I make a lot of mexicanny (obviously that isn't a word) type casseroles or if you're from MN like me, hot dishes. One of my favs is a mexican lasagna recipe that's from Rachael Ray found here. I add my own touch to it by putting in salsa and a few more spices than what the recipe calls for. I also use whole wheat tortillas. It's delicious and my husband loves LOVES it.
But today we're going to talk about Tamale Pie. The original recipe can be found on this awesome blog for those looking for some crockpot or gluten-free crockpot recipes. Here are the changes I made: I used ground pork and a couple links of cooked chorizo that I removed from the casings and diced. I added about 1/4 tsp of cayenne to the cornbread topping and smoked paprika (probably about a tablespoon - love smoked paprika) and some cayenne and coriander to the filling - probably about 2 tsp of each.
Overall, the recipe was great! It took about 5-6 hours to cook so maybe not a great option if you're going to be gone all day unless your crockpot has a timer. Mine sort of has a timer, but it's gives the option for 4 or 6 hours on high or 8 or 10 hours on low. Pretty sure that was one messy sentence, hopefully it makes sense. You could use ground chicken, turkey or beef or go meatless on the filling and it would be wonderful either way. Maybe a little cilantro would brighten the filling up a little too. It's kind a blank canvas so add the flavors you like best.
Next time I think I'll add some green chilies to the cornbread topping and maybe some cheese or just pepper jack cheese would be good. Either way, it's a great easy recipe and I love that it's made from things you can have on hand in the pantry and freezer.
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Showing posts with label crockpot cooking. Show all posts
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Oh My, Oh My Dinner!
We are huge into Sandra Boynton board books right now and Oh my, Oh my Dinosaurs! is a fave. Anyhoo, I'm baaacckkk! It's been a while, but I've been busy figuring out how to do this momma/housewife gig. I must be really stupid or totally lame that I couldn't quite get my s*@$ together for almost 8 months, but all I can say is that Baby K didn't sleep through the night until 7 months so I was just dang tired. Now that I'm getting a good 7 hours sometimes more of sleep a night, I am finally back to functioning.
Either way, one of the toughest tasks I have is getting dinner on the table each night. Baby K is an early bedtime kind of girl. I'm talking bedtime starts at 6 and she's down by 6:30 or so then sleeps until 6:30am. We've tried to push it back gradually, but then she ends up getting less sleep and it seems like she's crabby all day. Girl needs her sleep just like her momma. It's nice to have consistency, but her bedtime just happens to be around the time when I would normally cook dinner. We don't like to eat at 8pm so it's been a challenge for me to get dinner on the table for my hubs and I. I love to cook and hate the stress of trying to cook something while keeping and eye on a baby that's all over the place. So, I decided to get my act together and start planning a menu for each week, then making a list for the grocery store. While wandering aimlessly through the aisles of the grocery store, trying to decide what to make for the week is sure fun, momma needed to find a new way of doing things. Since I never had a plan, I ended up buying whatever looked good and so we were always throwing away produce that didn't get used. I hate wasting money like that and it makes me feel guilty when I think about all the families that go without that would not waste like that. No matter what you have or how successful you are being wasteful is lame.
Because of the struggle with timing dinner and the waste, I've decided to try using my crockpot for more things than just roast. I've been scouring the Internet for great recipes and tweaking them to fit my family. So, I'm going to share them with you. Along with a few other tried and true recipes that I keep the ingredients for so that I have something to cook when I can't quite get my act together.
Stay tuned for my first crockpot recipe that's been mommjomma-ized. Oh and anyone else have this problem? Any tips or tricks you'd like to pass along?
Either way, one of the toughest tasks I have is getting dinner on the table each night. Baby K is an early bedtime kind of girl. I'm talking bedtime starts at 6 and she's down by 6:30 or so then sleeps until 6:30am. We've tried to push it back gradually, but then she ends up getting less sleep and it seems like she's crabby all day. Girl needs her sleep just like her momma. It's nice to have consistency, but her bedtime just happens to be around the time when I would normally cook dinner. We don't like to eat at 8pm so it's been a challenge for me to get dinner on the table for my hubs and I. I love to cook and hate the stress of trying to cook something while keeping and eye on a baby that's all over the place. So, I decided to get my act together and start planning a menu for each week, then making a list for the grocery store. While wandering aimlessly through the aisles of the grocery store, trying to decide what to make for the week is sure fun, momma needed to find a new way of doing things. Since I never had a plan, I ended up buying whatever looked good and so we were always throwing away produce that didn't get used. I hate wasting money like that and it makes me feel guilty when I think about all the families that go without that would not waste like that. No matter what you have or how successful you are being wasteful is lame.
Because of the struggle with timing dinner and the waste, I've decided to try using my crockpot for more things than just roast. I've been scouring the Internet for great recipes and tweaking them to fit my family. So, I'm going to share them with you. Along with a few other tried and true recipes that I keep the ingredients for so that I have something to cook when I can't quite get my act together.
Stay tuned for my first crockpot recipe that's been mommjomma-ized. Oh and anyone else have this problem? Any tips or tricks you'd like to pass along?
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