Mince and Tatties

My dad served an LDS mission to Scotland. This meal was something he ate there. My mom makes it fairly often. It's super simple, comforting and filling.

Mince & Tatties

Baked potatoes

1 lb ground beef, cooked and crumbled 

1 pkg brown gravy, prepared

OR

1 T flour

1-2 beef bouillon cubes

TT salt and pepper

1 c water

Mix cooked ground beef and prepared gravy. 

OR 

Add flour to pan with cooked ground beef and stir well. Add bouillon, salt, pepper and water. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.

(Sometimes I double the gravy.)

Serve meat/gravy mixture over baked potato.

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

Used this last night and it tasted great! For I batch of fajitas I used half a batch of the seasoning. (Also I left out the cayenne pepper.)

Source: allrecipes.com

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Lemony Apple Oat Muffins

Source: Janet Rose

I just made these again for the first time in a while and used regular milk instead of evaporated and regular oats instead of quick and both substitutions worked just fine.

Frito Salad

My neighbor Racheale Kunzler makes this often. Flint and I both LOVE it!

Racheale says she likes it heartier so she always adds one can kidney beans AND one can black beans.

Patio Beans

Great side dish for picnics or potlucks, especially of you haven't been grocery shopping in a while and don't have ingredients for a salad. Everything in these beans should be pantry staples. These are different than other baked beans, and by different I mean better :)

 

Patio Beans

Source: Janet Rose

2 (15 oz each) cans red or kidney beans (do not drain)

1 can tomato soup

1 T dry mustard

1/2 c brown sugar

1 lb ground beef

1 T dry onion

4 strips bacon, cooked and diced

Fry and crumble ground beef. Add remaining ingredients. Cook in crock pot for 4 hours or in oven at 350 for at least 2 hours.

 

Lately I've altered the recipe a little so that it fits perfectly in my 2.5 quart corningware dish.

Patio Beans Variation

Source: Amy Pugsley

 

3 cans beans

1 can tomato soup

1 can tomato sauce

1 1/2 T dry mustard

3/4 c brown sugar

1 lb ground beef

1 1/2 T dry onion

4 strips bacon, cooked and diced

Same cooking instructions as above. Fits perfectly in a 2.5 quart baking dish!

 

The recipe says two hours in the oven, but I always cook them longer than that. I like getting the beans as cooked as possible to help with the gas issue (TMI???). I also have made them without the bacon several times. It's a sad thing to cut out, but I don't always have bacon on hand. The bacon definitely makes the beans better, but the beans are still delicious without the bacon.

Cowboy's Delight

This is about the only meal that has "delight" in the name that I trust - hahaha - but really :) 

I love this because it's super easy and yummy. It's great college food or great for letting kids help cook. Kids also love eating it!

Cowboy's Delight

Source: Janet Rose

1 lb ground beef, browned

2 cans tomato soup

1 can corn

1.5-2 c dry macaroni, cooked until almost tender

Salt and pepper tt

Garlic powder tt

Sugar tt

~1 c water

Grated cheddar cheese

Mix ingredients together and top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until heated through.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have struggled for years to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. After trying countless recipes, I finally found my perfect one. It is Racheale Kunzler's recipe.

Cream:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c shortening
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 T water

Sift:
3 c flour (might need a tiny bit more for drop cookies)
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt

Add dry mixture to wet. Add desired amount of chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees. This recipe works well for drop cookies OR bar cookies. For bar cookies, bake for 17 minutes. For drop cookies, bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes. This will result in super moist and soft cookies. Even if they don't look done, take them out of the oven anyway!!!