Saturday, June 16, 2007

Ok... so I need a little more practice...

In gravy making... Yeah I have a funny story to tell. I was making a glorious dinner of Salisbury steaks, with mashed potatoes, green beans, and peas.     I had all the steaks cooked, and veggies done.  So I was going to make the gravy for the steaks. OK, I actually do know how to make gravy cause I have done it before, but this time... I don’t know what happened. I had the juice from the steaks in the pan boiling, then took the cold water and cornstarch and mixed it up good. Then I poured the cornstarch mix in the pan, and stirred. And stirred and stirred and stirred... it wasn’t getting thick. So I made more cornstarch and water and mixed it in the pan. It was still not thickening. SO I made more cornstarch and water mix and put it in. OK... so I am stirring and stirring and am like “I don’t need anymore cornstarch, what is going on??” I am stirring and then I see this huge glob of something. I stir it and the find more and more. I am like, “oh great”, so it is really goopy, and I call The Mom to help me.     So she comes in and is like “what you are doing??” “I’m making gravy” “No you are making hamburger pudding.” “Oh hahaha... not funny.” So anyway after about 15min. Mom finally makes the pudding into gravy. We had plenty of gravy though. No one was lacking in that. Good thing we were having mashed potatoes with it.     So anyway, I am now charged with making gravy the next time we have it, til I do it right. But since I have already made gravy before I am not worried. So here is the recipes for this dinner: Salsibury Steaks: 1# Organic beef 1/2 Organic onion 2 cloves Organic garlic 2 tsp Organic beef broth 1 Organic egg 1/2 Organic oatmeal   Mix above ingredients well in a bowl. Make oval shaped patties and put in iron skillet on medium heat for about 10min.   Gravy: 2 tbs Corn STARCH per 1 cup of Water beef broth Mix well and do not let set. Bring broth to boiling and using a fork slowly stir in corn STARCH and water, mixing as you pour.  Keep stirring til it gets thick.   Green Beans: Frozen Green Beans 3 pieces of Turkey bacon 1/2 onion   Put all ingredients in iron skillet with a 1/2 inch of water and cook. Add Bragg's Amino Acids for flavor.     Mashed Potatoes: 14 potatoes for 9 people is what we use 1 stick of unsalted butter Organic onion and garlic mix Ranch dressing optional Organic Milk   Cook potatoes and drain. Put in mixer and add milk. Soften and add butter and onion/garlic mix. Mix well and add ranch and salt for flavor.   There is an easy meal for your family. It is filling and tasty. Enjoy!!   Love,        !!  !! ©AmandaDixon2007

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