Subj : Re: Tex-Mex To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Jun 23 2024 05:56:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> Were I doing something like that I'd use a "steam-in-bag" veg from the DD> freezer. California medley or stir-fry would be nice. Or chopped DD> broccoli/ caulifloer. RH> I had some fresh broccoli on hand so cut some up and steamed it in the RH> microwave. I'm buying more fresh veggies now than I did years ago, used RH> to buy a lot of frozen. Having a Wegman's nearby and access to a local RH> farmer's market has made a big difference. DD> I'm capable of that. But I'm getting lazy in my old age. That will DD> have to change when I get the raised bed gardens (three 4 X 2 X 2) DD> sections with asparagus between 1 & 2 and rhubarb between 3 & 4. RH> We have a small raised bed, mostly herbs but Steve put in some snow RH> peas and Swiss chard this year. Peas have produced a few at a time, RH> just enough to rinse off and have as a side to the meal now and again. The main reason I'm doing the raised bed is because it's hard from me to "get down and get dirty". That two feet of height makes it so much more practical for an old phart like me. Plus I don't really have a back yard and not much os a side yard for a garden plot. I'm glad that the evergreens across the front of the house are just a mamory. Trimming tham every year was a genuine PITA. DD> 8<----- SHORTEN ----->8 DD> Taco Sloppo (Bell) used to do a chalupa - but it was nowhere near as DD> good as Taco Gringo's. They also used to do an enchilada-ish thing DD> called the "enchirito" which was very good. It is no more as their DD> min- wage children had trouble making it properly. RH> Our younger daughter worked at a Taco Bell while in high school. Didn't RH> get rich but it helped her finance high school expenses like yearbook, RH> extra pocket money for field trips and so on. The Taco Bells here are offering U$15/hour to start which lets them do more pick & choose. But it also raised their prices to where on can go to a sit-down (real) Mexican restaurant and have table service and a much mre varied manu. I've noticed that every sit-down Mexican plac I have visited, here, ot there, or anywhere has a lunch specail called the "Speedy Gonzales". If you remember Speedy Gonzales was a cartoon mouse claimed to be "The Fastest Mose In All Mexico". Bv)= I've never ordered that one. DD> Chalups. One of the Juniors is a filling meal for one. One evening DD> I was feeling DD> "sporty" and ordered the full Chalupa - only to DD> to discover that it was exactly the same as the Junior version. DD> For U$3 more. RH> Now you know. (G) DD> Save the three bucks for something else. DD> This is a sorta/kinda copycat of that dish ... DD> Title: Loaded Beef Chalupas DD> Categories: Beef, Breads, Vegetables, Greens, Chilies DD> Yield: 4 servings RH> Looks good--and very filling. DD> And this was last night's supper for both me and Dennis. W/leftovers. I DD> got a deal on a 1 1/2 lb pork tenderloin at Humphrey's and had them DD> slice it 1/2" thick. When I got hoe I put the 1/2" chops onto a plate DD> and popped it into the free4zer until it was beginning to freeze. Then DD> cut the chops into 1/2" (ish) cubes without the meat squairming away DD> from the knife. Bv)= DD> The rest was easy and I used my casserole CrockPot (as noted) rather DD> than fire up the oven on a 97 degree day. Leftovers (this time) were DD> bundled into meal-sized servings and sucky-bagged to freeze. First DD> time I made it there were four for dinner .... and even though the DD> quantity DD> given by the recipe writer is 6 servings we licked the bowl clean. DD> Bv)= DD> Title: Pork & Green Chile Casserole DD> Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs, Cheese DD> Yield: 6 servings RH> That does look good. 'Twas/is. This is (and never will be) a part of a restaurant's Speedy Gonzales special. But it does look good. I've put it on my round-tuit list for feeding a family gathering. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Speedy Gonzales Spaghetti Categories: Beef, Vegetbles, Pasta, Cheese, Chilies Yield: 8 servings 4 tb A-P flour 1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef 1 md Onion; fine chopped 3 cl Garlic; minced 1 lg Egg; scrambled by fork in a - dish 45 oz (3 cans) tomato sauce 5 1/2 c Water Salt & pepper 5 tb Chilli spice mix 2 lb Spaghetti or linguine 1 lb Sharp Cheddar cheese; - shredded Put flour in a small dish and set aside. Place ground beef in a large bowl and add chopped onion, garlic and egg. Knead ingredients into meat with your hands, taking care to mix them well throughout the ground beef. Set aside. In a large pot, add tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of chilli spice. Heat and bring to a low simmer. With your hands, form medium-size meatballs with the ground beef. Drop into dish of flour and turn meatballs to coat lightly with the flour. Gently drop meatballs, one at a time, into the simmering sauce. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of chilli spice. Continue to simmer sauce and meatballs uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes. Sauce should be bubbling gently while meatballs cook. If preferred, more chilli spice may be added to taste. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to instructions on package. Drain and return to large pot. When spaghetti is cooked, use a pasta spoon to immediately place 1 to 2 cups of hot noodles into deep bowls. Drop 3 to 4 meatballs into bowls on top of spaghetti pasta. Place at least 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar on top of meatballs and pasta in each bowl. Ladle about 3/4 to 1 cup of sauce over the cheese, meatballs and pasta. Cheese will melt from the sauce's heat. If desired, add another big pinch of cheddar to the top of each dish and serve immediately with hot, crusty garlic bread. To store leftovers, combine pasta, sauce and meatballs together in one container. Store shredded cheese separately. Re-heat the spaghetti, meatballs and sauce in a pot, and sprinkle lots of shredded cheese over each hot serving. By: Cindy DeVore RECIPE FROM: https://www.justapinch.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Don't be afraid of a wild goose chase. That's what wild geese are for. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .