On Dec 28, 7:23*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Chemo wrote:
> > On Dec 28, 3:27 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> Gary wrote:
> >>> As I probably mentioned, I made this about 3 weeks ago on a Sunday
> >>> morning, ate some for a late lunch, took a short nap and woke up
> >>> sick with the flu. Thankfully, I had lots of leftovers that I ate
> >>> each day while sick. Wed-Fri, I worked all day and came home, took
> >>> a long hot shower, ate some of this, then went right to bed again.
> >>> It was so nice to have this premade and not have to cook when I was
> >>> sick.
>
> >>> Well.... since I ate the last batch while sick, I decided to make
> >>> another when healthy so I made another on Christmas Eve. I have one
> >>> more meal to make to finish later today and I love it. I serve with
> >>> chunky applesauce (with a bit of brown sugar added) and a couple of
> >>> slices of fresh bread and butter.
>
> >>> Here's the recipe:
>
> >>> 1 1/2 lbs ground beast
> >>> 2 medium onions chopped
> >>> 1 TBS worchestershire sauce
>
> >>> Fry all this up and drain.
>
> >>> Put the meat into a deep dish casserole dish.
> >>> Add 2 cans of corn kernals and one can of green beans (all drained)
>
> >>> Combine 1 can each of Campbells Cream of Chicken and one of Cream of
> >>> Mushroom soup
> >>> Put this mix over the vegetables.
>
> >>> Top with a batch of homemade mashed potatoes.
>
> >>> Cook covered until bubbly, then take off the lid and add about 4
> >>> ounces of grated sharp cheddar cheese to melt.
>
> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >>> Note: I know some of you frown on using the soup mix for gravy but
> >>> it's very good. I'll be glad to hear how to make that from scratch,
> >>> otherwise, I'll stick to the soup mix.
>
> >>> Gary
>
> >> I don't put the worchestershire sauce in mine because I can't use
> >> it. Can't eat cream soups either. I would use beef gravy in mine. To
> >> make it, I would add some sweet rice flour to the meat after it is
> >> browned. Just enough to coat. You could use regular flour. I just
> >> happen to like the this stuff. I can buy it in a small quantity and
> >> it's cheap. Then slowly add some beef broth to the mix and stir it
> >> through. Keep doing this until it becomes the consistancy that you
> >> want. I would also add some parsley and pepper to this and most
> >> likely a little salt.
>
> >> I usually put peas in mine too. And I would add celery to the meat
> >> and onions as it cooked. I would also add carrots if my daughter
> >> weren't going to eat it. She hates cooked carrots.
>
> > What does your daughter eat...it sounds like she eats only what she
> > wants!
>
> Yep! *And that's pretty much how it was in my house when I was growing up.
> We all ate what we wanted. *So long as what we wanted wasn't junk food. *And
> the same goes for her. *Her favorite foods are cheese, black olives, canned
> green beans and raw baby carrots. *Probably the next favorite foods would be
> plain chicken, Mexican or white rice, mashed potatoes, and red bell peppers,
> cooked or raw. *Sadly the rice isn't on her diet. *She has to eat brown rice
> now and doesn't really like it. *No potatoes either. *She can eat sweet
> potatoes. *She also loves certain kinds of apples, raw or baked and
> unsweetened applesauce. *And many kinds of beans, including hummus. *Also
> likes popcorn.
>
> Since she grew up eating very little in the way of sugar or processed foods
> or even bread type products, she never developed a taste for them. *When
> given a roll in a restaurant recently, she didn't know what to do with it..
> And when I said I was going to make whole wheat biscuits, she didn't know
> what they were. *Because she was diagnosed with a wheat/gluten intolerance
> at age 6, she is unfamiliar with a lot of bready type foods. *The GF stuff
> just wasn't very good so she only ate it as a last resort. *I don't remember
> making much in the way of biscuits when she was young. *I did make dumplings
> quite a bit and she loved them but she doesn't remember. *She did like the
> whole wheat dumplings that I made recently. *I didn't care for them as much
> as I do the regular ones. *But since she doesn't remember the regular ones,
> they are fine for her.
>
> If I were to get one of those people who look in your refrigerator, they
> would probably give me a high grade. *There is bottled water, some meat,
> beans, cheese, fruit and veg. *Pickles and olives. *Lots of insulin. *Heh!
> But very few processed foods. *There is some no sugar fruit spread, mustard,
> mayo, ketchup and some salad dressing. *Also a package of tortillas.

She sounds like she'd be a real pain if she went to someone else's
house for dinner.