea pods ready a while ago when I went out, and I ate one....so...... ha ha
Cricket
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
Nothing wrong with that Carol! I get them sometimes too! Tonight we had super fast and easy.....steakums on rolls and fries and baked beans. Mark was starving NOW---where you'd think he was going to die if he didn't eat right away and that was the fastest thing I have to make.
steakums, huh? I've been looking for those lately. I don't know if they even sell those down here anymore. where do you find them in the grocery store?
Cricket
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker
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