17 August 2014

Shepherd's Pie


Ingredients

1 pound hamburger
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/3 cup diced onions optional
1 can of corn
2 cups mashed potatoes (my son prefers instant mash potatoes)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper

Heat oven to 325
Step 1.  Pour 1 can of corn in a 9x13 glass casserole dish
Step 2. Cook the hamburger, season with the garlic salt, salt and pepper.  Add 1/3 cup diced onions while you cooking the hamburger.  Drain the grease from the hamburger meat.  Pour the cooked hamburger on top of the corn.
Step 3. Make your mashed potatoes.  You will need enough to cover the corn/hamburger, I usually use 2 Cups.  You can use more than that if you love mash potaoes.  sprinkle the paprika on top of the mash potatoes.  Top with the cheddar cheese and bake for about a half hour on 325. 



16 August 2014

Pinto beans


Ingredients

    • 1 lb fresh dry pinto beans, sorted and rinsed
    • 3 to 4 tablespoons bacon fat
    • 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes and green
    • 5  chicken bouillon
    • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
    • 1 celery rib, chopped
    • 1/2 onion, chopped
    • 1 dash red hot sauce
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
    • 1 tablespoon red chili
    • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
    • 1 teaspoon salt                                           
    • 1 teaspoon oregano
    • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
 Refried bean recipe                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Directions: Put beans in a crockpot, and add water to cover. Add all the other ingredients.  Cook on high for 8 hours or until beans are tender.

*** Wash and sort dried pinto beans.  Discard any bad beans. Put in the crock pot, over with water and soak over night.  Don't turn crock pot on. You are only soaking not cooking.  I just put them in the crockpot for this step because the next step is to cook them.