Fabulous Food

I had bacon and ground beef and wanted to make something. Easiest thing that comes to mind is casserole.  This is the most amazing casserole ever - it's definitely not good for you! Ingredients 1 pound of ground beef 1/2 large white onion - minced 1 tablespoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon seasoning salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper  2-3 cups of pasta shells (dry) 1 large can of pasta sauce of your choice 1-2 cups of cheddar cheese; shredded 1/2 pound of cooked bacon  Parmesan cheese to top Start by cooking your pasta and browning the beef. Season your beef with half of the garlic salt, and all of the season salt.  While the beef is browning in a pan, add the minced onion and cook until the beef is browned.  My bacon was leftover, but if you need to, cook your bacon as well at this time.  Cut the bacon into small pieces.  Drain the beef and onion; drain your pasta.  Take your beef and onion, bacon, pasta, and pasta sauce and mix it all together. Mix in half of yo...

WThis dish is a combination of a recipe I found online and some leftovers.  The recipe I went off of is here:  http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/143394/grilled-garlic-and-herb-shrimp I found it very sweet so I added 2 teaspoons of garlic salt and one teaspoon of celery salt.  I made the sauce x3 and marinated the shrimp in it. I then cooked it in a frying pan and, near the end, I added some leftover chopped pork rib meat.  I then cooked 2 cups of rice and made two plates with rice on the bottom and the shrimp and pork on top.  This was delicious! 

So I didn't take a picture of this because I didn't think it would be good, but it was! This makes two servings.  Ingredients: 2-3 pieces of steak - whichever cut you like 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 cup of flour 1-2 tsp seasoning salt 1 tsp pepper 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice of your choice 3/4 cup tomato sauce (I used Ragu) Start by cooking your rice - I had mine leftover so I just heated it when I was ready.  While that's cooking, cut your steak into bite sized chunks. Mix the flour, panko, salt and pepper together.  Coat the beef in the flour mixture.  Using a deep fryer (or oil in a pan), fry the steak until it's crispy on the outside - this doesn't take long.  Heat up your sauce in a pan or the microwave.  Layer the rice, then beef, then sauce on your plate and enjoy.  Add salt and pepper to taste. 

Again I wanted to make hubby an easy breakfast food, so I've been brainstorming and came up with this.  It's basically French toast cupcakes glazed with maple syrup and topped with some icing. The icing is optional - I added it afterwards because I found them a bit bland and I overcooked them a bit. It's difficult to tell when they're done. This makes 12 cups.  Ingredients: 6 slices of bread 3/4 cup of maple syrup 4-6 eggs Splash of milk 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3 teaspoons cinnamon Crack your eggs into a bowl and whisk with milk, cinnamon, and brown sugar.  Cut each slice of bread into 6 strips. You may want to remove the crust for a nicer taste.  Grease a cupcake pan with margerine or whatever you normally use for cupcakes or muffins.  Dip your bread strips in the egg mixture one at a time and lay them in the cups, three in each cup, crossing them.  Once all the cups are filled, bake at 350 degrees for 10-20 minutes, or until the egg has cooked. Be carefu...

I think I got the idea for these from a picture I saw on Pinterest but I didn't go by a recipe. I did use a recipe for the pastry. It's listed below.  These are great if you like to eat breakfast on the go - they have egg, dough, bacon, and cheese and are delicious! The best part is that you can make them before hand and heat them when you want them.  Ingredients: Filling  1/2 pound of bacon 5 large eggs 2 tablespoons of milk 1 cup of grated cheese of your choice Pastry 2 and 1/2 cups of flour 1 cup of margarine or butter  4-6 teaspoons of water http://britishfood.about.com/od/recipeindex/r/scpastry.htm Preheat oven to 350.  Begin by making your pastry dough. Using a fork, cream together the flour and butter until it looks like bread crumbs and all looks mixed.  Add water slowly while mixing it in - you want the dough to be not sticky but not falling apart.  Cover and sit in the fridge for 30 min. Pre-cook your bacon a little bit - if you like it crisp...

I saw this recipe on the food network and will post the link on the bottom, but this is my simplified version.  It's a 2-layer chocolate cake with strawberries, whipped cream, and Nutella (or any chocolate hazelnut spread). It's light and delicious. Ingredients 1 box of chocolate fudge cake mix (and required ingredients from the box) 1 quart of strawberries, sliced 1/2 - 3/4 cup of chocolate hazelnut spread, softened  1 package of whipped topping mix (and required ingredients to make it Margarine to grease pans  2 pinches of flour 1/4 - 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips  Start by mixing your cake mix. Grease two 9' pans and coat in a thin layer of flour. Pour cake mix in and bake according to the box.  Mix up your whipped cream - it usually says to add vanilla but I substituted for cinnamon - I love cinnamon.  Once your cakes have cooled, place one cake upside down on a plate so the upright side is flat. Layer half of your Nutella, then half of your str...

This soup is sort of specialized for someone who doesn't really like vegetables, so you can skip the parts where I boil the crap out of the veggies and mush them up if you want.  I used a base recipe, as I didn't know how to make it. This is the original recipe if you want to see it:  http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-baked-potato-soup-with-136303 You will need: 1-2 packs of bacon (cooked and chopped) 6 medium potatoes (boiled/baked and cubed or mashed) 6-8 cups of whole milk 1 cup of butter or margarine 1 cup of flour 2 cups (or more) of shredded cheddar cheese 1 tbsp salt or garlic salt 1 tbsp pepper 2 tbsp (or more) Parmesan cheese 2-3 cups of your choice of frozen veggie mix (or fresh) 1.5 cups of corn  1 white onion Boil or bake your potatoes (with or without skin) ahead of time to save time! Some people like chunks but I prefer mine semi-mashed with small chunks.  Put the chopped bacon in a pan with the onion. Cook until the bacon is a little crispy and the onion...