These are good any time of year for a quick, filling meal.
Ingredients
4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded
1 1/2 Cups Ketchup
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1/4 Onion, chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
8 Buns
Directions
1. Mix all the ingredients together in the crock pot. Set on low for 8-10 hours.
2. Serve on buns.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tuesday Tacos
These tacos are famous - or maybe I should say infamous - in dad's family. When dad was a kid, Grammy made these every Tuesday night before bowling league. When Grammy and Gramps were stationed in Germany in the sixties, they lived near another soldier and his wife, who was from Mexico. According to Grammy, this Mexican woman taught her how to make tacos this way, which is ridiculously hilarious to me because these tacos are so NOT authentic Mexican food. But they are delicious!
Sometimes for a treat - or when we have a house full of people to feed - this is how we make tacos. But ooooooonly sometimes!
Ingredients for Tacos
Oil
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 Clove Garlic
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Pound Ground Beef, grass-fed
1 Cup Tomato Sauce
12 Corn Tortillas
Fillings
Pinto or Black Beans
Mexican Rice
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Avocado
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Olives
Salsa
Parmesan Cheese (or as Dad called it until he was 25, "taco cheese.")
Directions
1. Cook the onion and garlic in a skillet with oil, then add the beef, salt, and pepper and brown until cooked through. Add the tomato sauce and simmer on low until you're ready to eat.
2. In a small skillet, heat some oil over medium-high heat. Add each tortilla one at a time and cook for only 2-3 seconds on each side.
3. Add toppings, enjoy!
Sometimes for a treat - or when we have a house full of people to feed - this is how we make tacos. But ooooooonly sometimes!
Ingredients for Tacos
Oil
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 Clove Garlic
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Pound Ground Beef, grass-fed
1 Cup Tomato Sauce
12 Corn Tortillas
Fillings
Pinto or Black Beans
Mexican Rice
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Avocado
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Olives
Salsa
Parmesan Cheese (or as Dad called it until he was 25, "taco cheese.")
Directions
1. Cook the onion and garlic in a skillet with oil, then add the beef, salt, and pepper and brown until cooked through. Add the tomato sauce and simmer on low until you're ready to eat.
2. In a small skillet, heat some oil over medium-high heat. Add each tortilla one at a time and cook for only 2-3 seconds on each side.
3. Add toppings, enjoy!
Steak On A Stick
This recipe is one of the few that daddy makes for us. He makes steak-on-a-stick twice a year, since that's all the flank steak we can afford! If you follow the recipe below, divide the marinade in half and freeze one portion of it for the next time to make it. Otherwise, double the amount of meat.
One 20 ounce flank steak only gives a family of four a small portion of meat apiece. Add plenty of delicious sides and savor the meat you do have. Eat it slowly and enjoy! You'll save money and appreciate the steak even more!
Ingredients
10 Ounces Soy Sauce (we use low sodium sauce from Trader Joe's)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Oil
3-4 Cloves Garlic, chopped
1 Inch Piece Ginger Root, diced
1 20 Ounce Flank Steak, cut into strips across the grain
Directions
1. Combine all the marinade ingredients. Put beef strips on skewers and marinate them overnight.
2. Barbecue on medium heat, turning once, until cooked through.
Mom Tips
*The lower the temperature and longer the cooking time, the more tender the meat. The last time we had this it melted in our mouths!
*This recipe can also be made using chicken, but I'm partial to red meat.
One 20 ounce flank steak only gives a family of four a small portion of meat apiece. Add plenty of delicious sides and savor the meat you do have. Eat it slowly and enjoy! You'll save money and appreciate the steak even more!
Ingredients
10 Ounces Soy Sauce (we use low sodium sauce from Trader Joe's)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Oil
3-4 Cloves Garlic, chopped
1 Inch Piece Ginger Root, diced
1 20 Ounce Flank Steak, cut into strips across the grain
Directions
1. Combine all the marinade ingredients. Put beef strips on skewers and marinate them overnight.
2. Barbecue on medium heat, turning once, until cooked through.
Mom Tips
*The lower the temperature and longer the cooking time, the more tender the meat. The last time we had this it melted in our mouths!
*This recipe can also be made using chicken, but I'm partial to red meat.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Chili
This recipe is so simple, but the family devours it every time I make it. In fact, there are fights over who gets the leftovers for lunch the next day. I prepare it in the morning and let it simmer in the crockpot all day so it's nice and thick by the time we eat it.
Ingredients
Oil
1 Medium Red Onion, chopped
1 Lb Ground Beef (or turkey)
2+ Cloves Garlic
Chili Powder, to taste
Salt
1/4 Tsp Paprika
1/8 Tsp Pepper
1 Carton Pomi Chopped Tomatoes or 4-5 tomatoes, chopped
3 cups chicken stock
1/4 C Cornmeal
1/4 C Flaxseed Meal
1/2 C Dry Kidney Beans, soaked overnight in filtered water and 1 Tbsp whey
1/2 C Dry Cannellini Beans, soaked overnight in filtered water and 1 Tbsp whey
Directions
1. Saute the onions and garlic in oil, then add the turkey and spices and brown it until cooked through.
2. Combine the turkey mixture with the rest of the ingredients in the crock pot and cook all day.
3. Serve with cheese or sour cream on top.
*Serve with cornbread, or cous cous, or over baked potatoes.
Mom Tips
* Dad doesn't like beans so I often make extra beans, puree them, and sneak it into the pot. You can also puree almost any kind of vegetable and sneak it in there if you want to. Carrots and red peppers work well.
* If it's summer and you have fresh tomatoes, you can substitute chopped tomatoes for Pomi, but who wants chili in summer? I don't buy canned tomatoes because of the BPA in the cans. Pomi tomatoes come in a carton and are imported from Italy. Although they're not organic, they're grown using sustainable practices. Whole Foods has the best price on them around here - surprise, surprise!
* I like to make my spice mixture ahead of time. I just quadruple the recipe and keep it on hand labeled "chili.". Then I add a heaping tablespoon to the pot.
Ingredients
Oil
1 Medium Red Onion, chopped
1 Lb Ground Beef (or turkey)
2+ Cloves Garlic
Chili Powder, to taste
Salt
1/4 Tsp Paprika
1/8 Tsp Pepper
1 Carton Pomi Chopped Tomatoes or 4-5 tomatoes, chopped
3 cups chicken stock
1/4 C Cornmeal
1/4 C Flaxseed Meal
1/2 C Dry Kidney Beans, soaked overnight in filtered water and 1 Tbsp whey
1/2 C Dry Cannellini Beans, soaked overnight in filtered water and 1 Tbsp whey
Directions
1. Saute the onions and garlic in oil, then add the turkey and spices and brown it until cooked through.
2. Combine the turkey mixture with the rest of the ingredients in the crock pot and cook all day.
3. Serve with cheese or sour cream on top.
*Serve with cornbread, or cous cous, or over baked potatoes.
Mom Tips
* Dad doesn't like beans so I often make extra beans, puree them, and sneak it into the pot. You can also puree almost any kind of vegetable and sneak it in there if you want to. Carrots and red peppers work well.
* If it's summer and you have fresh tomatoes, you can substitute chopped tomatoes for Pomi, but who wants chili in summer? I don't buy canned tomatoes because of the BPA in the cans. Pomi tomatoes come in a carton and are imported from Italy. Although they're not organic, they're grown using sustainable practices. Whole Foods has the best price on them around here - surprise, surprise!
* I like to make my spice mixture ahead of time. I just quadruple the recipe and keep it on hand labeled "chili.". Then I add a heaping tablespoon to the pot.
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