Blueberry and Cherry Crumble

My husband and daughter made the humming sound as they ate this. Do you know what I mean? When you take every bit you uncontrollably make the mmmh sound. It is one of my fav. things to hear.
I served it straight from the oven with a big dollop of homemade whip cream. YUMMY.
I rant about fresh produce from the farmers market and this dessert and dinner is all fresh fruit and veggies from there. I love the farmers market. AND I REALLY LOVE HOMEMADE CHERRY AND BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE!!!!!!!

Yes! I am crazy! I pitted about 200 cherries and my fingers are still discolored. It was worth it.....But I am not sure if I will try to pit all the fresh cherries again.

I added 1/2cp of sugar to the already cut cherries and I would continually toss with each batch of freshly cut cherries.

Cherry and Blueberry Crumble

3cps. cherries

1 cps. blueberries

3 heaping TB of flour

1 1/4 cp sugar(If you already added 1/2 cp to the cut cherries add that to this amount of sugar)

1. Toss all of the above together and put in the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.

THE CRUMBLE

1 1/2 cp. flour

1 1/2 cp. oatmeal

1cp. brown sugar

1/2 cp. sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 stick of cold butter

3/4 cp. of shortening

2. I threw all of this in the food processor and processed until about dime sized. I then put it right on top of the cherries. This makes a lot of crunch, but I love lots of crunch

Bake on 375 for about 40 minutes.

While it is cooking....whip up some homemade whip cream.

1 cp. of heavy cream

1/4 cp of sugar

Beat until it is thick....MAKE SURE you do not over beat it. It will turn into butter.

YUMMY....ENJOY

Beef Tamales:

The Beef Tamale!

THE BEEF MIXTURE

2lb sirloin cut in cubes

1 Red onion,diced

3 garlic cloves, diced

1 jalapeno, seeds and ribs removed, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

2 tsp. hot chilli powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 1/2 cp water

couple of dashes of hot sauce

1. Brown the onions. 5 minutes. Add the garlic. 2 min. Add the peppers. 2min. Add the meat and peppers, salt, water and hot sauce. Cook in the oven on 350 for 2-2 1/2 hrs. (when it easily shreds)

2. During this time soak the corn husks. Soak them as along as possible.
The Masa

3 cps. of corn meal

1tb butter, melted

2 tsp. veg oil

1 cp. of the beef broth from the shredded beef (strain beef from the broth..Use that broth)

1 cp. of water

couple dashes of hot sauce

salt and pepper

Mix all together until it forms a wet dough.

Press the dough into the corn husks into a rectangle form. Roll by meeting the masa, so the beef is completely surrounded by the the masa. It is easier then you think. Then tuck both ends and set into a steamer. Roll the Rest and then steam for about 15- 20 min. It depends on how your steamer works. I took one of the tamales out and tried the tamale.

This turned out really wonderful. I served this with rice and my homemade salsa. (Below) When I researched tamales a few months ago when I first made tamales it is favored with breakfast. Which I also served tamales with fried eggs and hot sauce. (Which is my fav. SO YUMMY)

I hope everyone enjoys this. Do not be afraid by the steps. It is easier then you think and so worth it.

Spaghetti Pie with Carmalized Onions and Meatballs

My husband and kiddos love meatballs and pasta. I make it at least twice a month. I wanted to make something different. So I decided to make a meatball pasta pie. This is really good but a little time consuming. IT IS SO WORTH IT!!!

Spaghetti Pie

1lb pasta

1 Recipe of my meatballs (Find below)

2 eggs

1/3 cp. parm. cheese

salt and pepper

1. Bowl the pasta al dente. While cooling mix the eggs, parm, salt and pepper. When cool add to the pasta and press into a 9 in. Spring pan. Form like a nest.

1 1/2 cp. Ricotta

1/2 cp parm. cheese

1 egg

salt and pepper.

2. Mix this together and add to the top of the pasta.

2 TB butter

2 Red onions, sliced thin.

3. Caramelize onions and put on top of the ricotta mixture. Bake for 15 minutes

1 Recipe of my Tomato Sauce (Below)

3 cps. Mozzarella Cheese

4. When done. Add 1 cp. sauce and then 1 1/2 cp. mozzarella. Add Meatballs and 1 1/2 cp. sauce top with rest of cheese. Bake for 30-45 minutes until bubbly.

I made a panini with the leftover. I put the meatball sauce and a little of the pasta. I topped it with fresh basil and then pressed it in my sandwich press.

Reuben BREAD!

Yummy. That is the only word I could say. YUMMY. This is a recipe I found on one of my fav blogs ever. Thekneadforbread.com It is the best site. I am a bread lover and anytime I want a bread recipe to adapt from I start there. As soon as I saw this I had to make it. Considering I had a brisket in the fridge. I cooked my brisket slowly instead of using deli corned beef. I favor it. Then I chip the brisket on my slicer on my food processor. Anyway, try it and love it. Enjoy.

The bread:

3 1/2 cp. bread flour

1 cp. Rye flour

1 cp. Wheat Flour

1 TB Honey

2 TB olive oil

2 1/2 cps hot water

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. yeast

1. Add the hot water, honey, oil and salt together. Whisk. Add the Rye and Wheat flour. Add yeast. Let sit 10 min.

2. Add the bread flour 1/2 cp. at a time. Knead until a little sticky but elastic. Put in a greased bowl. Toss to coat in oil. Let rise. 1 to 2 hours. Double in size.

When the bread is done rising. Punch down and roll out until it is about 15x14.

Then LET FILL IT.

1/2 cp thousand Island

1 3lb brisket (I roasted on 250 for about 5-6 hrs until it shredded. I added 1 beer and the seasoning packet. You can always use 1lb deli corned beef)

1/2 lb swiss cheese

1 1/2 cp. sauerkraut

3. Fill it in this order. Add the thousand island, the corned beef, cheese, kraut. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE TWO INCHES AROUND THE PERIMETER.

4. Cut 1 in. slice around each side (Not the bottom) Fold the bottom up and then the sides. Try to connect the two side.

1 egg white

1/2 tsp. caraway seeds

(Mix these two well)

5. Brush the egg white and caraway around the bread. Salt and Pepper. Let rest 30 min.

6. Bake on 375 for 45 minutes. Let rest 10 min. EAT....Serve with extra dressing....YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY....haha.

The fam.

My sleeping beauty after a long day at the beach.

My Bailey Leland, 1

She is my little red head...(If you are wondering where Bailey got her red hair: It is on both sides of the family. RECESSIVE GENES.) I love love love her red hair.

My handsome husband Geoff and I.

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My very funny Alexandra. She is a riot.

Alexandra being a silly goober again. These two are best friends and absolutely adore each other. I love it!!!

Alexandra being silly once again.

I want my amazing followers to meet my family. I am happily married with two little girls. My oldest, Alexandra is four and Bailey Leland is one. I love being a mom. I have the luxury to stay home and be there for my girls every minute of the day. I love that. I have them in the kitchen with me a lot. My four yr old is in the kitchen more. She helps me bake. (Bailey likes to lick the beaters and that is about it. She is my little piggy)

This is a funny story. I had Alexandra helping me make pie crust and I told her to beat one egg with 1/2 cp. water. Alex said..."Am I making egg wash?"

What four yr. old knows what egg wash is?

I just found this to be so funny.

When she is in the kitchen with me I explain what I am doing, but I never thought she was paying attention. Obviously she does...

Anyway, I wanted everyone to meet my beautiful daughters and amazing husband.
Have a great memorial day with your family. I know I will.......

My First Blog Award

Thank you so much to Heavenly Housewife (http://www.donutstodelirium.com/). This makes me ambitious to continue to strive for original and creative dishes to share. From what I understand I send this to ten people who I believe deserves this award. The ten blogs are the ten blogs who got me started. I had the passion to cook, but I did not start blogging until I found foodbuzz.com There was a few blogs that I looked at on a regular basis that gave me the courage to begin my own. This is my thank you.



http://mamanandgourmand.blogspot.com/

http://www.picky-palate.com/

http://thehungryhousewife.blogspot.com/

http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/

http://www.andbabymakes4.com/

http://www.jasonsbbqadventures.com/

http://unicornbutterflies.blogspot.com/

http://tanglednoodle.blogspot.com/

http://5starfoodie.com/

http://www.recessionipes.com/

Thank you so much everyone for such amazing and successful blogs. I love you all!!!!

Philly Cheese Steak Egg Roll with Cucumber Salad

This meal is a little unique, but is sooo amazing. I made Philly Cheese Steak EGG ROLLS!!!! Yes, I said Egg rolls and they turned out unforgettable. Now, I am going to try Cuban Egg Rolls (Ham, Swiss, Pork, Pickles and dip in mustard), Reuben (Swiss, Sauerkraut, Corned Beef and dip in thousand island). The ideas do not stop. I made about 24 and froze the rest. I figured if my husband wants a snack we could bake them. Since the Egg Rolls are a little heavy I paired it with a healthy crunchy cucumber salad. This meal was so good. Try it and ENJOY!!!! CUCUMBER SALAD

2 Large Cucumbers, sliced really thin

1/2 onion, sliced really thin

1/2 cp water

1/2 cp distilled white vinegar

1/2 cp sugar

salt and pepper

(Add a little mint or dill if you would like)

1. Just combine all the ingredients. The longer this sets the better it tastes. It tastes awesome the next day.

Philly Cheese Steak Egg Rolls

1 tub of Crisco (Heated on Med-High heat)

1 3lb London Broil
2 TB Steak Seasoning
1 Lg white onion, slice very thin
1 Red Bell Pepper, Sliced thin
1 Pablano, sliced very thin
1 Green Pepper, Sliced very thin
1 8oz. Pepper Jack Cheese, Shredded
1 package of Egg Roll Wrappers

Egg wash:
2 Eggs
2 TB Milk



1. Grill London Broil with 1 TB of seasoning on both side for about 3-4 min each side. You want this Med. Rare. When it is done let it set for 15 min.
2. During the time for the steak to grill saute the onions, peppers and 1 TB of the steak seasoning until slightly soft. Pull from the burner and add the cheese. Toss.
3. Slice the meat really thin...Almost chipped. (I used my food processor. The slicing plate.) Toss the meat into the pan with the pepper, onions and cheese.
4. Using each wrap add a little of the steak filling then fold the bottom (use a little egg wash) and fold each side (add a little egg wash) and then roll the top. It also shows you how to roll on the back of the package.
5. Drop in the hot grease and cook until brown. Repeat.