I have had a busy schedule with the holiday's, my family coming home, I was the director of a 5k road race to support "Zack's Place", and the Thanksgiving feast. Although I have snapped a few pictures of all of the meals we have consumed, I have not been diligent about the blog writing.
Last weekend Norm decided at dinner, that he wanted to go out duck hunting in the morning with Matt. Mia who is too much fun asked if she could go, and then Tyler wanted to go too.After dinner the good hunter, Norm, overjoyed at the prospect of " the family hunt", outfitted his hunters and decided to throw a few hunting outfits on Zack and I. Of course our dogs had to get in the picture.
From bottom left hand corner Simba, Myself (Dail), Tyler, Mia, Matt, Zack and Emma. (Missing is Norm, who took the picture, and Wylie (who lives in California), and I doubt he would pose for such silly picture. The picture on the right is Mia in her finest duck hunting fashion.
After the hunt Tyler wanted to cook a "Grandma Betty" breakfast. These huge meals are named for my grandmother who always served us an incredible breakfast when we went to visit her.
Scrambled eggs, English muffins with creamed chipped beef. Baked cheese tomatoes on top of cheese grits garnished with crispy bacon.
Ingredients:
Dried Chip Beef 2% Milk
Flour Butter
Eggs Tomatoes
Cheddar Cheese Bacon
Left over cheese grits (directions are on the blog under Shrimp and grits)
We used the dried beef in a jar. Be sure to rinse it very
well or soak it and pat it dry, to get some of the salt off of it.
Timing is everything with breakfast. Put your serving plates in a warm oven. We do our toast for a crowd under a broiler but you really have to watch it. The big joke in my house is me burning the toast. Prepare your toast by laying out the bread on a cookie sheet with tiny pats of butter, about tsp on each piece.
Whisk you eggs for the scrambled eggs.
Cook your bacon in a pan or the microwave.
Time to prepare your creamed chipped beef.
Melt 1 tbsp of butter in a pan.
Slice your dried beef into small pieces. Put in the hot butter, stir and add a tbsp of flour. Stirring with a whisk add a cup of milk. Stir over med heat until the mixture is thick.
Take your hot serving plates out of the oven and put somewhere close to the warm stove. Turn your oven to broil. On an a greased cookie sheet, put a slice of cheese grits, a slice of tomatoes and a piece of cheddar cheese. Cook you eggs in a skillet while browning the grits and the toast.
Put the grits on the bottom rack and the toast on the top. Pay attention!
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Try to fit all of the food on the plate.
To the right is Tyler sitting down for an incredible breakfast.
When we got home I put the rest of my meal together, and the other family members all brought a dish. Shawn, my nephew and Tyler made an appetizer. A sausage, tomatoe, peppers and cheese stuffed in a pastry shell. It was delicious. My kitchen was a disaster. The boys are so darn cute when they cook.
Billy, Shawn's father samples the cooking.
The next day we had all of the normal left overs which Shawn and Tyler pulled out of the fridge and made sandwiches with everything.
Put your cornbeef on med heat in a slow cooker. Cover with 1 cup of whiskey, 1 beer and water. Cook for 10-14 hours. If it is a large slow cooker, turn up the heat and add your vegetables. Cook until tender.
Heat your meat on a cookie sheet in the broiler just before serving.
From bottom left hand corner Simba, Myself (Dail), Tyler, Mia, Matt, Zack and Emma. (Missing is Norm, who took the picture, and Wylie (who lives in California), and I doubt he would pose for such silly picture. The picture on the right is Mia in her finest duck hunting fashion.
We used the dried beef in a jar. Be sure to rinse it very
Take your hot serving plates out of the oven and put somewhere close to the warm stove. Turn your oven to broil. On an a greased cookie sheet, put a slice of cheese grits, a slice of tomatoes and a piece of cheddar cheese. Cook you eggs in a skillet while browning the grits and the toast.
Put the grits on the bottom rack and the toast on the top. Pay attention!
Cover 2 peppers with oil, salt, pepper, and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove pan from oven and cover with tin foil. Cool peppers, peel skin, and discard seeds when cool. Slice thin strips of the roasted peppers and raw Zuchinni and grate your apples. Mix 3 tblsp of lemon juice with 1/4 of grapeseed oil. Add salt and pepper and mix in a bowl with your vegetables. Cover and put in the fridge.
10 fresh tomatoes washed and cut in quarters
Cook your bacon in a large skillet, when it is brown on both sides remove the bacon and add tomatoes. Squash them with a potatoe masher as they cook. Reduce the heat to a medium while it continues to simmer. When the tomatoes become the right consistency add garlic and fresh basil. Add about 2 tsp of salt, a little at a time. If your tomatoes are too tart add a tblsp of sugar or enough that the tartness is gone. If the sauce is too watery add some tomatoe paste. When the sauce looks perfect add the ground beef and the bacon.
Heat your bread in the oven.
Start your rice according to the directions.
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