Georgette's Quick and Easy Taco Salad

1 lb ground beef

1 packet of taco seasoning

¾ cup of water

1 bunch of romaine lettuce

½ of a red onion

2 tomatoes

1 bag of nacho cheese doritos

8-10 oz. of catalina salad dressing

1 8oz bag of shredded colby-jack, cheddar or mexican blend cheese



Brown and drain the ground beef, and put it back into the skillet, add the taco seasoning and water, cook on low heat for approximately 5 minutes. While waiting chop the lettuce, and slice the onion and tomatoes into small bite size pieces. Open one end of the doritos bag and while holding it closed crush the chips, then pour them into large bowl. Add the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, cheese and salad dressing to the crushed doritos and mix well. Lastly add the seasoned ground beef, stir and enjoy. Serves 4-6.





This dish travels well, just put everything into separate containers/baggies, warm up the meat and toss the ingredients together when you get there.

3lb Chili

2lbs ground beef


1lb ground (reg./hot) sausage


Brown both the ground beef and the sausage and then drain. While cooking prepare the following:


1 green bell pepper chopped


1 medium onion chopped


Put drained meat, the pepper and onion in crock pot. Then add:


1 (14.5 oz) can of diced tomatoes with/without green chilies


7 (8oz) cans of tomatoes sauce


1 (15.5oz) can of chili beans


2 packets of chili seasoning


Stir together and cook in crock pot all day 6-8 hrs on low heat. Serve with corn bread/muffins, top with shredded cheddar cheese or sour cream, or just crumble up your favorite cracker into your bowl.






Serves 6-8 people and freezes well.

Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins

Makes 12 regular size muffins

 Pre heat oven to 350


1/3 cup of shortening


1 cup of sugar


1 egg


1/3 cup of cinnamon applesauce


½ cup of milk


1 ½ cups of all purpose flour-sifted


1 ½ tsp. of baking powder


½ tsp. of salt


½ tsp. of cinnamon






Topping:


3 tbsp of melted butter


½ tsp cinnamon


1/3 cup of sugar


Melt butter in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds and mix cinnamon and sugar together in a sandwich bag and then set aside.






Cream the shortening and 1 cup of sugar. Add egg and applesauce, beat well. In a separate bowl sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Add the dry ingredients along with the milk alternately to the egg mixture, combine (but do not over mix). Batter will be light brown and thick. Using an ice cream scoop, fill paper lined muffin cups that are sprayed with non-stick cooking spray about 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes at 350.


Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Welcome!

I have never done this before so please try and be patient with me :)

I am a stay at home, mother of 4 and I enjoy making home cooked meals for my family. This doesn't mean I love spending hours in the kitchen cooking and cleaning, because I don't. What it does mean is that I would rather take the time to feed my kids REAL food than pizza or take-out. Sometimes we cheat and go out to dinner, although this is rare.

Not everything I make is strictly homemade, it's usually a combination of fresh, boxed and canned ingredients. What I am looking for is like minded people to test some of MY recipes and give me their input, tips or ideas.

Thank you for your interest, stay tuned for my first recipe post.......