home run

Tourtiere. Yum. Come to find out, it's a traditional meal that dates back to the Middle Ages. No wonder. It's delish. I had two bowls tonight. So, here's the recipe.

1 pound ground meat (I used beef)
tsp salt
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/8tsp ground red pepper
1/8tsp ground cloves (I didn't use this. It's way too expensive.)
1 potato, cubed
1c chopped onion
1/2c chopped carrot
1/2c chopped celery
3 cloves minced garlic
2tbsp flour
1 1/2c chicken broth
3tbsp chives (I used dried.)
refrigerated pie crust

Brown the meat with the salt, cinnamon, red pepper and cloves. Remove from the pan.

Saute the vegetables in the same pan for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook about a minute.

Return the meat to the pan with the vegetables. Add the flour and cook about a minute, stirring constantly.

Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil for about 2 minutes, until thickened.

Remove from heat, stir in chives and pour into a pie plate. Cover with the pie crust and bake 40 minutes at 400.

Also, my favorite cookie of the moment is this super-easy peanut butter cookie. They're actually way too easy...and way to tasty.

Mix 1c peanut butter with 1c sugar and 1 beaten egg. Spoon the little mounds onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 10-12 minutes. Wah-la.

You should know that though there are only two people in our family eating these meals, I always cook for at least four. First of all, you never know who might stop by for dinner. Second of all, Joey eats dinner for at least one and a half every night and takes leftovers for lunch every day.

The crock pot BBQ was heavenly as well. Just a pound of chicken breasts, 1c BBQ sauce, some sliced onion and a little extra brown sugar. Cooked it on low about 5 hours. Served it with cornbread and some vegetables. Scarffed it down.