Mom's Cowboy Calico Beans

1-2 lb. hamburger

1/2 lb. slab bacon

1 large diced green pepper

2-3 stalks celery…diced

8 oz. can mushrooms drained or 8 oz. fresh mushrooms (chopped)
1 onion, chopped
24 oz. can Bushes baked beans
15 oz. can kidney beans, drained
15 oz. can butter beans, drained

2 cans pork & beans
2 cans pinto beans, drained

1 can ro-tel diced tomato with green chilies
1 c. catsup
1 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp. vinegar
2 tbsp. dry mustard

2 tbsp. dark molasses

Brown and drain hamburger. Slice bacon into bite sized pieces; brown and drain. Sauté onion and green pepper, celery and mushrooms in bacon grease. Combine meat, sautéed onions & veggies and beans in large casserole. Blend all other ingredients to make sauce. Pour over bean/meat mixture. Cover and cook 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cut through to serve.

Some people like BBQ sauce added to the mix. I don’t. Also I have had this with small weenies chopped or polish sausage, ground turkey or ground pork would also work.

I’d get 2 lbs. of the 80-84% hamburger. The 93% doesn’t have as much flavor.

Chicken 65

We tried another Indian dish this past Saturday night. Had it over some rice with naan and samosas on the side. Very tasty indeed. 

The how-to video we watched is here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq2CHgm7hZA

Chicken 65

2-3 pounds of chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces.

Mix in with chicken breast:

1 tsp red chili powder

Salt to taste

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp garlic paste

½ tsp garam marsala

1 Tb cornstarch

1 Tb refined flour

1 egg

Take 1 lemon and press it down on the counter. Cut in half. Add ½ lemon juice.

Into hot oil, put one piece of chicken at a time. Fry chicken until it is crisp.

Remove chicken. Discard almost all of the oil (save one 1 Tb.)

Blend together:

½ cup yogurt

½ tsp chili powder

Add:

½ tsp refined flour

Using a High flame add:

Add 1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

4-5 whole red chilis, broken into half

15-20 curry leaves.

Add yogurt mixture.

Add chicken that was fried.

Toss until the chicken absorbs the yogurt and gets coated and whole mix is dried.

Add 2 Tb. Coconut

Give final toss to mix in coconut.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a Muffin Pan

Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a Muffin Pan

2 eggs

 2/3 C white sugar

 4 Tbsp pineapple juice

 2/3 C all-purpose flour

 1 tsp baking powder

 1/4 tsp salt

Topping:

 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick or 4 Tbsp)

 2/3 C brown sugar

 1-can pineapple rings

 6-maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray your muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.

BAKE TIME 10-15 min

 In a mixing bowl, add eggs, white sugar, and pineapple juice. Beat for 2 minutes. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and turn mixer back on for 2 minutes.

In a small sauce pan, melt the butter and add the brown sugar. Stir on low heat for one minute.

Spoon a layer of the warm brown sugar mixture into the bottom of each muffin tin, then place a pineapple ring on top. Add a cherry in the middle of each pineapple. Pour cake mixture over to fill muffin tin 3/4 of the way full. If you are using regular muffin tins, you will need to cut down the rings to fit or just use pineapple tidbits

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Coconut Bread

Coconut Bread

2 large eggs

1 1/4 cups (295 ml) milk 
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract 
2 1/2 cups (315 grams) all-purpose flour 
1/2 teaspoon table salt 
2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder 
1 to 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (Bill calls for 2 but I preferred 1) 
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar 
5 ounces (140 grams) sweetened flaked coconut (about 1 1/2 cups) 
6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, melted or melted and browned, if desired 
Vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray for baking pan

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Add sugar and coconut, and stir to mix. Make a well in the center, and pour in egg mixture, then stir wet and dry ingredients together until just combined. Add butter, and stir until just smooth — be careful not to overmix.

Butter and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or coat it with a nonstick spray. Spread batter in pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, anywhere from 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool in pan five minutes, before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Serve in thick slices, toasted, with butter and confectioners’ sugar or salted honey brown butter spread.

From here: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/03/coconut-bread/

Pivec Breakfast Sausage

Pivec Breakfast Sausage (for breakfast sandwiches)
3 teaspoons dried sage
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 pinch ground cloves
2 pounds ground pork

In a small, bowl, combine the sage, salt, ground black pepper, marjoram, brown sugar, crushed red pepper and cloves. Mix well.
Place the pork in a large bowl and add the mixed spices to it. Mix well with your hands and form into patties.
Sauté the patties in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5 minutes per side, or until internal pork temperature reaches 160 degrees F (73 degrees C).
We cooked 1/3 of the recipe and froze the other 2/3 for later.

Original Breakfast Sausage Recipe

2 teaspoons dried sage
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pinch ground cloves
2 pounds ground pork

In a small, bowl, combine the sage, salt, ground black pepper, marjoram, brown sugar, crushed red pepper and cloves. Mix well.
Place the pork in a large bowl and add the mixed spices to it. Mix well with your hands and form into patties.
Sauté the patties in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5 minutes per side, or until internal pork temperature reaches 160 degrees F (73 degrees C).

From allrecipes.com.

 

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