Delicious Turkey Balls

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Just in case you wondering.......but that really has 

nothing to do with this recipe.

These little nuggets are whole 30-ish, paleo-ish, 

but mostly: allergen free, or what is also known as, 

won't poison me. Which I guess is important. 

& as always- they are Quick, Cheap & Easy! 

Because who has time for anything else???

I've recently fallen of the AIP wagon (autoimmune 

protocol diet), & literally spent all of yesterday 

exorcist spewing. So Yuck!

& then because I believe fortune cookies & words of 

wisdom are clearly a sign from G-d, my 

delicious GT'S Gingerade Kombucha spoke to me.

Friends, I love food. I really do, all of it. 

But like a toxic relationship, not all of it loves me.

I also really, really hate cooking in the traditional 

sense of the word.

Delicious Turkey Balls

1lb Ground Meat (that is safe for you)

Sm. Sweet Pot (ato) grated 

2 TBLSP Flour (that is safe for you)

1tsp oil + oil to grease pan

Tonight, I used ground turkey sausage, because 

that's what I had, & coconut flour, because that is 

what I had, & coconut oil, because guess what? 

that's what I had.

1lb of any meat would work, 2 scoops of any flour 

would work & whatever oil you have 

will be excellent choices. 

If you aren't using a safe sausage, then season to 

your taste- salt, pepper, garlic, onion, paprika, chili 

powder - use what you have that is safe 

& delicious for you!

To Do

Combine all ingredients in a bowl & smoosh- a very 

technical term for getting in there with your hand, 

to get everything good & incorporated. 

Lightly grease either a baking sheet, or your new 

Pampered Chef Mini Muffin tin.

Pat mixture into little patty nuggets, or

 fill muffin cups.

I ended up with 24.

Bake at 350 for approximately 45 min (utes)

but keep an eye on them as ovens vary. 

Enjoy! 

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Cowboy Casserole- Delicious under $5

So we all know that things are better Quick, Cheap & Easy!

& This, Cowboy Casserole, is just that.

I'm now feeding 2 growing boys, one of whom is taller than me (5'7"!) at the ripe old age of 12, it's like feeding an army........& we need enough leftovers for at least one lunch.

For Under $5 you say? Yes.

ALDI

Aldi is my secret for feeding a male heavy family of 5.

If your grocery budget does not run to the Gourmet-

If you want want quality, affordable food-

If you need to feed bottomless pits-

  

Aldi!!

This is warm, & filling 

& I find that it stimulates dinner table conversation

(Cowboys! Native Americans! Hardship! Gun Battles! Oh, my!)

Cowboy Casserole

56 oz canned baked beans, any flavor (2 big cans, or 4 small cans) 

1 box Jiffy corn bread mix

2 eggs

Honey

Spread undrained beans into a 11x13 casserole

Mix jiffy with eggs & good squeeze of honey. Add either the called for milk, or go dairy free & add same measure of water. Mix well.

Spread over beans.

Bake at 415 for about 45 minutes, or until corn bread is set.

That's it. Quick, Cheap & Easy!

ps- you can certainly make your own baked beans, & cornbread from scratch. Absolutely, & for possibly cheaper!

pps- I do not recommend going to any Grocery the weekend before thanksgiving without a big dose of patience & possibly a spiked coffee.  

Banana Breakfast Bundt

The Sun is shinning this morning, the birds are singing, & my windows are cracked!

It's the middle of February.

Nonetheless, it makes me feel just a little better about life, though I am curious to know when winter will actually happen & just how hot of a Mid-western summer we are going to have.

There is something about a sunny Sunday that makes you stop & slow down.

we spend so much of the week running hither & yon.......

Sunday morning, I try to put together a little something special, though it is rarely premeditated & often put together out of necessity, because these Children I live with demand to be feed on a semi-regular basis.

+ I had brown bananas.....

But a bundt? yes.

I shall now reference a movie, that if you have somehow missed, you should watch ASAP

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Those that have seen it should at the very least be smiling right now,

if you are rolling around on the floor, even better.....

The confusion continues when Maria displays a lovely potted geranium in the bundt.

Which in my mind is the only way to serve a cake with a hole in it.

Banana Breakfast Bundt

1 stick salted butter, softened (salted saves a step, you pick)

1/2 c sugar

4 sm, or 3 med, or 2 lrg bananas

2 eggs

1 c oatmeal, quick or old fashioned

3/4 c ground flax meal

3/4 c fiber powder

1 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

2 t vanilla

3 T cinnamon

3-5 c flour

enough water to make a tacky dough

ps- add nuts if you must.....

   

In a single bowl.......

Cream softened butter with sugar. add mashed bananas (squeeze through clean fingers...). Crack in eggs and mix. keep dumping & mixing........

Grease your bundt well. Spread dough evenly & add to oven. 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Oven can be preheated, or not.

*A note on all the added fiber- as we well know dietary fiber helps balance the sugars, & keeps our toilets flushing nicely. *

Holy Moses, life isn't always fair

We've all heard the quip about making plans & G-d laughing.

Sometimes no matter how you plan, & no matter how hard you try, life doesn't always go the way you want it to, & you don't always make it to the promised land.

Take for example, Moses. The poor guy goes through so much, works as the hand of G-d,

gets it together, getting the people out of Egypt.

I mean parting the water, & schlepping all these ungrateful, whiners all over kingdom come.

Getting right up to deliverance, &........nada.

Maybe he didn't always give his best effort.

Maybe he would rather have just stayed in bed.

Maybe he waffled more than we know about confronting pharaoh, I know I would have.

He was promised relief. A reward of a lifetime.

& it just didn't happen.

& that frustrates me to no end.

Life isn't always fair. Sometimes it just doesn't turn out like we wanted, despite our best efforts.

Sometimes, that's the lesson.

Waffle Sunday: Whisky is a breakfast food

Welcome to Waffle Sunday!

You know what they say? the only things certain in life are death, taxes & waffles on Sunday.

It's a fact Jack!

Whisky Fried Apples

4-5 medium baking apples, cored, & sliced thin

1 stick butter or margarine

2 shots whisky 

1/2-3/4 c white sugar, depending on taste

Toss into a pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft, & the caramel is bubbly, about 20-ish minutes, remove from heat.

Seriously, its that easy. 

Serve over your favorite waffles. 

Get fancy with a dash of pecans, a pinch of cinnamon, or not.

Eat responsibly. Don't waffle & drive.

Tres Amigos Enchiladas

Let's all take a minute to thank our lovely South-of-the-border friends, who were kind enough to bring us delicious foods, featuring melted cheese & spicy peppers.

..........................................................

When I was in college, I mostly survived on alcohol, of any kind, + black bean & corn salsa by the gallon, with tortilla chips,

 though drinking it would not have been below me......

Black beans & corn are magical together, the Romeo & Juliet of Mexico, but no one dies.

So, why Tres? 

It's the cheese. It's always the cheese. 

the Cheese had me at Hello.

These are seriously so yummy, they can be my amigos for life.

*Disclaimer* I am not a good cook, & most everything I make, sort of looks like a congealed pile of vomit,  this being no exception, but it is based around refried beans, cream cheese & corn......

There will be no tastefully staged photos, so use your imagination.

Also- the great thing about Taco Tuesday (or Thursday) foods, is that they offer a wide array of variations. Make your own tortillas, or use dried beans. Have fresh corn, use fresh corn. I don't know how to make cream cheese, but if you do, have at it. Like onions, or extra spicy,  go for it.

If, on the other hand you are a tired adult, needing to, once again feed the little people in your life, feel free to use frozen or shelf-stable stuff. Whatever.

Stuff 

2c refried beans

    2c corn                 

              2c black beans                 

       1 block cream cheese

     16 Corn Tortillas     

     4c Shredded Cheese

          5-ish c Enchilada sauce

Gently fold the first 4 ingredients together.

Line the bottom of your baking dish with a drizzle of Enchilada sauce.

Smear a wad of beans into a tortilla, fold, placing seam side down in dish. repeat, trying to get more into the tortilla than you do on your fingers.

When the dish is full & the bowl is, hopefully, empty, 

pour over the sauce, trying to spread it evenly.

I always put glass dishes into a cold oven, 

because lets face it, pre-heating is a myth & waste of energy, 

& a cold dish in a hot oven, in my experience, means I will be picking bits of glass from an exploded pan out of my food.

So, when your cold dish is in your cold oven, set it to 350, 

to bake, for about 35 minutes.

Turn the oven off (it's still hot enough),

& toss the cheese on, leaving it in the oven until melty.

This dish will feed the Army, with leftovers.

Quick, Cheap & Easy, just the way we like it! 

Slacker Mom's giuide to Passover 5776

 

 

Well, that time is upon us again....

They tried to kill us, it didn't work, so let's eat!

Just not bread.

Happy Passover, Folks.

 

Hopefully, on this first night of Passover, all your cleaning is done,

& nary a crumb of leavening can be found in your house,

& your family & friends are gathered for a

Martha Stewart Living approved Seder,

with flowing wine & delicious dishes fit for a centerfold lay-out.

 

Or, your family had the stomach flu this week, so though you didn't hunt crumbs with a feather & candle, your house is pretty clean.

I mean, I did wipe what could have been melted popsicle
 out of the fridge seal.

& we all know that is a catchall for weird stuff.

You might have also started a new, & really super great job & registered for summer school at University.

& you just do your best with what you've got.

 

Even if that means, realizing you can't find any of the dozen Haggadahs you own,

at the very L-A-S-T minute,
& feeling like you have absolutely lost your mind this time.

 

Crisis averted.

Like any typical slacker Mom, we tend to get our stuff together in the end.

& besides, it's Passover:

The original drinking game,

sent down by none other than

G-d, himself.

Cheers!

 

 

We, & by we, I mean myself & the Bestie,

the total of young families at our Temple,

wanted to make this first night something fun

for the younger crowd.

 

The 2nd night, will be at Temple,

& it's really fabulous,

it's also really hard to get the kids through.

One day they will appreciate it, but that day is not this week.

 

 

So, we had grape juice out of my late Grandmothers cut crystal juice glasses,

made interpretive seder plate sculptures

& watched Disney's Prince of Egypt.

 

 

There was also roast chicken, but I feel like, of everything,

that was a given.

 

 

I had this idea last year, for the kids to each have their own seder plate,

so they could mess with stuff.

It was discouraged.

& ta-dah, ready made seder, this year.

 whatev.

 

 

These lovey creations will be displayed for the 2nd night.

 

 

 

I haven't decided, if we will take TicTacs again, tomorrow, for the plagues.

But, I feel like probably, yes.

We really had a lot of fun with them last year,
& it was an easy way to give the kidlets something to look forward to, & tide them over.
A box of rainbow + a box of white, & they can eat each plague as we pass it in the Haggadah.

 

 

Quick & easy, friend, quick & easy.

 

When you believe

 

I have to say, after watching this movie Ten Bazillion times, the kids are starting to realize injustice in the world extends past them.

Which is what this all is about.

 

& wine.

Wine is important, too.