Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Roast Beef with the fixins

1 Roast any size preferd

2 whole carrots

2 or 3 potatos

1/3 cup of milk + 2/3 cup of water

flour


First wash the roast and pat dry with a paper towel. the place in a 9x13 pan . Add to this pan about 2 teaspoons worth of butter, margiran, etc. Then add in the carrots alredy washed and diced. then the potatos , washed pilled and diced. Then add a little water. Place in a preheated oven of about 400. Let this cook for about 45 min. When done remove from oven and drain the juices into a pan. The put the pan on the stovetop on about med. heat. the add about a hand full of flour. Stir in very good. and add a little of our milk/water mixer. bring to preferd thickness.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Fried hamburgeers on texas toast

serves 4

1 lbs. of Any burger meat

8 slices of texas toast

chili powder

condoment s of your choice

single cheese slices (if desired)



Pat up the meat into 4 well sized patties and place in hot skellet. Fry till done turn of the stovetop and add cheese. Remove the burgers once the cheese is melted.Toast the toast. prepare as needed.

I think this is a very simple , fast, and easy meal. I don't think there will be to big of a problem preparing it.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

#1 Classic Spaghetti (novice)

Ingredients:

1 lb. of any type Burger meat (Hamburger, Turkey Burger ,etc.)
2 12 oz. cans of diced tomatoes
2 cans of tomato paste
about a 50 cent piece of spaghetti noodles
oregano
ground sage
clove of garlic
chili powder

Get a deep sided pot pre-warmed on the stove for about 3-4 mins. on medium heat. Bring a good amount of water to a boil for the noodles. Watch the water when you and the noodles it might boil over. Then with you fingers pull the meat apart very well and place in the pot. Finely brown the burger meat in a deep sided pot. Once well browned drain the grease well. you do not want greasy sauce. When the water starts to boil add the noodles. Pour in both cans of diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Stur well. Reduce heat after a few minutes to med.-low. Add in fresh garlic, oregano, sage, and chili powder (for heat) to taste. Once the noodles are done drain them. Add in a side salad and some bread you got yourselves a nice family dinner.

This Recipe serves about 4 people and takes about 25-30 minutes.


When I made this I did not experience an real complications. I found this to be easy and so I choice it to be our first dish.

The Begining

Ingredients:
1 Curios teacher
A few Creative Ideas
18 Weeks
18 Recipes

Add all of this together and you have my blog. A journey formed in the mind of a 15 year old after inspired by his Journalist teacher. I myself come from an Italian family who loves to cook. I started to cook when I was 7. But I tell you it is never to late to learn how to cook.
In this blog we ( You and I) will cook recipes ranging in difficulty from novice to Martha Stewart style. Most of my recipes will be a little hot and spicy so I will try to Include alternatives that will not be so hot. I hope that you enjoy this journey as much as I will.