Nacho Meatloaf

This is not one of my healthier recipes. This is a fun (and quite yummy) recipe that the children will love. (And you probably will too!) In fact, this recipe is so good that I couldn't even get a picture after it was cooked, as they ate it all! (I will try to get some for you next time!)

You Will Need:

3 Pounds 80-93% Ground Beef
3 Large Eggs
2 Packets Onion Soup Mix
1/4 Cup Breadcrumbs
Salt and Pepper
2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
Ketchup (prob about a scant 1/4 cup)
Hot (or medium) Salsa
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place all ingredients (except cheese and salsa) into a large, glass bowl.
- Mash and mix with your hands, making sure that there are no clumps of dry ingredients.
- Separate into 2 loaf pans.
- Cover in cheese and salsa (in top picture).
- Cover in foil and bake for 30 minutes on middle rack.
- Remove foil and bake for another 16 minutes.

- Enjoy!! <3

Calm Soup :)

Calm Soup

You know those days when you feel like you live in a madhouse? When you wish everyone had their own straight jacket? Well, this soup is made for those days!! The smell alone is calming! Just be warned: This soup is very calming. Do not eat it before you need to be awake and alert, and certainly not before operating heavy machinery!!

You Will Need:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 Chicken Breasts, fully cooked and chopped into large chunks

2 Organic Russett Potatoes, thickly sliced 

1 Organic Yellow Onion

2 Organic Carrots, chopped into thick pieces but not peeled

2 Organic Celery Stalks

1 Can Corn

4 Cloves Garlic, minced

Water (about 2 quarts

2 Cubes Chicken Bouillon

3-4 Tablespoons Dried Lavender Flowers

1 Tablespoon Dried Rosemary

Adobo Seasoning

Kosher Salt

Black Pepper

Prepared White Rice

Directions:

- Coat the bottom of a large pot with a very small amount of oil.  

- Put heat on medium.

- Dice the onion into large-ish chunks, and add to pot.

- Stir to prevent from burning.

- Add chopped celery and carrots.

- Stir over medium heat for 5 minutes.

- Add potatoes, corn, and garlic.

- Stir a few times, then add water.

- Add lavender, rosemary, some adobo, salt, and pepper, and bouillon.

- Put heat low.

- Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 hours. (The smell will permeate your house, and be nice and relaxing)

- Serve over white rice. Enjoy your nap!!

-Enjoy!! <3  

Churro Fries

Churros are awesome, but it can be a pain to pipe them out, as the dough is so thick and sticky. So I came up with a delicious alternative that makes the children very happy - Churro Fries!

You will need:

2 Cups Water (tap water is fine)

1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Sugar

2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil, plus more to fry them in

1 tsp. Salt

Scant Dash of Cinnamon

2 Cups Flour

to top: Cinnamon and Sugar mix (I get it made already, but I think that a 2:1 sugar to cinnamon ratio would work just fine!)

Directions:

- Place the water, oil (the 2 T), salt, and sugar in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.

- Immediately add in the flour and cinnamon.
- Mix really well, until it is a big, sticky-ish ball.
- While the dough cools down enough to handle, put oil in your deep fryer up to the max line (or pour a good amount into a big pot if you don't have a fryer)
- Turn the fryer to 390 degrees and allow to heat up (or heat the oil until the temp reaches 390 in the pot).

- Hand roll small amounts of the dough into french fry shape and size. You will get a LOT of fries (which is great if you have children, as they will finish half before you are done!)
- Fry in small batches (I fry like 8 at a time, as my fryer is small. Larger batches may require a longer frying time.) for just a minute or two. (the fries will be light in color, but have that fried look)

- Dry on a paper towel for 1 minute, then roll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.

- Enjoy!! <3