Shepard's pie

I really was not sure about this recipe but, we ended up loving it and it is one of my favs!!

1 1/2 pounds ground beef or ground turkey burger ( for those trying to shed those pounds)

1 onion chopped finely..i put my in a chopper thing and they are perfect and my kids don't even realize they are there

1-2 c veggies..carrots corn peas or green beans or mix of all of them

1 1/2 to 2 lbs potatoes

8 tbs butter (1 stick)

1/2 cup beef broth

1 tsp worcestire sauce

salt and pepper to taste...i like garlic salt personally

peel and quater potatoes boil until tender. while the potaotes are cooking melt 4 tbs of the butter in a lrg frying pan . Saute the onions in the butter until tender over med heat approx. 10 mins and meat,veggies, worcestire sauce , salt and pepper and broth and cook uncovered on low for 10 mins and more broth if neccesary to keep moist.

mash taters in a bowl w/ remainder of butter and season to taste.

put beef mixture in dish then the taters on top.....i usually put a little cheese on top too.

bake @ 400 for about 30 mins

German pancakes..or puffy cakes

I actually found this on a friends blog she is follower of this blog check her out (Jessica).

I did alter it a little from hers to our taste

4 eggs

1/2 stick of butter

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt butter and pour into a 9x13 cake pan or pyrex dish, whip all ingredients uintil well blended. pour egg mixture in a pan over melted butter. Bake at 425 for 20 mins

Serve with powdered sugar and syurup or w/any topping you desire!!!

Crock pot chicken taco's

This is a family favorite we absoultly love this one and it is easy easy easy!!!

3 to 5 boneless skinlesschicken breast or 5 to 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs

1 can black beans (opt....I don't put them in because I am the only person at my house that likes them)

1 can tomatoes in sauce

1 can diced chilies (opt)

1 pkg taco seasoning

flour or corn tortilla....we use the uncooked ones

Toppings:lettus , tomatoes, cheese, sourcream, balck oilves and slasa or whatever you fancy!

place ingredients in crock pot on high for 3 hours or low for 6 to 7. after the chicken is cooked shred the chicken ( I do this in the slow cooker and then just stir everything together) and mix with other ingredients in the slow cooker. then put the chicken mix in tortilla and put your choice of toppings............ENJOY!!!

Yiiikeeesss I am bad at being a blogger...

Ok ok it has been only like a year since i posted ooopppsss I have been really busy so here is what is new we are selling our house hopefully moving back to SLC. So we will see how that goes! I have become a major couponer so i will try to post how much the meal cost with coupon and other deals I find. my kids are growing up way to fast Keira and Kendrick have a birthday next month and Kendrick will be 8 can you beleive that 8...and my sweet baby girl will be 4 I am so sad that my babies are not babies anymore=(!!!

Perfect alfredo sauce

this one is yum yum yum!!

1 pint of heavy whipping cream or half an half ( the whipping cream is much better)
1 stick of butter
2 tbsp cream cheese
1/2 to 34 cup parm cheese
1 tbs garlic powder

( I usually double or triple this recipes depending on how many mouths you feed)

in a sauce pan combine butter heavy whipping cream and cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted and mixed well.add the parm. cheese and garlic powder. simmer this for 15 to 20 mins on low. you may also wish to season with slat and pepper. then top over your favorite pasta and we like to have garlic bread on the side!

Ground beef caserole w/ potatoes

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef , browned
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic ( i just buy the preminced kind)
3 large potatoes , sliced thinly
2 carrots shredded
1 cancream of mushroom soup
1 cup shredded cheese

Brown beef with chopped onions and garlic. transfer browned beef mixture to a casserole dish add a layer of sliced raw potatoes sprinkle with salt and pepper add carrrots to cover potatoes. pour soup over carrots ( i like to add a cup of milk to the soup first so the dish is not dry). Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 mins or until potatoes are tender sprinkle shredded cheese over top and bake for about 5 mins longer, or until cheese is melted.


sorry no pics I will try to get better at that!

Sorry so long! and YUMMY meat loaf!!!

Ok first off I want to say SORRY for not posting in ohhh....FOREVER!!!! I am going to post a few recipes I don't have any pics (sorry) I just always forget but these are some of our family favs and they r mmmm mmmm good! so here we go......

Ok so I hated meat loaf as a kid HATED IT! but I found that with the right recipe it is actually quite a tasty dinner and guess what my kids LOVE it too!

1 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 pkg lipton soup mix ( I like onion)
1 can tomatoe sauce
1 small onion chopped
1 pkg of crakers or 1 1/2 cups itialin bread crumbs...Sometime i mix them half and half
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 good dashes of salt and pepper

pre heat your oven to 400 and then mix all ingedients together ( your CLEAN hands will do this best!) put into your dish of choice and bake for 25 mins or until cooked through top with ketchup and broil for 3 mins and then ENJOY!!!