So I have been trying to make a post now for almost a week and I just keep getting an error on the page. I have had so many yummy recipes to share with you but when I try to post I can't. So I am going to try very hard to get things caught up.
So I made the taco in a bowl and of course ended up with a whole bunch left over and needed to do something a little different. I looked in the cabinet and found that I had some lasagna noodles and there was some shredded cheese in the fridge. So yep I made a taco lasagna! And it was awesome! I cooked it at 375 for about 45. Just layer everything starting with the noodles. It is the yummiest thing!!!
In the last couple weeks I have made two different kinds of jelly and a couple different dishes that I will be posting the recipes for in the next few days. So make sure you come back and take a look at what other delicious recipes you can add to your recipe lists.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Tacos in a Bowl
So guess what day it is.. SUNDAY! and we all know what that means in my little house. Getting my food ready for the week. I really was not all about standing over the stove or heating up the oven so I decided to pull out the good ole crockpot cookbook. Was really not all about some of the recipes because they required way to many steps for today. So I went to the soup & stew section and came across a recipe I have made before and it says "YUMMY" on the top. So I thought well I am going to make that. I remember that it makes alot but you can really do alot of different things with it. Here is the recipe:
1 1/2 lbs of ground beef
1 packet of taco seasoning
2 (15 ounce) cans Mexican stewed tomatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans chili beans with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 cup of water
crushed tortilla chips
shredded cheese
Cook your meat in the skillet and then pour the meat into your crock pot and add everything else. Not the chips or cheese! that's for later. Stir everything real good to combine and then put the lid on and turn your crock pot on. I have mine set at 4 hours on high because it doesn't really have a low setting. Cook for a minimum of 1 hour on high.
I plan on taking this "soup" and eating it like a soup a few times with the chips and cheese and then think I may add some rice to it another time, drain off the juices and make a salad, drain off the juices and put into some wheat tortillas and make a burrito type thing. Many possibilities. I'm sure you could probably cook some barley or rice in with it and it would make an awesome casserole....Maybe I will just go add that now. I am thinking you would have to add more liquid to it so you would probably want to use tomato juice or beef broth for that. Which I have neither of, so never mind!
Oh and about the cook book I have been talking about, well it costs more money than I thought so I am trying to decide if I really want to buy it! Such a very hard decision. I did spend some time the other day looking at the recipes and it really does have some good ones but is it worth the money right now?
What do you think?
1 1/2 lbs of ground beef
1 packet of taco seasoning
2 (15 ounce) cans Mexican stewed tomatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans chili beans with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 cup of water
crushed tortilla chips
shredded cheese
Cook your meat in the skillet and then pour the meat into your crock pot and add everything else. Not the chips or cheese! that's for later. Stir everything real good to combine and then put the lid on and turn your crock pot on. I have mine set at 4 hours on high because it doesn't really have a low setting. Cook for a minimum of 1 hour on high.
I plan on taking this "soup" and eating it like a soup a few times with the chips and cheese and then think I may add some rice to it another time, drain off the juices and make a salad, drain off the juices and put into some wheat tortillas and make a burrito type thing. Many possibilities. I'm sure you could probably cook some barley or rice in with it and it would make an awesome casserole....Maybe I will just go add that now. I am thinking you would have to add more liquid to it so you would probably want to use tomato juice or beef broth for that. Which I have neither of, so never mind!
Oh and about the cook book I have been talking about, well it costs more money than I thought so I am trying to decide if I really want to buy it! Such a very hard decision. I did spend some time the other day looking at the recipes and it really does have some good ones but is it worth the money right now?
What do you think?
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Fall Is finally here
With the coming of fall to me this means new flavors and smells will be coming out of bakeries and kitchens. You start to see the fall colors and all the yummy soups and stews, breads, and lots of food that people have been working so hard to can over the summer. I have been blessed to have a sweet friend who has kept me supplied with pickles and salsa. She even gave me peppers, tomatoes, melons and lots of green beans. It was so nice to get to have fresh foods that still had the dirt on them to eat. It brought back many memories.
For the last few weeks, on Sunday I have been making a roast with potatoes and carrots to have through the week. If I do everything just right I pretty much get enough for 6 days with some to spare. The last two times I have cooked it, I have tried cooking it a different way each time. The ingredients have not changed, just the process. I did learn this week that you do not need to add as much water as you think because there are juices in the meat and you will end up with a smokey house from the run over. I ended up with a sauce pan full of watered down beef broth basically. But hey I thought I would keep it just in case the same thing happened again this week as did last week when I cooked everything so long the juices all pretty much disappeared. But I ended up not needing the watered down broth so I sent it on its way to sewer gods.
And the cookbook it is still sitting on the self at Walmart. By the time I get off work from Walmart, I am to tired to walk back there and get it. Maybe I should attempt to go in a few minutes early and go ahead and bring it up front so that I don't have to walk all the way back there! Now that is a plan!
Lately I have been doing alot of thinking concerning what I love to cook and how I love to cook. The how is more like: do I like to try and come up with my own recipes (which I have in my blood) or do I just like to follow recipes and make alterations? I love to cook just about anything there is except for fish, organs (you know like brains, tongue, and other gross stuff), and I try to stay away from things that are still alive like crab and lobster. They must be dead before I bring it home. So as I am trying to figure out what it is that I want to do with my "cooking career" (that sounds ridiculous) I am going to start doing what ever I want and figure it out as I go.
For the last few weeks, on Sunday I have been making a roast with potatoes and carrots to have through the week. If I do everything just right I pretty much get enough for 6 days with some to spare. The last two times I have cooked it, I have tried cooking it a different way each time. The ingredients have not changed, just the process. I did learn this week that you do not need to add as much water as you think because there are juices in the meat and you will end up with a smokey house from the run over. I ended up with a sauce pan full of watered down beef broth basically. But hey I thought I would keep it just in case the same thing happened again this week as did last week when I cooked everything so long the juices all pretty much disappeared. But I ended up not needing the watered down broth so I sent it on its way to sewer gods.
And the cookbook it is still sitting on the self at Walmart. By the time I get off work from Walmart, I am to tired to walk back there and get it. Maybe I should attempt to go in a few minutes early and go ahead and bring it up front so that I don't have to walk all the way back there! Now that is a plan!
Lately I have been doing alot of thinking concerning what I love to cook and how I love to cook. The how is more like: do I like to try and come up with my own recipes (which I have in my blood) or do I just like to follow recipes and make alterations? I love to cook just about anything there is except for fish, organs (you know like brains, tongue, and other gross stuff), and I try to stay away from things that are still alive like crab and lobster. They must be dead before I bring it home. So as I am trying to figure out what it is that I want to do with my "cooking career" (that sounds ridiculous) I am going to start doing what ever I want and figure it out as I go.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Have you ever....
As I'm sitting here thinking about my in so different weekend (ok actually week) I realize that there are many of us who rely on food to make us feel better or continue the good feeling we have. Whether it is because we are eating or cooking because we are sad or simply because we love to eat or cook or because enjoy cooking for the ones we love.
This weekend alone I have cooked myself a kick ass grilled chicken and cheese sandwich, egg sandwiches to die for and then I made some seafood "soup" and then a chuck roast with potatoes and carrots that I kinda forgot in the oven and all the juices had soaked into everything but it was some of the best I have ever made.
I am sitting here with my nightly glass (possibly glasses) of wine and my string cheese trying to think about the WHY - why did I feel the need to eat what I did. Was it because I was tired and just needed to eat the food to stay awake, was I missing something earlier in the week from my diet so I was trying to get it all in as quickly as possible, or was it just everything that tasted and sounded good.
I usually do spend Sunday trying to get all my food ready for the week. I will cook one major thing and eat it all week and then eat the regular type stuff for breakfast. So... I really don't have a recipe to post right now but be watching! I am buying a new cookbook this week sooo!!!
This weekend alone I have cooked myself a kick ass grilled chicken and cheese sandwich, egg sandwiches to die for and then I made some seafood "soup" and then a chuck roast with potatoes and carrots that I kinda forgot in the oven and all the juices had soaked into everything but it was some of the best I have ever made.
I am sitting here with my nightly glass (possibly glasses) of wine and my string cheese trying to think about the WHY - why did I feel the need to eat what I did. Was it because I was tired and just needed to eat the food to stay awake, was I missing something earlier in the week from my diet so I was trying to get it all in as quickly as possible, or was it just everything that tasted and sounded good.
I usually do spend Sunday trying to get all my food ready for the week. I will cook one major thing and eat it all week and then eat the regular type stuff for breakfast. So... I really don't have a recipe to post right now but be watching! I am buying a new cookbook this week sooo!!!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
I think I am going to try this again!
I have been gone WAY to long. I miss writing and telling people about something that I love to do! COOKING!!! So I have decided that I am going to start this back up and just let it go. I will write when I have the time and let you know what recipes I am working on and if I have made any thing new. I will try hard to let you know if I find new recipes or new tips. But for now I will leave you with my recent little recipe for chicken tacos. Actually I can not take any credit for it because my mom made the suggestion and ran with it. It is now my favorite way of making chicken tacos and I will also share another little thing I do with the chicken!
So run to Walmart or any grocery store and get a rotisserie chicken (any flavor) and take the skin off the chicken and take the chicken off the bone. You are then going to just take as much hot sauce (use your favorite) and just pour it on the chicken. I put it in the bowl I am going to store it in to save on dishes. Put the lid on the dish and shake it all up until it is well coated. You can now make tacos, chicken taco salad (which is what I eat all the time now) or here is the little "twist" I have been putting enough chicken in a bowl and top with a slice of pepper jack cheese (or any other cheese you want) and heat up in the microwave until the chicken is melted and then you can put it on a bun and eat a hot spicy chicken sandwich.
Ok back to the tacos. I have been making the salad and what you do is put the chicken in a bowl and add your favorite cheese. I heat it up real fast and then put some refried beans on top and then add your favorite taco toppings!
It is sooo yummy!
OK so this is the beginning of a new season of cooking and learning new recipes. I found a book the other day called 365 recipes! A new recipe for every day! I am seriously thinking I may need to purchase it.
So run to Walmart or any grocery store and get a rotisserie chicken (any flavor) and take the skin off the chicken and take the chicken off the bone. You are then going to just take as much hot sauce (use your favorite) and just pour it on the chicken. I put it in the bowl I am going to store it in to save on dishes. Put the lid on the dish and shake it all up until it is well coated. You can now make tacos, chicken taco salad (which is what I eat all the time now) or here is the little "twist" I have been putting enough chicken in a bowl and top with a slice of pepper jack cheese (or any other cheese you want) and heat up in the microwave until the chicken is melted and then you can put it on a bun and eat a hot spicy chicken sandwich.
Ok back to the tacos. I have been making the salad and what you do is put the chicken in a bowl and add your favorite cheese. I heat it up real fast and then put some refried beans on top and then add your favorite taco toppings!
It is sooo yummy!
OK so this is the beginning of a new season of cooking and learning new recipes. I found a book the other day called 365 recipes! A new recipe for every day! I am seriously thinking I may need to purchase it.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
This is not going as I had planned! - But here is a recipe.
Well things are not going as I had planned with this cooking experiment! It is not that I am not cooking, just not doing as many new things!! Part of the problem is we have just been so busy! But I think now that we are into the new routines I could go ahead and start my cooking new recipes again. I have a few that I have already picked out so we will get started again next Monday. Tonight I am making this really HUGE salad that we like! It is really good and very filling.
I use chicken tenderloin pieces and grill them on the grill or on the George forman. Use any kind of seasoning you would like. I like to use the bag of mixed garden greens that you can get at the store in the produce section. We call them the bag of weeds but you can use any mixture you would like. While the chicken is cooking start your layering. You will want to use, drained mandarin oranges, pineapple pieces drained (not crushed), your favorite kind of nut, dried cranberries (or raisins), cheese, boiled eggs, and then the chicken goes on top. I usually dice up my chicken into bite size peices but you could shred your chicken or keep it whole. These ingredients do not have to be put on the salad in any certain order but here is a hint. If you put your hot chicken on top of your cheese, it melts the cheese and that is really yummy!! Top with your favorite dressing and you are good to go! This recipe is so nice because you can make it as fancy as you want or just throw it all together and go. It is very versitile also. If there are other things that you would like to put on the salad go for it. We like to use fresh berries that are in season also.
So happy cooking!!!
Oh...another hint: keep your juices and add them to your orange juice container!
I use chicken tenderloin pieces and grill them on the grill or on the George forman. Use any kind of seasoning you would like. I like to use the bag of mixed garden greens that you can get at the store in the produce section. We call them the bag of weeds but you can use any mixture you would like. While the chicken is cooking start your layering. You will want to use, drained mandarin oranges, pineapple pieces drained (not crushed), your favorite kind of nut, dried cranberries (or raisins), cheese, boiled eggs, and then the chicken goes on top. I usually dice up my chicken into bite size peices but you could shred your chicken or keep it whole. These ingredients do not have to be put on the salad in any certain order but here is a hint. If you put your hot chicken on top of your cheese, it melts the cheese and that is really yummy!! Top with your favorite dressing and you are good to go! This recipe is so nice because you can make it as fancy as you want or just throw it all together and go. It is very versitile also. If there are other things that you would like to put on the salad go for it. We like to use fresh berries that are in season also.
So happy cooking!!!
Oh...another hint: keep your juices and add them to your orange juice container!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Disasterous Beef 'N' Rice Enchiladas
Okay so has anyone else ever made the same HUGE mistake that I did tonight? Enchilada sauce comes in different spiciness levels!! Yes my friends it does. Tonight I succeeded causing my families lips to catch on fire and their noses to run!! If they recover it will be a miracle! I can tell you that there will be some things that I will be sure that I do next time I make this recipe!! For starters, I will be sure to purchase the Enchilada sauce in mild and not HOT! The pan also needs to be sprayed with the spray grease first so that things do not stick! This recipe really is good and it was very easy to make. Below you will find the recipe, enjoy my friends and I hope that your family will have a better experience then mine did!
I do want to give credit to the Taste of Home website for these recipes! It is an awesome website!
I do want to give credit to the Taste of Home website for these recipes! It is an awesome website!
Ingredients
- 1 package (6.8 ounces) Spanish rice and pasta mix
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) enchilada sauce, divided
- 10 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed
- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese,
divded
Directions
- Prepare rice mix according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in Spanish rice and 1-1/4 cups enchilada sauce.
- Spoon about 2/3 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla. Top each with 1/3 cup cheese; roll up.
- Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with the remaining enchilada sauce and cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Yield: 10 enchiladas.
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