Hello there!
Are you staying dry? Here it is cold, windy and rainy. It is projected for the winds to get up over 50mph - ouch!
Do you remember me telling you about the quesadilla burger I had from Apple bees? Well I made them at home; my way.
I DID IT................MY WAY! (singing of course)
Nice big burgers, cook 'em up! Season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Next put a tortilla (you want to match your burger size to your tortilla size so get the small ones which will actually be a large burger) on a griddle or skillet and sprinkle some cheddar cheese on it. Put your burger on when the cheese is just about melted. Add your guacamole to the top of your burger top it with another tortilla and flip it over to toast the other tortilla.
If you don't like your guacamole heated, after the cheese melts add the guacamole right in the center where your burger will go, then add the burger and the other tortilla and flip.
I did a quick guacamole, 1 avocado, salt, pepper, chopped garlic, chopped onion, chopped jalapeno (all to my taste), 1 tsp mayo and a few drops of lemon juice. I mash and mix, then taste till it tickles your taste buds.
Thinking in line here about inexpensive but great meals....this would have to be one. Ground beef is not that expensive and we always have tortillas on hand along with the seasonings. So the only thing I got extra was the avocado and jalapeno.
This was a big hit with my whole family! (all 3 of us)
I wonder how many variations of burgers you can actualy do? Well we'll start off with the first one the Quesadilla Burger.
I'm thinking my next one will include mushrooms and onions, YUM!
Here's wishing you creative cooking!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Finally got to the turkey
Hello and Happy New Year!
I finally did a couple of more dishes with my turkey. I made artichoke/spinach dip, just mixed it up, made some brown rice, then I had a layer of brown rice (seasoned with left over veggies that were chopped very fine), a layer of turkey and the artichoke dip on top and baked it. It turned out pretty darn good.
I also took tortillas and spread cranberry/cream cheese on them, put on the turkey and warmed it up. I like these pretty darn well also.
Most of the left over food from Chirstmas is gone now so we'll be moving on to more random thoughts and the food it leads me to.
Have a great year!
I finally did a couple of more dishes with my turkey. I made artichoke/spinach dip, just mixed it up, made some brown rice, then I had a layer of brown rice (seasoned with left over veggies that were chopped very fine), a layer of turkey and the artichoke dip on top and baked it. It turned out pretty darn good.
I also took tortillas and spread cranberry/cream cheese on them, put on the turkey and warmed it up. I like these pretty darn well also.
Most of the left over food from Chirstmas is gone now so we'll be moving on to more random thoughts and the food it leads me to.
Have a great year!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Happy New Year!
It's not quite the new year yet but let me wish you a happy one just the same.
I thought tonight would be a 'bean' left over night but instead we went out to eat with my parents and son. Applebees! What I really wanted was their steak and shrimp parmesan. But back in October I had an allergic reaction to shrimp and now have to keep an 'EPIE pin' with me and I have been instructed to stay away from shellfish. LOL I love shell fish!
So I had a quesadilla burger....it was delicious and has inspired me to create my own recipe at home. As soon as I try it and if it turns out I'll blog the recipe.
So I have a cuz down in Sacramento who bought bushels of apples and onions and I told him I would blog some recipes for him.
Well cuz for the onions just type in onion recipes and in your responses should be a page for recipesource.com they had a whole lot of recipes and some sounded down right delish! Let me know if you try any, which ones and how they were.
Now the apples, well I actually heard someone mention a salad with apples and walnuts and that sounded really really good to me but I was busy and didn't stop to see what they were talking about.
There is always the apple stuffed pork chop, or the apple stuffing. And although you don't want me to say it you could always bake me an apple pie! LOL OH and I LOVE apple butter.
Talking apple butter I just ran across a recipe where you take ground pork sausage and roll into meatballs - with no fillers- bake them, mix 2 tbsp apple butter with 1 tsp maple syrup and mix your cooked meat balls in it then bake some more to heat the coating. They were really yummy, but with out the fillers....they over cook and get dried out real quick so be careful when reheating them.
I think for apple recipes I would go to allrecipes.com and do a search by ingredients, you can list the ingredients you want and don't want. But don't forget I am always up for some apple pie and apple butter!
OK folks stay safe and blog your best onion or apple recipe for Sacramento cuz!
till then.........
I thought tonight would be a 'bean' left over night but instead we went out to eat with my parents and son. Applebees! What I really wanted was their steak and shrimp parmesan. But back in October I had an allergic reaction to shrimp and now have to keep an 'EPIE pin' with me and I have been instructed to stay away from shellfish. LOL I love shell fish!
So I had a quesadilla burger....it was delicious and has inspired me to create my own recipe at home. As soon as I try it and if it turns out I'll blog the recipe.
So I have a cuz down in Sacramento who bought bushels of apples and onions and I told him I would blog some recipes for him.
Well cuz for the onions just type in onion recipes and in your responses should be a page for recipesource.com they had a whole lot of recipes and some sounded down right delish! Let me know if you try any, which ones and how they were.
Now the apples, well I actually heard someone mention a salad with apples and walnuts and that sounded really really good to me but I was busy and didn't stop to see what they were talking about.
There is always the apple stuffed pork chop, or the apple stuffing. And although you don't want me to say it you could always bake me an apple pie! LOL OH and I LOVE apple butter.
Talking apple butter I just ran across a recipe where you take ground pork sausage and roll into meatballs - with no fillers- bake them, mix 2 tbsp apple butter with 1 tsp maple syrup and mix your cooked meat balls in it then bake some more to heat the coating. They were really yummy, but with out the fillers....they over cook and get dried out real quick so be careful when reheating them.
I think for apple recipes I would go to allrecipes.com and do a search by ingredients, you can list the ingredients you want and don't want. But don't forget I am always up for some apple pie and apple butter!
OK folks stay safe and blog your best onion or apple recipe for Sacramento cuz!
till then.........
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Gooble Gooble!
Hey there!
Today is the day that I was going to use my turkey left overs. Now I have to admit the idea I had came from a Rachel Ray show off the Food Network. She had taken turkey and left over mashed potatoes and combined with seasonings and fried them up like little ground up turkey patties.
So I tried it. First I tried it with the left over sweet potatoes. YUK! They did not turn out in my opinion. Why to much moisture but the flavor was ok. So knowing that I needed some RR help (Rachel Ray), I looked up her show where she did these little magical turkey things. Well Ok I forgot to add the breadcrumbs. Shame on me!
Let's try it again. This time (with regular mashed potato left overs) they seemed to work out. I also took the left over cranberry and added a little cream cheese and mixed it up. When my husband got home he started taste testing. The sweet potato mixture was ok. He really like the turkey patties even with the cranberry/cream cheese topping.
However, I still was not crazy about them. I think it was more the texture than the taste. We have decided that we will try it again but next time I will finely chop the turkey instead of grinding it up.
Sorry Rachel, I am a big fan, but some things just don't do well with my tastebuds, or maybe they're just on vacation. HAHAHAHA
Just in case your wondering...yes...I still have turkey left so I will thinking hard to see what creative, inexpensive way I can use these left overs. Don't forget I still have ham and beans I made from the ham. I'll probably turn them into chili beans before long.
I hope you see how I have taken one item and have made several meals from it. Today we need to make our grocery budget stretch as far as possible just so we can afford gas.
Oh random thought....when I got gas yesterday I was grumbling to myself about the cost of gas which was $3.13 per gal. OH MY KINIPTIONS! But then I headed over to Star Bucks for a venti, non-fat, no whip, 2 add shot mocha and paid $4.80. Well needless to say it put the whole gas thing in perspective. No, I am not happy about the price of gas but how can I hollar about that when I am willing to pay such a high price for 20 oz beverage; not even a gallon. Again, I am not excited over the price I pay for a mocha but it certainly put the gas price issue in a different light.
And when I think in this realm I always go back to our government, from govener up to president needs to take a 10% decrease in their annual salary, and they all need to take a 30% in their retirement benefits. I believe that this would just about pay off our national debt...well if not it would be a great start!
Ok, I guess I'd better shush before the CIA opens a file on me.
Who me? Uh, no, I am a redblooded American, I believe God should stay in our money, public buildings, schools and governement. Uh no.....seriously....I was just joking about reducing our leaders salaries. I don't think we pay our government leaders enough...oh no....yes here let me pay higher taxes so that they can vacation in the Alps this year.........hahahahaha
Today is the day that I was going to use my turkey left overs. Now I have to admit the idea I had came from a Rachel Ray show off the Food Network. She had taken turkey and left over mashed potatoes and combined with seasonings and fried them up like little ground up turkey patties.
So I tried it. First I tried it with the left over sweet potatoes. YUK! They did not turn out in my opinion. Why to much moisture but the flavor was ok. So knowing that I needed some RR help (Rachel Ray), I looked up her show where she did these little magical turkey things. Well Ok I forgot to add the breadcrumbs. Shame on me!
Let's try it again. This time (with regular mashed potato left overs) they seemed to work out. I also took the left over cranberry and added a little cream cheese and mixed it up. When my husband got home he started taste testing. The sweet potato mixture was ok. He really like the turkey patties even with the cranberry/cream cheese topping.
However, I still was not crazy about them. I think it was more the texture than the taste. We have decided that we will try it again but next time I will finely chop the turkey instead of grinding it up.
Sorry Rachel, I am a big fan, but some things just don't do well with my tastebuds, or maybe they're just on vacation. HAHAHAHA
Just in case your wondering...yes...I still have turkey left so I will thinking hard to see what creative, inexpensive way I can use these left overs. Don't forget I still have ham and beans I made from the ham. I'll probably turn them into chili beans before long.
I hope you see how I have taken one item and have made several meals from it. Today we need to make our grocery budget stretch as far as possible just so we can afford gas.
Oh random thought....when I got gas yesterday I was grumbling to myself about the cost of gas which was $3.13 per gal. OH MY KINIPTIONS! But then I headed over to Star Bucks for a venti, non-fat, no whip, 2 add shot mocha and paid $4.80. Well needless to say it put the whole gas thing in perspective. No, I am not happy about the price of gas but how can I hollar about that when I am willing to pay such a high price for 20 oz beverage; not even a gallon. Again, I am not excited over the price I pay for a mocha but it certainly put the gas price issue in a different light.
And when I think in this realm I always go back to our government, from govener up to president needs to take a 10% decrease in their annual salary, and they all need to take a 30% in their retirement benefits. I believe that this would just about pay off our national debt...well if not it would be a great start!
Ok, I guess I'd better shush before the CIA opens a file on me.
Who me? Uh, no, I am a redblooded American, I believe God should stay in our money, public buildings, schools and governement. Uh no.....seriously....I was just joking about reducing our leaders salaries. I don't think we pay our government leaders enough...oh no....yes here let me pay higher taxes so that they can vacation in the Alps this year.........hahahahaha
Saturday, December 29, 2007
WOW Good Food from left overs!
I'm still using my left over ham. First I did the crescent rolls filled with ham and cheese. Well being a gastric bypass patient I thought I should see what the nutritional value is. I use another website that has a free nutritional calculator. Here is how it brokedown: 405 cals, 18.4 protein, 23.5 fat, 29.7 carbs. So now I am thinking about how to get the same great flavor and lession the fat and calories. I'll do some investigating and get back to you.
A random thought popped up today....thinking about taxes. You know how there was the reduction in paperwork act but yet we still have zillions of forms to complete? Well, why don't they just have employers hold out 10% for each employee and that's it - no other taxes. They could then 'lay off' several IRS workers because then there really would be a reduction in paperwork.
I told you I was using more ham and the ham bone to make a pot of pinto beans which I did. I also had some left over chopped vegetables that I use for a finger food called veggie squares. These vegetables are zucchini, radish, celery, carrot, and they are chopped very fine. Well I through in about 1 cup of these chopped vegetables, along with an onion, and seasonings. WOW, was this a delicious lunch today. I also calculated the nutritional value (using that other website) and they are: 261 cal, 1.7 fat, 46 carbs, 17.1 protien.
So today I chopped up the rest of the ham and put it in the freezer. So for that $15 I paid I have made 3 meals at home and sent enough for 4 meals with my parents and uncle on Christmas day. That is 7 meals for $15, of course there is the cost of the crescents, cheese, and beans. But I had the onions and seasonings on hand.
With everything going up in cost in nice to know that I can get several meals from a small amount of dollars if I cook at home.
I am obsessed with cooking and trying new and different recipes. I get ideas from everywhere sometimes even from my random thoughts.
Now that the ham is in the freezer it is almost time to finally talk turkey!
See ya soon!
A random thought popped up today....thinking about taxes. You know how there was the reduction in paperwork act but yet we still have zillions of forms to complete? Well, why don't they just have employers hold out 10% for each employee and that's it - no other taxes. They could then 'lay off' several IRS workers because then there really would be a reduction in paperwork.
I told you I was using more ham and the ham bone to make a pot of pinto beans which I did. I also had some left over chopped vegetables that I use for a finger food called veggie squares. These vegetables are zucchini, radish, celery, carrot, and they are chopped very fine. Well I through in about 1 cup of these chopped vegetables, along with an onion, and seasonings. WOW, was this a delicious lunch today. I also calculated the nutritional value (using that other website) and they are: 261 cal, 1.7 fat, 46 carbs, 17.1 protien.
So today I chopped up the rest of the ham and put it in the freezer. So for that $15 I paid I have made 3 meals at home and sent enough for 4 meals with my parents and uncle on Christmas day. That is 7 meals for $15, of course there is the cost of the crescents, cheese, and beans. But I had the onions and seasonings on hand.
With everything going up in cost in nice to know that I can get several meals from a small amount of dollars if I cook at home.
I am obsessed with cooking and trying new and different recipes. I get ideas from everywhere sometimes even from my random thoughts.
Now that the ham is in the freezer it is almost time to finally talk turkey!
See ya soon!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Not talking turkey yet
Hello!
Ok, no turkey leftovers yet; still working on the ham.
Ok, so I'm thinking here that I need to buy a ham more often. The ham we bought for Christmas dinner cost us about $15. We had 8 people over for Christmas dinner. I sent leftovers (enough for 2 nights) with my parents and my uncle. AND I have ham left.
So what did I do. Yep, I did the crescent roll thingiemabobber (very technical recipe term...LOL). So here is the recipe:
1 can crescent rolls
1 1/2 cup chopped up ham leftovers
shredded cheddar cheese
I preheated the oven per the crescent roll directions. I rolled out the crescent rolls into their little triangles. I put the chopped ham over the entire roll and then topped it with cheese. I then rolled the crescents up and put them on a baking sheet and popped them in the oven.
I baked them for 20 mins, then pulled them out and flattened them a little with my hand and topped them with cheddar cheese and put them back into the oven to let the cheese melt.
I ate them just like this and they were delicious. My husband had hot sweet mustard with his and thought it was a great topper to a great meal.
I also chopped about another 2 cups and through that and the leftover bone in a pot of beans. We haven't eaten these yet but we will tomorrow and I'll blog the recipe once I know they are deliciouso as well.
So for very little money we have had a lot of 'meals' from this one ham......like I said I may have to buy a ham more often than just Christmas. Oh and by the way...........YES, I still have ham left..........maybe tomorrow I will have ham and cheese omletes for breakfast!
I'm anxious to see how far the turkey will go...............
see you tomorrow!
Ok, no turkey leftovers yet; still working on the ham.
Ok, so I'm thinking here that I need to buy a ham more often. The ham we bought for Christmas dinner cost us about $15. We had 8 people over for Christmas dinner. I sent leftovers (enough for 2 nights) with my parents and my uncle. AND I have ham left.
So what did I do. Yep, I did the crescent roll thingiemabobber (very technical recipe term...LOL). So here is the recipe:
1 can crescent rolls
1 1/2 cup chopped up ham leftovers
shredded cheddar cheese
I preheated the oven per the crescent roll directions. I rolled out the crescent rolls into their little triangles. I put the chopped ham over the entire roll and then topped it with cheese. I then rolled the crescents up and put them on a baking sheet and popped them in the oven.
I baked them for 20 mins, then pulled them out and flattened them a little with my hand and topped them with cheddar cheese and put them back into the oven to let the cheese melt.
I ate them just like this and they were delicious. My husband had hot sweet mustard with his and thought it was a great topper to a great meal.
I also chopped about another 2 cups and through that and the leftover bone in a pot of beans. We haven't eaten these yet but we will tomorrow and I'll blog the recipe once I know they are deliciouso as well.
So for very little money we have had a lot of 'meals' from this one ham......like I said I may have to buy a ham more often than just Christmas. Oh and by the way...........YES, I still have ham left..........maybe tomorrow I will have ham and cheese omletes for breakfast!
I'm anxious to see how far the turkey will go...............
see you tomorrow!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Food Food Food
Well, I have food (and more food) left from the Christmas meal. My next move will be to try some creative way to ensure that they turkey doesn't taste like turkey and the ham doesn't get to dry when reheating it.
Why is Thanksgiving and Christmas so close together? Is it that we get an overpopulation of Turkey's in November and December? And it's America's way of population control........by eating zillions of turkey dinners? :-)
SO...... what can I do so that the leftovers don't taste like leftovers?
My goals here are:
Use the leftovers before they become pet food.
Have delicious, healthy meals that doesn't make use feel like we've been eating the same thing for days.
First left over:
We had ham/bone in. Well there is still a lot of meat left on the bone so I'll be making a pot of pinto beans and seasoning it with the ham bone, and throwing in a little of the left over ham.
Still talking ham here......and I have a package of crescent rolls also. I'm going to open the crescents, chop the ham, sprinkly the chopped ham on the crescent rolls along with a little cheddar cheese, roll them up and bake them.
Tomorrow I'll talk 'turkey'.
Why is Thanksgiving and Christmas so close together? Is it that we get an overpopulation of Turkey's in November and December? And it's America's way of population control........by eating zillions of turkey dinners? :-)
SO...... what can I do so that the leftovers don't taste like leftovers?
My goals here are:
Use the leftovers before they become pet food.
Have delicious, healthy meals that doesn't make use feel like we've been eating the same thing for days.
First left over:
We had ham/bone in. Well there is still a lot of meat left on the bone so I'll be making a pot of pinto beans and seasoning it with the ham bone, and throwing in a little of the left over ham.
Still talking ham here......and I have a package of crescent rolls also. I'm going to open the crescents, chop the ham, sprinkly the chopped ham on the crescent rolls along with a little cheddar cheese, roll them up and bake them.
Tomorrow I'll talk 'turkey'.
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