Okay - we made this last night and it was as close to perfect as it could get!!!
What you will need to get:
1lb - ground Beef/lamb/pork - take your pick or make a mix.
1 cup - frozen veggies ( peas, corn, carrots, peppers)
1 med - onion ( we used a red onion, its a bit sweeter)
4 cloves - garlic ( chop it up)
3 Tablespoons - Worcestershire Sauce or Steak Sauce
Olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Mash For on Top:
5-6 med potatoes (skins on)
1/2 slab - cream cheese
5 tablespoons - Sour Cream
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk/cream
** Ken thinks that a really old/aged cheddar grated in this would be perfect too, so 3/4 cup grated cheese
How to make this: Preheat Oven to 400
1) boil potatoes ( cut them into 1/4's and boil in a pot with water til soft) and wait. In the meantime....
2) Saute in a large pan (onion, garlic, oil) til soft
3) Add meat - then add salt/pepper/worcestershire sauce
when meat is all brown and cooked - taste, see if you need more salt and or pepper
4) Add in frozen veggies ( using frozen veggies keeps them from turning to mush later)
5) MASHIN TIME!!!
a) strain water out of potatoes, then dump them back into pot you boiled them in,
b) add butter/cream cheese/sour cream
c) use a large fork or potato masher and start mashing
d) once all potatoes are mashed, add in milk or cream to to the final whipping.
6) Put meat mix in a dish that is oven safe.
7) cover with mash potatoes
8) pack it down
9) Put on the lowest rack in your oven and set the timer for 30 minutes.
10) at 30 minutes you can take a fork and see if the tatters are crisping yet..
When its golden or cripsy enough for you, take it out and get amongst it.
We had some hot sauce on the side, a buttery hot sauce to dip it in.....
AMAZING!!!!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Cream of Salmon or Cream of Tuna
Okay, this is a family recipe and both my grandmothers on each side and my mom love making this. It will take you about 10 mins to start and finish and is beyond easy!
Ken and i made this last night and he was stunned on the whole thing. YUM YUM!
What you will need:
4 green onions
3 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 can sock eye salmon (keep can juice & take bones out)
OR
1 can reg sized tuna (keep can juice)
How to do it:
in a pot
1) ADD: onions chopped, butter, garlic - on med heat.
Sautee them - so til onions are softened and butter melted.
2) ADD: in flour and milk - stir well so there are no clumps.
3) Toss in can fish juice and fish
4) Stir fairly fast. It needs to thicken, and the flour has to be hot to thicken.
This will turn out a bit thicker then chowder.
How to Eat it:
We all have our preferences - add salt/pepper/lemon is ya want.
MOM: with toast - scoop onto toast with each bite of toast
GMA: she likes it with rice
ME: I like it on potatoes
Ken: on the monkey bread AKA - garlic bread with cheese.
OR just outta a bowl! however you want.
*** Monkey Bread recipe coming sooon..
Ken and i made this last night and he was stunned on the whole thing. YUM YUM!
What you will need:
4 green onions
3 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 can sock eye salmon (keep can juice & take bones out)
OR
1 can reg sized tuna (keep can juice)
How to do it:
in a pot
1) ADD: onions chopped, butter, garlic - on med heat.
Sautee them - so til onions are softened and butter melted.
2) ADD: in flour and milk - stir well so there are no clumps.
3) Toss in can fish juice and fish
4) Stir fairly fast. It needs to thicken, and the flour has to be hot to thicken.
This will turn out a bit thicker then chowder.
How to Eat it:
We all have our preferences - add salt/pepper/lemon is ya want.
MOM: with toast - scoop onto toast with each bite of toast
GMA: she likes it with rice
ME: I like it on potatoes
Ken: on the monkey bread AKA - garlic bread with cheese.
OR just outta a bowl! however you want.
*** Monkey Bread recipe coming sooon..
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Welcome!!!
Welcome ladies and gents to a blog that has been a long time coming.
There will be a few people adding to this blog and helping, some will be taste-test victims, and others will be for recipe content.
When I say that this blog has been a long time coming it's because I know many men and a few ladies that don't cook, period. That is strange to me...anyway, I used to post recipes on my old myspace, mainly squash dishes and the reception was great!
Over the past few months I have spent time with a few new friends and my man cooking up a storm with them. We've been trying out new things in the kitchen (keep it clean kids)and cooking some classic recipes that are the best comfort foods out there... **FOR all you Vegan and Vegitarians, there will be some versions for you too.
So for all of you who don't cook for themselves, don't know how to cook, have no idea how much fun it can be, are too busy to try/learn, and perhaps may just be a bit afraid and have no idea where to begin, here it is!
Whatever the case may be, this blog should help inspire you to be gourmet!
With this blog there are a few goals that I really think need to be reached - they are:
1) Feel confident in the kitchen
2) Save some serious cash by cooking at home
3) How to have fun with people while cooking/drinking while cooking.
4) Make some amazing foods with ease - ease on time, money, and stress.
5) Surprise yourself, your friends, your family, and anyother loved one or potential loved one(s)..ha!
There will be a few people adding to this blog and helping, some will be taste-test victims, and others will be for recipe content.
When I say that this blog has been a long time coming it's because I know many men and a few ladies that don't cook, period. That is strange to me...anyway, I used to post recipes on my old myspace, mainly squash dishes and the reception was great!
Over the past few months I have spent time with a few new friends and my man cooking up a storm with them. We've been trying out new things in the kitchen (keep it clean kids)and cooking some classic recipes that are the best comfort foods out there... **FOR all you Vegan and Vegitarians, there will be some versions for you too.
So for all of you who don't cook for themselves, don't know how to cook, have no idea how much fun it can be, are too busy to try/learn, and perhaps may just be a bit afraid and have no idea where to begin, here it is!
Whatever the case may be, this blog should help inspire you to be gourmet!
With this blog there are a few goals that I really think need to be reached - they are:
1) Feel confident in the kitchen
2) Save some serious cash by cooking at home
3) How to have fun with people while cooking/drinking while cooking.
4) Make some amazing foods with ease - ease on time, money, and stress.
5) Surprise yourself, your friends, your family, and anyother loved one or potential loved one(s)..ha!
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