Archive for February, 2012

Spanish Rice with Hamburger & Beans

Posted on February 17, 2012, under Dinner, Food.

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One of our all time favorite rice dishes is, Spanish Rice!  I add hamburger & beans to this dish and top with shredded cheese to make it extra hearty :-)

Spanish Rice

1 lb. hamburger (I use either venison or beef)

2 c. cooked beans (I have used black and pinto beans)

1 bell pepper

1 onion

1 qt. tomatoes

3 c. water

1/8 Tblsp. chili powder

2 3/4c. brown rice

garlic salt to taste

optional – shredded cheese

Chop the onions and peppers. Add the burger, onions and peppers and garlic salt to a stockpot and brown over medium heat.

 

Add the remaining ingredients (rice last) and thorougly stir. Cover and simmer for approx 40 minutes. Be sure to stir this mixture ever 10 minutes or so to prevent scalding.

 

Upon completion, all of the tomato liquid will have been absorbed into the rice. Enjoy! :-)

 

 

Strawberry Bundt Cake

Posted on February 9, 2012, under Dessert, Food.

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Looking for a new and different cake recipe?  This cake is it!  My son requested this cake for his latest birthday.  It is strawberrylicious!  It can also be made with any other fruit that your heart desires :-)

Ingredients ~

Cake

3 c. unbleached flour

1  1/2 tsp.  baking powder

1  1/2  tsp.  baking soda

3/4  tsp.  salt

3/4  c. butter

1  1/2.  sugar

1 tsp.  vanilla

3 eggs

1  1/2 c. crushed fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries

Glaze

1  1/2  c.  powdered sugar

1  1/2  Tblspn  fresh lemon juice

fresh crushed strawberries

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

 

Beat eggs, one at a time into butter/sugar mixture.

 

Beat in the vanilla.

Using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir in the flour mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened.

 

If you have fresh strawberries, buzz them through the food processor. If using frozen, crush with forks.

Gently fold strawberries into cake mixture.

 

Pour batter into greased bundt pan. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes.. until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer pan to wire rack and cool slightly.

Turn cake out onto serving platter and cool completely.

 

Mix glaze ingredients together until smooth. In the above picture of the cake.. you can see I used to much lemon juice (I was guesstimating).. it turned out a bit to runny. Spoon glaze over the cooled bundt cake and Enjoy :-)