Chili pie

Chili Pie

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion chopped or 1 tbsp onion powder

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can kidney beans

1 can corn

1 tbsp chili powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cumin

1 cup cornmeal

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup shredded cheese (optional)

Cook meat and spices on medium heat.  Add the tomatoes, kidney beans, corn and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle corn meal on top.  

Mix eggs and milk together then pour over top.  

Sprinkle with cheese if you would like.  

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. 

Smoked chicken

Smoked Chicken

This chicken will take you 5 hours to make from when you turn on your smoker until it is done. 

Preheat your smoker to 225 F

Rub the chicken in olive oil on top of the skin and under the skin.

Rub this homemade rub on your chicken:

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp coarse salt

2 tsp paprika

2 tsp pepper

2 tsp onion powder

3 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Smoke for 3 hours at 225 F in a roasting pan with 400 ml of chicken broth in the bottom.  

Every 45 minutes I added more wood chips and basted the chicken.  

Gooey brownies

Gooey brownies

Mix together:

1/2 cup melted butter

1/4 cup cocoa

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

Pour into a greased 8 by 8 pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. 

My family’s favorite pancakes

My family’s favorite pancakes

Mix together:

3 cups flour

7 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

2 eggs

1/8 cup melted butter

3 1/3 cups milk

1 tsp vanilla

Meat loaf and potatoes

Instant Pot Meat Loaf & Potatoes

Meat loaf:

Mix:

1 lb ground beef

1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove crushed garlic

2 tsp onion powder or 1/4 cup chopped onion

2 tsp worchestershire sauce

2 tsp Montréal chicken seasoning or seasoning of choice

1/3 cup milk

1 egg

1 slice bread torn into small pieces

Mix and form into a ball.  Place in a tin foil boat. 

Mix sauce and pour on top of the meat loaf. 

Sauce:

1/2 cup ketchup

1 tbsp mustard

1/4 cup brown sugar

Cut 6-8 potatoes into bite sized pieces and put in the bottom of the instant pot.  Add 2 cups beef broth.  

Place meat loaf boat on top of the potatoes on the instant pot stand (if you have one). 

Push pressure cook and cook for 25 minutes.  Remember your instant pot will take about 20 minutes to get to the proper pressure. When it is done hit quick release to let out the steam.  

Strawberry jam

Homemade Strawberry Jam

9 cups strawberries diced

2 pkgs certo (gelatin)

14 cups sugar or sweetener

Bring strawberries and certo to a boil on high heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Once boiling add the sugar or sweetener and bring to a boil again.  Boil for 1 minute then pull off the heat.   Stir for 5 min and remove foam from the top.  

Put jam into warm canning jars.  

I warm mine in the oven set to 200

Put lids for the cans in a small pot on a simmer.  

Once the jam is in the jars put the warm lids on.  You do not need to process this jam in a canner on a rolling boil but I like to process it for 15 minutes.  Let the jars sit on the counter to seal for 24 hours.  

Tumeric rice

Tumeric rice

1 1/2 cups basmati rice

3 cups water

1/2 tsp tumeric

1/2 tsp salt

Soak in pot 30 minutes before turning the burner to high.  Cook on high stirring frequently until it boils then cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.  

This rice is so, so good with curry.

Kukupaka-Chicken in coconut sauce

Kukupaka Chicken in coconut sauce

In the crockpot place the following ingredients on low for 6 hours:

2 chicken breasts or 6 chicken thighs

6 tbsp finely chopped red onion or 2 tbsp onion powder

2 tsp garlic powder or 2 crushed cloves

2 tsp ground ginger

3 dried red chili’s 

1 medium tomato chopped or 1/2 cup diced canned tomato

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp coriander

1/2 tsp tumeric

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup coconut milk

This is amazing on tumeric rice.