Cold Weather /Winter Dinners

Shepherds Pie, curried sausages, quiche and chips, lasagne, casseroles and nice hot soup with crusty rolls.

Tonight its Swiss Steak in the Crock Pot with mashed potatoes and corn. Yep very midwestern. Total recipe needs: 1 1/2 to 2 lb. piece of round steak tenderized, 28-32 ounces of tomato sauce, 1 cup flour, Coarse ground black pepper to taste, 1/4-1/3 cup dehydrated onion flakes or fresh equalivant, 1/2 to 1 cup brown sugar. (If using no salt added tomato sauce figure about 1/2 cup) Tonight I started with an almost 2lb piece of round steak tenderized and cut into serving portions. Dredge in flour seasoned with coarse ground pepper. Layer in crock pot as follows 8 oz no salt added tomato sauce. The first 2 pieces of meat. Top with about 8 oz of tomato sauce a little bit of the dredging flour, dehydrated onion flakes and a bit of brown sugar. Repeat layering ending with sauce, onion, and brown sugar. Cook on High for about 4 hours Low 6-8 hours.

Nothing like a hearty soup to warm you up in the winter. I make up a can of Cream of Mushroom soup and enjoy that. But if you want a good recipe, here´s a hearty one: Carmen´s Caper 1 package spagetti, cooked to al dente 1 small can tomato paste, 1 cup water or milk 1 can mushroom soup 1/2 lb. hamburger meat 1 onion, chopped 1 c. grated cheddar cheese Saute onion and meat in a frying pan until the meat is cooked through. Mix tomato paste, water and soup togetherIn a casserole dish, layer first 1/2 the spagetti, top with half the meat mixture. Pour half the soup over this and repeat the same layering technique. Top with the grated cheese and pop in the oven for about 30 minutes at 350º.