Skillet Beef & Peanut Butter Cookies

Hi Y’all,

Hope ya’ll had a good spring break!! Mine was awesome, I was not ready for it to end, and I’m not very happy about starting back to school…again, but with school comes busy days and quick lunches!

Mom and I fixed Skillet Tomatoe Beef Pasta, she found it in a magazine, I’m not sure what one, but it was really good, then I made some peanut butter cookies!

Skillet Tomato Beef Pasta

6 oz. uncooked pasta (such as penne, spirals, macaroni or shells)
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can (14.5 oz.) French style green beans, drained (cut green beans may be substituted)
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. basil
salt and pepper to taste
cheese, (cheddar, mozeralla or your choice)

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain well.

2. Brown beef and onion in large skillet while pasta is cooking; drain.

3. Season beef with oregano, garlic salt, basil, salt and pepper.

4. Add beans and tomatoes; mix well. Add pasta and heat through.

Put just enough grated cheese to cover the top. (optional) Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.

Serve with salad, asparagus and garlic toast.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 egg
1 cup peanut butter (creamy)
1 cup white sugar
Heat oven to 350.

In bowl, put all ingredients together mix well, if it is to moist add more sugar, roll in 1 in. balls, leave 1 inch on all sides because they will spread, and place on ungreased cookie sheet, lightly press down with fork.

Cook at 350 for 10 min. they will be very soft when you get them out but DON’T TOUCH them just leave them out at room tempature for about 10 min. or until firm.

ENJOY 🙂

Anna-Lisa showed us how to make these, and she has posted them before, but I thought I would, just for good measure!!

Lydia and I were just talking about trying them with brown sugar….we’ll have to do that sometime, if you do tell us what you think 🙂

These cookies are so Amazing!! And since they are wheat free my whole family can eat them. Sorry I don’t have any pictures…they disappeared so fast I didn’t have time to get the camera! 🙂 Ha, ha! (My mom and brother are allergic to wheat.)

P.S. These cookies are great dunked in hot coffee for a quick breakfast!! I’ve actually done that before. 🙂 But don’t tell my Mom!!

~Amanda Grace

Cost:
6 oz. uncooked pasta  = $2.18
1 lb. ground beef – $3.34 lb
1 onion= $0.78
1 can French style green beans =$0.50
1 can  diced tomatoes =$0.62
cheese = $1.75
Total =  $9.17/3 = $3.o6 a serving

Dad’s Treat

Wow! What a week! I have to say this was the best spring break, and since I’m pretty sure I’m never going back to school, my last spring break was the best I have ever had!

Last week, my dad treated my mom, sisters and grandmother and I to a three day shopping trip Colorado! Talk about fun!!! It was his idea, so he and my brothers held down the fort, while we literally shopped ’till we dropped in Castle Rock and Colorado Springs! We also got to stay at The Broadmoor and have a morning at the spa too! I truly am just a lucky girl, y’all!

Speaking of y’all – I always forget, but my Texas/Southern accent so stands out in Colorado. Nearly everyone I spoke too would either would stop and give me an inquisitive look, or ask me where I’m from. My sisters thought it was pretty funny to say the least. 🙂

Anyway, we came back Thursday night and my dad just added to the love with a scrumptious, outta this world steak that was hot and ready when we walked in! I’m just so glad I have a dad that cooks! yumm, yumm, yumm!!

So, here’s dad’s treat to us, after treating us like royalty for the week!

Ribeye Steaks
Wilted Spinach Salad
Garlic Baked Potatoes
Homemade Bread (he bought it from a benefit bake sale.)

Since this meal was homeraised steak I’m not doing the cost – however, I just wanted to share with y’all the meal!

Ribeye’s
Thaw or buy as many steaks as you need to feed your guests/family. Place thawed steaks on a hot grill. (my dad uses a Traeger Grill and it is the best in my family’s opinion!)

Before turning steaks, sprinkle with Montreal Steak Seasoning, flip and cook to desired consistency. Remember 160 degrees is medium (my mom and I’s personal preference, the rest of the them like it medium-rare)

Wilted Spinach Salad Dressing
1/2 c. Italian dressing
1/4 c. Catalina dressing
2 T. vinegar
1 can. mandarin oranges
1 tsp. sugar
salt and pepper to taste

In saucepan, add all ingredients – DRAINING the mandarin orange juice into the saucepan and adding the oranges to the bowl of fresh spinach. Simmer all ingredients until thickens, and pour hot over spinach, mandarin oranges and sliced almonds. Toss and serve warm.

Garlic Baked Potatoes
Irish potatoes
cooking spray
garlic salt

wash each potato, spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with garlic salt. Cook until done in the oven at 350 degrees. (these are wonderful!!! Serve with simply butter for heavenly spuds!)

I know this is a different post that usual – but wanted to share what a lucky girl I am! I also am striving to get back into the swing of life after spring break, because Colorado was just the beginning of the awesome week – on the same night as this supper…

My brother RA proposed to his girlfriend, who also happens to be one of my favorite people in the world, Kristen Odom…and she said YES!

So this summer, I’m getting a new sister! My entire family is ecstatic, and it is making trying to concentrate on school very challenging! I’d much rather be helping Kristen plan the wedding!!!

I’d love to hear what y’all did for spring break – and what beef your dad’s cook for y’all!

I simply love comments – so have a great week and I look forward to hearing from you!

Amy

Pint Size Chicken-Fried Beef Burgers

Wow! What a busy week! With the nice weather we’ve been having, we try to ride as much as we can. We had our first Texas Jr. High rodeo this past weekend, the first of the season. All in all, it went pretty well. We both compete in 6 events. We team rope together, Amanda heads and I (Lydia) heels. Then we run barrels, poles, tie goats, breakaway and ribbon rope. I’ve been competing since I was 5 years old, and Amanda since she was 3.

Between the two of us, we haul 6 horses to every rodeo, and last weekend we had two performances in one day. So we saddled and unsaddled 24 times over the course of Saturday. Dad had a meeting near Dallas, and had to miss last weeks, but Mom, Myles (16) and Ike (5) were there to help us and cheer us one. And RA, (my brother) who lives on our other ranch and his girlfriend Kristen got to come too!

Amanda and Mom were brainstorming on what to cook last week. Mom had ground beef thawed & some wonderful frozen rolls out to cook…Amanda thought of frying the beef patties & “wah-lah”, Pint Size Chicken-Fried Beef Burgers were born!!

Well, we tried it and it was REALLY good!! We loved it! Hope you will as well!! 🙂

Pint Size Chicken-Fried Beef Burgers
1lb. ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Montreal Steak Seasoning
Flour
Lettuce
Tomato
Onion
Mustard, Mayonaise,Ketchup
Frozen rolls from your freezer section

Start by cooking rolls. Homemade would be great! We used “White Texas Rolls”, instead of hamburger buns. It turned out really good, they were in the freezer section at the grocery store. If you can not find them, any rolls will work. Just read directions on back. These are hot roll size, so this will make an extra small burger.

Make patties: we made them smaller than regular burgers, the size of a pint jar lid. Beat eggs and milk together and dip patties, then dip them in flour, & repeat. ( You can dip them once but we thought they were better double dipped.)

 

Put in fryer, we use a “Cool Daddy”, and let cook about 7 or 8 minutes or until golden brown. Season with Montreal Steak Seasoning.

Cut up vegetables and just make a burger.

This was easy and really fun, maybe not as healthy as Amy would do it, but you need something fried every once in a while!! 😀

Serve with fresh fruit, vegetables, chips or whatever. ENJOY!!
~Lydia and Amanda

ground beef – $3.29
eggs – $o.17
milk – $0.20
veggies $1.75
Frozen rolls $2.49
Total:  $7.70/8 = $0.96