Butternut Squash and Apple Side

If you're like me, you can never find a side dish. Growing up a plate was meat, starch, veggie. I get tired of peas, broccoli, and corn. This is sweet and a lil bit tangy.

What you need:

1 lb. butternut squash, cubed
1 to 2 apples, cubed
1 red onion, diced
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
½ tsp. ground cinnamon

3 tbls. butter
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat your oven to 400 F.  Place the cubed squash, apple, onion, and ghee in a baking dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.

Maple and Garlic Caramelized Onions Over Steak

So last night Joe is cooking steak. Which he is great at! And I'm like oh hey how about some onions for that? I can't just stop at sauteed though..... so I gave it some um-pf!

What you need:

1 large onion, halved and sliced thin

2 Tbl garlic

2 Tbl butter

1/4 -1/2 cup real maple syrup

Melt the butter in the pan, throw in the onions and garlic and drizzle with the maple syrup. Cook on low until the onions are tender and the syrup has caramelized. About 15 minutes. Serve over your favorite cut of steak! Or throw on a burger! Anyway you serve them will bring a sweet and tangy flavor to any cut of meat you choose to pair with them.

Quick Chicken Parm

This was one of those whats in the cupboard nights! 

It tasted pretty good for a quick throw together!

What you need:

6 chicken breasts, tenderized and flattened

1 26 oz jar diced tomatoes

1 jar vodka sauce

1 cup Parmesan cheese

Thyme

Garlic

Oregano

Parsley 

Basil

Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with about half the jar of vodka sauce. Place the chicken in and cover with diced tomatoes, the rest of the vodka sauce and all the spices. top with Parmesan cheese and place in the oven at 350 until chicken is cooked through. Serve with spaghetti and bread. 

Canned Venison with Mushrooms and Onions

In light of hunting season and the fact that we just love this stuff, here is a great quickie recipe!

What you need:

2 jars of canned venison (if you don't know how to can venison I'll be posting a recipe for that eventually!)

pint of mushrooms, cut up

1 large onion, chopped

3 tbls chopped garlic

In a large saute pan, add onions and garlic with a little  butter until soft. Add in the mushrooms and venison and cook until hot. If there isn't enough natural juices use water or beef broth to moisten. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over egg noodles, biscuits or your favorite bread! 

Oops! Sweet Potato Chili!

This was my oops! I was trying to make a harvest dinner crock pot meal. While writing my grocery list I wrote chuck instead of chuck roast. I picked up stew meat chuck. I got home said whatever, I'm making it anyway. Needless to say my sweet potatoes ended up mush. Long story short I didn't want to waste a whole crock full of food so I froze it until I could think of something.

What you need:

oops harvest dinner(basically bite size pieces of chuck(1lb), cooked, over cooked sweet potatoes(4), chopped onion(1) and various spices, rosemary, basil, oregano, garlic)

3 Sweet potatoes, cut

1 lb ground beef

1 cans kidney beans

1 can black beans

1 jar chili sauce

3 cloves minced garlic

2 Tbls chili powder

1 tsp red pepper

1 cup water

salt 

pepper

Avocado for garnish

So I dumped my harvest dinner in a large pot. You will need to cook and puree about 3 sweet potatoes. 

In a large soup pot  brown the chuck and the hamburger until done, mix the onions and seasonings in with the meat so it cooks into it. Add mashed sweet potatoes, beans, chili sauce and water if needed. Also add your 3 cut sweet potatoes. Cook and simmer until potatoes are fork tender. Serve hot and add sliced avocado for garnish.

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

The ultimate southern comfort food! I love this stuff. My kids love it. My youngest son likes to eat it by the spoonful!

What you need:

16oz ground sausage

1/4 c flour

2 c milk

salt and pepper

Thoroughly brown your sausage in a large skillet. When cooked through add flour and stir till coated. Stir in milk and cook on medium heat until thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve over your favorite biscuits.

Or my favorite. Pour over fresh cut fries!