Homemade Sloppy Joe's

HOME-MADE SLOPPY JOE'S

Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 pounds lean ground sirloin 
1 packages beef hot dogs, sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon steak seasoning
1 tablespoon chili powder
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce(or more according to your taste)
1 (14.5-ounce) can tomato sauce
Buns

Directions
Heat the extra-virgin olive oil, in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Add meat and crumble as it browns.
Add the onions to the pan and cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes more.
In a bowl mix the spices, sugar, Worcestershire and tomato sauce.
Pour sauce over the meat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors
Add chopped hot dogs after 3 to 4 minutes then cook 3 to 4 minutes more.

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Italian Breaded Pork Chops

First I started out with this recipe that I found at Allrecipes.com
Then I modified it because I really don't like to add egg wash or milk to meats. 
So I used Italian salad dressing to wet the pork chops before I dredged them in the Italian Bread crumbs.
They were delicious and we loved them!

Insalata Caprese

Insalata Caprese

Is it any wonder I love summer, when you can get fresh tomatoes and fresh basil add fresh mozzarella and balsamic glaze and you have Insalata Caprese-HEAVEN!

Grilled chicken breasts
sprinked with garlic salt and slathered with Dijon mustard

New potatoes
quartered, with garlic salt
olive oil
butter
onion
cooked in foil pan covered with foil on grill (heavenly)

Peaches and Cream corn

Fried Tomatoes

Sliced tomatoes and cucumbers

OH how I love summer and fresh veggies!

Update

The radiologist came in about 5:00 and she was so nice and positive.
She told us that she wasn't going to wait for the biopsy's, since the radiation was the same for the cervical and the uterine, that she was just going ahead and scheduling mom for a treatment tomorrow. She said the chemos were different depending on the cervical or uterine, but that the radiation was the same and there was no reason not to go ahead and get started. So YAY! Thank you for your prayers. I really think they are helping.
God Bless all of you!

Prayer Request!

My mom, Penny, has just been diagnosed with cancer, we are waiting on biopsies to determine what kind. She has a large mass, in her uterus. The mass is choking off the ureture(-sorry about not sure about spelling, but they are the tubes from kidneys to bladder). The doctors do not believe that they can do surgery because of this causing damage to the kidneys.
They will be starting radiation, as soon as possible,but that won't be for a couple of days yet.
I am asking for your help in praying and asking that the Lord shrinks this tumor away from the kidneys.
Thank you so much.

Pork Tenderloin

I fixed a pork tenderloin for supper tonight. I think it was one of the best I have ever made.
It didn't fall apart when it was done, for that I have to use the slow cooker, but I will the next time.
First I poured a Dr. Pepper over the tenderloin.
Then I added chopped garlic into the crevasse in the center of the loin.
I sprinkled liberally with garlic salt and fresh ground pepper.
Then I sprinkled some Wild Turkey on the mess and tossed it in the oven for 2 hours at 350 degrees.
I served with brown rice and asparagus.

TONIGHT'S DINNER

Today, completely and totally fed up with the take-out, I dragged myself to the kitchen and made up eight quarts my mom's fabulous marinara sauce. I even managed to make a pot of tea.
Made the sauce with four pounds of Lara's Lean ground beef.

You didn't actually think I was going to give away my mama's best recipe now did you?
Silly you! That one will go with me to the grave, unless Paddycake takes an interest in cooking.
Actually I wanted to share with you how I make Iced Tea.
Lipton makes a wonderful tea called Lemon Soother. It is caffeine free and it is wonderful! I take seven bags of the Lemon Soother Tea and tie them together, pulling the tags off. I then run about 60 ounces of filtered water through my Bunn-O-Matic Coffee Maker, into a large tea pitcher I have. I let that steep for just a few minutes and then pour over ice and enjoy. We don't use sugar or any sweeter. You really won't need it, and since the tea is lemon flavored you don't need any fresh lemon either.

Broccoli Chicken with Rice

1 8oz block of Low Fat Cream Cheese.
Dijon Mustard
1 Cup of LowFat Hellman's Mayo
1 Can Cream of Celery Soup
Nuke the cream cheese about 30 seconds, to soften.
Dump Dijon Mustard in dish with cream cheese
add Mayo and Celery Soup to that stir well and sit aside.

12 Skinless Chicken Fingers-brown until done in skillet
tear apart and sit aside

2 cups of Brown Rice
1/2 cup of dehydrated onions
1 bag of BirdsEye Broccoli Florets
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Put rice in pot, add chicken, stir in soup/cream cheese mixture.
Stir well
Dump entire bag of Broccoli along with about three cups of cheddar cheese into mixture. Add 1 cup water, stir well.
Let cook until rice is done.

LAWDY THIS WAS GOOD!!!!

EAT WHAT YOU WANT AND DIE LIKE A MAN

Hey there, bet you thought I had abandoned my frying pan.
No, I have just abandoned my kitchen because people it is too darn hot to cook, much less eat.
So whilst I am on strike from cooking, I am reading, Eat What You Want And Die Like A Man by Steve Graham.
Steve blogs over at Hog On Ice and is a really funny guy.
The book is gloriously politically incorrect. After reading the chapter about his brownies I can only say I wish I had met him back when I was young, and unmarried. ;-)
The Champagne Chicken chapter re-affirmed that notion!
I won't even talk about his Blueberry Butter Cheesecake. HAVE MERCY!
Do yourself a big favor and order this book.

RIBS!

I baked baby back ribs slathered in garlic salt, Emril's Essence, with a nice dose of Wild Turkey for moisture.
Redneck Potatoes-recipe courtesy of Deanna. OH LORDY they are NASTY GOOD!!!!!!

4 lbs new potatoes, quartered (I use the bags of red potatoes when I can’t find new potatoes)
Water
Salt and pepper to taste
Tony Cachere Creole seasoning to taste//(Heather here-I used Emeril's Essence & Garlic Salt)
1 16-oz bottle Ranch dressing
1 bunch green onions, chopped
16 oz sharp cheddar cheese

Cook potatoes in water, drain. Combine all ingredients in large bowl, mixing well. Bake in a 9 x 13 dish at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until bubbly.//(Heather again-I did not bake. The heat coming off of the potatoes melted the cheese nicely.)

Broccoli, Rice and Chicken

2 cups of Brown Rice

1 can of chicken broth

1 can cream of broccoli soup

2 cups of light mayo

2 cups shredded cheddar

1/4 cup of dehydrated chopped onions or 1 fresh onion

1 bag of frozen broccoli florets

12 boneless skinless chicken breast tenders



Brown the tenders in skillet until done throughout.

Pull apart or cut into small pieces.

Dump the 2 cups of rice into greased baking dish or cast iron skillet(my personal preference and what I use)

Dump the chicken on top of the rice.

Mix the soups together and then add water until you have 41/2 cups of liquid to pour over the chicken and rice.

Stir in mayo, cheese, onions and frozen broccoli.

Cover and bake at 400 for 45 minutes.

Remove cover and allow top to brown and liquid to cook down.

NACHOS!

We had nachos for dinner. Mainly because I am tired of tacos, but essentially the same ingredients.
Corn Chips
Layer with cooked ground beef, seasoned with taco seasoning mix, and black beans added for extra fiber.
Top with shredded cheddar.
Melt cheese.
Serve with Salsa, chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, and sour cream.

So funny!

This is so funny. This is from my blogger buddy Joke ovah at Same Thing, But Different.
If you know me or even read my blogs, I love the big club warehouse stores, for the variety of items that you can buy and for being able to stock up my freezer and not have to shop on a weekly basis. This is so much like something I would do.

Go read this

Meaty Velveeta Dip

Since today was the big game, we had the dip with chips as our dinner.

This recipe has been done to death by everyone, but I will tell you how I make it.



2lbs. of lean ground beef-I use Lara's Lean Organic.

Brown meat, with liberal amounts of chopped garlic and garlic salt.

2 packages of Taco Seasoning Mix.

After meat is browned follow instructions on Taco Seasoning Mix.

Add one can of chopped green chilis

Add one can of diced tomatoes

Add a chopped onion

Add several cups of salsa-I use mild, use what ever you like

Add a 3lb block of Velveeta cheese cubed

At this point you can add jalapeno's or whatever else you think will go nicely.

Dump all of this into a crock pot or a slow cooker.

When cheese is melted it is done. We serve it with those Scoops corn chips.

Totally nasty! Totally gross, but OH so good!!!

Baby Back Ribs

Well, dadgummit I forgot to take a picture of them, but for dinner I fixed:
Baby Back Ribs
rubbed with garlic salt & Emeril's Essence
spritzed with Wild Tukey and baked at 350 degrees for about 3 hours.
Then slathered with Jack Daniel's Old Number 7 Barbeque Sauce.
I won't torture you with how WONDERFUL they were. But OH!!!!!!!!!!
Served with Brown Rice and green beans.

sunday dinner

Lara's Lean Beef sirloin strip steaks broiled in the oven. My grill is under the weather.
Baked Potatoes

Sorry I have been away for so long, I just haven't been inspired lately, plus I have been really sick with first the flu, which has morphed into a horrid sinus deal and brought on the MOTHER of ALL FLAIR UPS of the FIBROMYALGIA, but I am going to try and do better for my family.
CRAPPE that is one long run-on sentence!
Oh well-TaTaForNow!

New Year

Hey there, I bet you thought I had forgotten about you, didn't you? Well, I didn't. I just didn't feel that good, and we have been doing an awful lot of take out. Alas, it is a new year and I can only hope to do better.
We had the traditional southern Hoppin John for dinner today. I posted back in October about my version of Hoppin John, and that is basically what we cooked. Only today I used only black-eyed peas instead of mixing them with the black beans. Also, instead of using the pork tenderloin, I used what was left of the Honeybaked Ham from Christmas. First time that has happened in a long time. Since I have been so sick we have had several meals of ham and veggies, simply because it was there, and already cooked, so all I had to do was open and nuke the veggies.
Any way I hope you survived the holidays well.
God Bless!

Stauffer's Chicken Alfredo

Yeah, the FMS is going FULL THROTTLE, so last night hubby picked up a Stauffer's Chicken Alfredo at Aldi's on the way home. I nuked it, and fixed a green salad.
Hubby, Paddycakes, Mother and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Hubby even finished it off.
However having made my own Alfredo using Mario Batali's recipe, I thought it was a teensy bit bland and could have used a pinch more garlic and a pinch more cheese. Overall though it was pretty good.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I must tell you that my feelings are mixed when it comes to Thanksgiving.
First off, I have Cherokee ancestors so as far as honoring the Pilgrims, and "Manifest Destiny" policies of our government-forget about it.
As a Christian however, I am very thankful for every way that God has blessed me and I thank him every day.
Lately the Fibromyalgia has been kicking my butt, so rather than having to go out and shop(which kills me), and then cook(usually something I enjoy-but lately a little much for me), we ordered the family meal from Cracker Barrel.
For $49.99 we got
Turkey Breast for 6
Ham
Dressing
Hash Brown Casserole
Green Beans
Sweet Potato Casserole
Biscuits & Corn Bread
Turkey gravy
Cranberry Relish
Quite a good deal for the price and pretty good too. Not anywhere near as good as what I could have fixed myself, but still pretty good, and a heck of a lot less than what I would have spent at the grocery store.
The four of us ate, and there are plenty of leftovers, so I can say that we are happy.