Meat Pie

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. ground beef 

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 tsp. onion powder

1 Tbsp. chopped onion

salt and pepper

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

1 small can tomato sauce – I used crushed tomatoes

1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls 

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

DIRECTIONS:

In a skillet, brown meat over medium heat, with onion powder, chopped onion, salt, and pepper. When browned, add tomato sauce, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning.  Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles.  Place dough in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate in spoke pattern, with narrow tips overlapping rim of the plate. Press dough inside and bottom of the pan to form a crust and cover the pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese over dough in the pan. Spoon meat mixture evenly over cheese. Bring tips of dough over filling, to meet in center; do not overlap. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Whats for dinner??

Pistachio Mahi Mahi, Green beans, Rice and Quinoa, and Roasted Cauliflower with Chickpeas and Pomegranate.

Tortilla Pizza's

So last night we couldn't decide what we wanted for dinner. I had planned to make Chicken on salad's but that didn't sound good to the hubby so we decided to give Tortilla Pizza's a try. Here in St. Louis thin cracker-like crust is the thing and these pretty much fit the bill. I just used store-bought tortillas, jar pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and various toppings.

Trying something new....

So for Christmas, the Hubby got me an Express Pot. I love my crockpots, yes crockpots I have 6. Hoping the express becomes as loved as my crockpots. Going to try making an Apricot pork loin.

Wasn't bad but it also wasn't fall apart tender like if it had been cooked in the crockpot all day. It only took 40 minutes... heat up, brown it, come up to pressure and cook (25mins) then cooldown of 10 minutes. I will try it some more. Found the recipe here, http://www.shecookswithhelp.com/recipe/apricot-pork-loin-instant-pot-recipe/

Been awhile....

and Once again it is Peach and Blueberry Recipe that brings me here,

Peach Blueberry Pork tenderloin  

1 Pork tenderloin

3 Peaches

1  Cup Blueberries

½ cup Juice ( I used apple) (Plus 14cup to make sauce if you want it)

 2 Tbs. Balsamic Vinegar

 ½ Tbs. brown sugar ( If you want it sweeter add more)

  1 Tbs. Cinnamon (pumpkin pie spice would be awesome too!)

   Salt and Pepper to taste

2 Tbs. Corn Starch if making a sauce with drippings.

Slice up peaches into wedges, Make slices along the top of the tenderloin and place a peach slice in each slice in the meat.  Place Tenderloin in the Crock pot and then put remaining peach slices around it. Dump in your blueberries.

Mix together juice, balsamic Vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Pour this mixture over your meat and Peaches.

I cooked my on low for 5 hours.  Used a spatula with holes to move meat, peaches, and berries to serving plate. Then used drippings to make a sauce.

To make  Sauce:

Poured dripping into sauce pan bring to boil. In a lidded bowl add 1/4 cup apple juice and 2 Tbs. corn starch. Place lid on bowl and shake till no lumps remain.  Pour this mixture into boiling dripping sand stir until thickened, but not too thick. I like it a bit thicker than gravy. But remember it will also thicken as it cools.

I baked a pie!!

Used a Recipe from Food52.com....

Jean's Peach Blueberry Pie with Sour Cream

By Portia Hunt
Serves 8Sour cream crust:

• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 10 tablespoons butter

Peach and blueberry filling:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 egg yolks (save the whites for an omelet)
• 3 chopped peaches
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/3 cup sour cream

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Process crust ingredients in a food processor until it forms a ball.
3. Press dough into pie tin.
4. Bake crust at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, then remove and reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
5. Whisk egg yolks together, then combine with sugar, flour, and sour cream.
6. Pour blueberries and peaches into pie crust, then pour egg mixture over them.
7. Cover the pie loosely with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes so that the filling sets.  (I baked mine longer than this checking ever 5 minutes till the custard sat, think it was an extra 25 mintures)

Baked Chicken Taquitos

Made these last night and they were pretty good.
http://www.fromvalerieskitchen.com/baked-chicken-taquitos/