This subject has been quite the headache in the Ellender household lately... Michael is his own breed of picky when it comes to what he puts in his mouth, I will try just about anything and Harmony is someplace in between, but mostly hard to please. Generally, it is my sole responsibility to feed this family and I have been in a rut... Apparently, nobody wants to eat spaghetti and tacos all the time...
So, My goal with this particular space in my blog is to start a collection of easy recipies that I can refer back to later when I don't know what to make...
Last night, I improvised and made Shepherd's Pie. Though, that meal is (go figure) not Michael's cup of tea...
Without further delay, my Sheperd's Pie recipie...
Marlena's Easy Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef (or lamb if you want to get fancy)
1/2 a white onion, chopped
4-5 medium carrots, sliced into bite-size
3 large potatoes
teaspoon of butter
4 teaspoons flour
2/3 cup of beef broth (sub. beef bulion and use 1/2 cup of water)
About 10 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
You can also add peas or other vegetables...
Season with:
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Salt
First, boil water and add potatoes. Mash them and set aside...
1. Brown the beef with chopped onion. Don't drain.
2. Add sliced carrots, Worcestershire Sauce, butter and beef broth to browned beef.
3. Heat the mixture up on medium until it simmers lightly.
4. Reduce heat add flour until mixture is desired thickness, but not too much!
5. Lightly season the mixture and then pour into a baking dish. (9x9 square)
6. Top the mixture with the mashed potatoes, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 min
7. Remove foil and set oven to broil to lightly brown the top of the potatoes.
More to come....
So, My goal with this particular space in my blog is to start a collection of easy recipies that I can refer back to later when I don't know what to make...
Last night, I improvised and made Shepherd's Pie. Though, that meal is (go figure) not Michael's cup of tea...
Without further delay, my Sheperd's Pie recipie...
Marlena's Easy Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef (or lamb if you want to get fancy)
1/2 a white onion, chopped
4-5 medium carrots, sliced into bite-size
3 large potatoes
teaspoon of butter
4 teaspoons flour
2/3 cup of beef broth (sub. beef bulion and use 1/2 cup of water)
About 10 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
You can also add peas or other vegetables...
Season with:
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Salt
First, boil water and add potatoes. Mash them and set aside...
1. Brown the beef with chopped onion. Don't drain.
2. Add sliced carrots, Worcestershire Sauce, butter and beef broth to browned beef.
3. Heat the mixture up on medium until it simmers lightly.
4. Reduce heat add flour until mixture is desired thickness, but not too much!
5. Lightly season the mixture and then pour into a baking dish. (9x9 square)
6. Top the mixture with the mashed potatoes, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 min
7. Remove foil and set oven to broil to lightly brown the top of the potatoes.
More to come....
Gotta try this one... Did you make shepherds pie for me once, long ago? I can't remember if I've had it but... Well, I'm sure I have and just can't remember do to my lack of brain function.
ReplyDeleteSure sounds delicious!
Any chance you have a photograph of it? That might give me the inspiration to try this recipe...
If Michael is so picky, why don't you just have him cook his own food... I mean, diversity is the spice of life, and if he doesn't want to get in on that then that's his own damn fault! :P
It's understandable to have picky tastes, especially when you're young, but I have tried things I've absolutely hated when I was a child, and now I love them... So, like all things with time comes change.
I need to start trying things besides soups... This evening I'll probably be cooking Borscht and posting a recipe on my blog.
I can't remember if I ever made Shepherd's Pie for you or not... I sometimes make a type of Shepherd's Pie out of my Thanksgiving leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI would love it if Michael cooked more. Actually, he has realized how frustrating this has become and he is in the kitchen right now as I am typing. He says I'm not aloud in there...
Generally, when he goes and cooks anything, he only makes things he knows how to make. Which is not very much. Eggs, Top Ramen.... And he only makes enough for him, nothing substantial enough to feed the family.
Besides, it's freaking annoying when I make perfectly good food and he goes behind me and makes something else...
I totally get what you mean about your tastes changing as you get older. I have tried so many things that I didn't like as a child, that I LOVE now.
I can't believe you are making Borscht! That's so exciting. What a wonderful and healthy soup!
I do think you should break away from the soups a bit and experiment with other things. I have been cooking for a long time and I have recipies that are great because you can use them several times throughout the week. For example, if you make a large potroast on Monday, then you can make enchiladas out of the seasoned meat the next night and even use it for a different meal the next night...
Do you have a Crockpot? I can't tell you how much I LOVE having a crockpot. I have developed many of my own recipies around using the crockpot. It makes everything you make tender and juicy.