Monday, December 7, 2009

Shepherd's Pie

Before I realized how good this was, it was gone and I didn't have a picture to show!
I'll post one the next time I make it.

Ingredients:
5 large potatoes
1 TBS. butter
1 TBS. finely chopped onion
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

1 can of cream style corn
5 carrots chopped
1 TBS olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 lbs ground beef or turkey
2 TBS all purpose flour
1 TBS ketchup
3/4 c. beef broth
1/2 shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
1. Boil potatoes until fork tender. Drain and mash. Mix in butter finely chopped onion and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside

2. Boil carrots until fork tender. Drain and mash. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

3. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onion and cook until clear. Add ground beef or turkey and cook until well browned. Pour off excess fat, then stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add ketchup and beef broth. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

4. Spread the ground beef in an even layer on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Next, spread a later of mashed carrots, then the cream style corn. Top with potato mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

My Thanksgiving Menu Plan


Since the week of Thanksgiving is mostly prepping for the big day, I thought I would post my Thanksgiving Menu instead as I probably won't have big elaborate meals this week. I hope you find something you might want to try. If not go check out I'm an Organizing Junkie to see other menus.

Thanksgiving Day Menu

Roasted Turkey
Sweet Potato Casserole
Butternut Squash
Fresh Corn w/ Wild Rice
Mashed Potatoes
Homemade Stuffing
Creamed Onions
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Dinner Rolls/ Or Pumpkin Biscuits

Dessert:
Chocolate Cream Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Roll
Pecan Pie

Sunday, November 15, 2009

And the winner of the giveaway is.....

.....Jamie from Dear Diary...
Congrats Jamie. I hope you enjoy the Gooseberry Patch Booklets!
Thanks everyone for the recipes. I will be putting the E-book together, hopefully this week!
HUGS!