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Carwy
01-12-2008, 12:56 PM
Mexican Meat Loaf

Ingredients
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. taco sauce (Medium)
2 c. coarsely crushed corn chips
1/3 c. shredded Mexican blend cheese
1 pack taco seasoning (McCormick original taco seasoning)
1/2 t. Sea salt, (optional) I never use.
3lbs. Elk or Turkey
¼ T Cayenne Pepper
1 cup chopped onions
2 cloves of garlic.
Ketchup (1/3 cup in mix)
Additional taco sauce
Additional shredded Mexican blend cheese (Kraft Mexican Style Taco cheese)
Preparation
Combine ingredients except ground beef; mix well. Knead in 2 ½ lbs ground beef. In a 13x9-inch baking pan, shape meat mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf. Place a mixture of Ketchup and taco sauce over loaf and cover with Shredded Cheese. Bake at 375° for 1 hour. Using 2 spatulas, carefully move meat loaf to a serving plate and slice.
Serves 6 to 8.

For Crock Pot
Combine ingredients except ground beef; mix well. Knead in 2 ½ lbs ground beef. Shape into a round loaf and place in crock pot. Place a mixture of Ketchup and taco sauce over loaf and cover with Shredded Cheese. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve with additional taco sauce or salsa.
Serves 6


Sautéed Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients
1 pound fresh asparagus
1 tablespoon butter, olive oil, or mixture
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 clove of garlic
½ of red bell peppers

Directions
• Wash asparagus and snap off the tough ends (save ends for soup, if you wish). Cut stalks on the diagonal, into pieces about 2" long. Mix soy sauce with 4 tablespoons water.
• Heat butter or oil in a heavy skillet and add asparagus. Cook, stirring to coat pieces, for a minute. Add soy sauce-water mix and cook (covered, if the asparagus is quite thick; uncovered, if thin), until asparagus is crunchy-tender. Test for doneness every minute. (Taste a piece, or test with a sharp knife, to determine doneness.) The liquid should have mostly cooked away, leaving a slight glaze on the asparagus. Serve immediately.

Halftime Chili Recipe
This is the perfect chili dish to serve at your next halftime get together. Serve with grated cheese and tortilla chips for dipping.
Ingredients
• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 8 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 pounds ground chuck
• 1 envelope taco seasoning or 1/4 cup taco seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 15oz can tomato sauce
• 3 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 1 6oz can tomato paste
• 2 15 to 16oz cans of kidney beans (drained)

Directions
Heat oil in heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic. Saute about 8 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add chuck and cook until brown, breaking up meat with a spatula as it cooks. Add taco seasoning, basil, oregano, and thyme. Stir 2 minutes. Mix in tomato sauce, chicken broth and tomato paste. Simmer until thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, about 1 and a half hours. Mix in beans. Simmer for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until cold then reheat over low when ready to serve.

MASHED POTATOES

• 2 pounds of potatoes Peel and quarter the potatoes.
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of half and half (half milk & half cream)
• 6 tablespoons of butter
• 1 or 2 cloves Garlic
• Salt and pepper, to taste

1. Add the potatoes to a large pot with enough cold water to cover them by an inch or so. Add salt and bring the water to a boil. Cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife. (About 15 minutes)
3. Drain the potatoes return them to the pot and cook the drained potatoes over low heat for a couple of minutes to evaporate some of the water still in the potato.
4. Mash by your method of choice. (I prefer a potato ricer)
5. Crush a clove or 2 of garlic in while mashing.
5. Blend in butter, half & half, and any other ingredients you prefer.
6. Season with salt and pepper.

Mountain Man Breakfast

2 lbs bulk sausage
2 lbs frozen hash brown potatoes
8 eggs, beaten with ¼ cup water
2 cups grated cheese

Preheat oven to 350°. In deep (cast iron) skillet, fry and crumble the sausage over medium heat. Remove cooked sausage and drain on paper towels. Using sausage drippings in the pan, brown potatoes and spread them evenly across the pan. Place cooked sausage over potatoes. Poor eggs over sausage layer. Spread cheese over top. Cover and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until eggs are cooked.

ladytaz
01-12-2008, 01:36 PM
That Mountain Man recipe sounds DELISH!!! I'm going to have to try that one out!!! As for the Mashed Potato's I've ALWAYS made home made! [Never used any boxed stuff! Well, except for .... well, I dunno what it's called! It's hot dogs, cooked, then sliced down the middle (not cut all the way through), slap some mashed potato's in the slit, then put a slice of cheese on it, and bake in the oven for a few minutes to get the cheese melted real good. VERY cheap meal, kids LOVE it! LOL But that was the ONLY time I've ever used boxed mashed potato's!]

I've never made my mashed potato's with garlic before! I also usually leave on the skins. Of course, wash the potato's very well, before you cook them! ;) That's how my mom always made them, so I guess that's what I prefer? I like them with or without the skins though :) I also cube the potato's up. Especially with the skins on, this makes it easier for mashing, and not having HUGE chunks of skins in there ;)

caswellhb
01-12-2008, 02:08 PM
I'll try all these without the meat. I eat fish though so maybe if I drag my chef son into the kitchen he can make a variation on a theme.
I'll let you know how that goes.

Heather.

caswellhb
01-12-2008, 02:11 PM
Btw with the mashed potatoes, try adding a spoonful of good Olive oil with the Garlic. Omg, yummy.

Heather.

Carwy
01-12-2008, 02:39 PM
I'll try all these without the meat. I eat fish though so maybe if I drag my chef son into the kitchen he can make a variation on a theme.
I'll let you know how that goes.

Heather.
Fish
Rainbow trout (cleaned) as may as you need.
Real Butter
Lemon Juice
poor 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice to inside of trout
Place about 1/2 tablespoon in small pieces inside fish
wrap in aluminum foil
cook in oven for about 30 to 45 minutes until done.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

You can also place them in the coals of a fire for about 10 minutes.

caswellhb
01-12-2008, 02:48 PM
OMG! You are cooking at the next get together!

Heather

Carwy
01-12-2008, 02:55 PM
OMG! You are cooking at the next get together!

Heather

And where would the get together be? Colorado:)

Jan B
01-12-2008, 02:56 PM
OMG! You are cooking at the next get together!

Heather

DITTO


Just the asparagus and mashed potatos look great. AND, you can use purple potatos instead of white ones for a very festive party look! (Those purple potatos are awesome.)

Carwy
01-12-2008, 03:04 PM
I have never used purple potatoes before. Will have to try. I use red most of the time. I think they just taste better.
I love to cook.

caswellhb
01-12-2008, 03:07 PM
Colarado is good for me. Actually, I travel so much anywhere is good for me. So get the grill going! LOL.
I love fish and veg.

Heather.

Jan B
01-12-2008, 04:34 PM
I love Colorado; even lived there from age 8 through 15. I love cooking more all the time. I'll fix you some purple potatos Carwy! (They have more nutrients than most other types.)

caswellhb
01-12-2008, 04:40 PM
Ok, Jan on potatoes, Carwy is grilling. Wait! That leaves me with the washing up!

Heather.

Alice
01-12-2008, 06:04 PM
Thanks for the recipes...My husband and I agreed we'd start cooking at home again...we just moved to a new area that has wonderful restaurants in every nook & cranny...I've been spoiled, but need to get back to the grocery store!

ladytaz
01-13-2008, 09:17 AM
Purple potatoes? You mean the skins, or the meat? I've only seen red skinned taters. Use those often.

I missed the asparagus recipe, somehow??? I LOVE asparagus. But have only had it slightly boiled, or just steamed. YUMMY. I like it plain, with just a little bit of salt. Nobody but me, likes it in this house, so it's something that I usually only get at a place that offers it, when eating out.

caswellhb
01-13-2008, 10:22 AM
Yum, let's just chain Carwy to the stove and the rest of us can enjoy the outcome.

Heather.

davef
01-13-2008, 10:25 AM
Ok, Jan on potatoes, Carwy is grilling. Wait! That leaves me with the washing up!

Heather.

No, it works like this. They cook, you eat, their turn again.

caswellhb
01-13-2008, 10:30 AM
LOL, that works for me!

Heather.

ladytaz
01-13-2008, 10:47 AM
I hear that!! LOL

Jan B
01-13-2008, 11:11 AM
Purple potatoes? You mean the skins, or the meat? I've only seen red skinned taters. Use those often.


The skin is purple and the inside is purple too! They are very bright and colorful when mashed. Deep blue-purple color. I will take a picture tonight and post!

Carwy is the real cook though . . . I'll just switch his reds for my purples!!

ladytaz
01-13-2008, 11:22 AM
The skin is purple and the inside is purple too! They are very bright and colorful when mashed. Deep blue-purple color. I will take a picture tonight and post!

Carwy is the real cook though . . . I'll just switch his reds for my purples!!

Oh, WOW! Yes, please do post a pic!! I wanna see that! LOL

Carwy
01-13-2008, 12:53 PM
The skin is purple and the inside is purple too! They are very bright and colorful when mashed. Deep blue-purple color. I will take a picture tonight and post!

Carwy is the real cook though . . . I'll just switch his reds for my purples!!

No I'm not a cook it's just something I enjoy doing.

bryan42
02-25-2008, 12:40 PM
You Guys Are Killing Me!!!!! Lets Eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :d

Mich
02-25-2008, 04:50 PM
Carwy, you got me thinking about BEAUTEEFUL Colorado. Colorful Durango with the scary train ride? Colorado Springs? Telluride? The Sierras are beautiful, but the Rockies are big!
Pair that with trout and the asparagus and it's worth the drive!

This summer? We'll drive our 18' Toyota Motorhome.

Mich

Jan B
02-25-2008, 09:31 PM
Purple potatoes I never posted!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/PurplePeruvianPotatoes.jpg/180px-

They are a deep blue-purple when mashed. Lots of vitamins, extra anti-oxidants, and tastier than white potatoes.