Monday, December 12, 2011

Sweet Potato Fritters

I was experimenting on sweet potatoes due to my gestational diabetes and came up with this recipe

1 cup flour
1 cup rice flour
1 sweet potato
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of cinnamon 
And 5 tbls white sugar

2 cups of oil

1/4 cup sugar
2 tbls cinnamon
Mix together and roll cooked fritters

Cathy's Shepherds Pie

My version of Shepherds Pie

5-6 potatoes
1 stick of butter
1/4 cup milk
1lb ground beef
1 cup slice mushroom
1 medium onion sliced
1 celery sliced
2 carrots
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 cup shredded cheese
2 sprigs of rosemary
1 sprig of thyme
1 tsp of knorr bouillon
Salt and pepper and garlic powder to taste

Boil potato and mash with butter, milk, salt and pepper

Sauté onion,garlic, mushroom
Than add celery and carrots add salt and pepper
Cook till tender than set aside on the same pan brown ground beef add salt, pepper, and garlic powder than add sauted veggies.
Add Rosemary and thyme
Mix together than add chicken bouillon

Preheat oven to 425*

Put meat and veggie mix in a baking dish and spread accordingly. Add mash potato and score with fork than add shredded cheese. Cook till brown and serve.

Momma Marys Mexican lasagna

Mexican lasagna

3 lb ground beef
1 medium onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 cans of refried beans
1 jar of salsa
Pinch of oregano, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper
1 bag medium tortilla cut into 4 triangles
1 tub sour cream
1 tub cottage cheese
1.5 bag of Mexican shredded cheese
1 can of green enchilada sauce

Brown onion, garlic, ground beef... Drain add salsa and refried beans cooked till all blended...add salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano

Heat oven 350, grease baking dish line bottom with cut tortilla add half beef mixture add cheese and cottage cheese and chopped tomato add another layer of tortilla meat mixture cottage cheese tortilla add sauce like enchilada sauce ontop than top with shredded cheese. 

Cook till cheese is melted and serve....