Grandmas Enchaladas

Grandmas Enchaladas

Sauce:
1 lb. ground beef – cooked, drained, then add:
4 c. beef or chicken broth (can use boullion cubes and water)
3 T. mild chili powder (pure chile pd)
¼ t. garlic powder
1 t. cumin
Bring to a boil then stir in 2 T. cornstarch mixed in 2 T. water
1 can tomato sauce and 1 can prepared enchilada sauce may be added.
Simmer about 15 minutes.

To assemble fry tortillas in oil till soft. Dip tortilla in enchilada sauce and put on plate. Spoon on hamburger and more sauce. Add shredded cheese. You can make as many layers as you want. Top with shredded lettuce and a fried egg.

Speedy Brownies

This is my favorite Brownie recipe to make.  It's fast, easy, and I usually have all the ingredients.  I usually mix the chips into the batter.  It's also good with nuts but for some reason, I usually need to increase the baking time about 10 min.

2 Cups Sugar

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp salt

5 eggs

1 cup oil

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips

Combine first seven ingredients until smooth.  Pour into a grease 9 x 13 pan.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 for 30 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

White Almond Sour Cream Cake

Often considered the quintessential wedding cake, it has a very subtle almond taste. Really you can use this recipe to make most any kind of cake varying the flavoring and the cake mix. This is the cake I made for mom at the 2007 reunion

1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups water
1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup sour cream
4 large egg whites

Directions
1Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.
2Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
3Pour into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full.
4Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top.
5Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tests done. (about 35 minutes for 8 inch rounds)

Makes 2 8 inch round cakes

Peach Rhubarb Cobbler

Mom requested this one....

Serves 8

Fruit:
1 quart rhubarb chuncks
1 quart peeled peach chunks
¼ cup water
¾ cup sugar

Spread rhubarb evenly in the bottom of a buttered 3-quart casserole. Distribute peaches over rhubarb. Pour water around edges. Sprinkle sugar over the fruit.

Topping:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
¾ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
½ cup water

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Blend in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined.

Drop by spoonfuls over fruit. Bake in the middle of oven until topping is golden, about 25 minutes.

Almond Coconut Granola

Sometimes I use a mix of rolled barley, wheat & rye in place of some of the oats.
Makes about 6 cups

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cups hulled green pumpkin seeds
2/3 cups sliced almonds
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut chips
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
6 tbs honey
1 c mixed dried fruits
(raisins, cherries, apricots)

Preheat oven to 325°F.

In a large bowl, stir together oats, almonds, coconut, pumpkin seeds and salt. In a small sauce pan melt butter with honey over low heat, stirring. Pour butter mixture over oat mixture and stir until combined well.

In a large jelly-roll pan, spread granola evenly and bake in middle of oven, stirring halfway through baking, until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool granola in pan on a rack and stir in dried fruits. Granola may be kept in an airtight container at cool room temperature two weeks.

Sausage and Lentil Soup

1# Italian sausage (hot), browned, cut, drain all but ¼ cup of drippings

Add:

2 medium onions, chopped

4 medium carrots, sliced

1 garlic clove, minced

Saute and cook 5 minutes.

Add:

2 cups rinsed lentils, precooked

1 TB. Salt

½ tsp. marjoram

1 (16oz) can of tomato sauce

2 qt. water

Sausage

Simmer 30 minutes.

Campfire Hash

For Anna in her hour of need . . .

I got this from allrecipes. I like to just bring cold baked potatoes to dice up to cut down on the cooking time.

Campfire Hash

2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 pound fully cooked smoked kielbasa, cubed
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

DIRECTIONS
In a Dutch oven, heat oil. Saute onion and garlic under tender. Add potatoes. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add kielbasa; cook and stir until potatoes are tender and well browned, about 10 minutes more. Stir in chilies and corn; cook until heated through.