Gourmet Southern Style

½ pound Ground beef

½ pound Puddin

1 cup Wine, Sherry or Port

3 Apples, chopped

1 cup Raisins

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

½ teaspoon Cloves

½ teaspoon Allspice

¼ teaspoon Ginger



Brown ground beef in large pot and drain off fat. Add allingredients bring to a simmer and let simmer 30 minutes.

Prepare double pie crust and fill. Bake 400 F about 50-60 minutes, until crustis done to a golden brown. Can be made acouple of days ahead, refrigerate, and reheat to serve.… Continue

I hope you enjoy this as much as my family and I did. My wonderful neighbor across the street gave us this last week. She had put it into the freezer. I simply let it thaw and then baked accordingly. Even my picky eaters loved it. We also warmed the leftovers the next day and it was still wonderful! My neighbor also told me she lightens it up by using the "light version" of all things listed. i.e. Egg beaters=eggs, 1% milk, fat free 1/2 & 1/2... 1/2 applesauce (where calls for butter), etc..… Continue

Mike found some Texas toast the other day on sale at Giant. He brought 2 loaves home and I put one in the freezer. This morning I made French toast. I prefer to use Texas toast, as I can soak it good in the egg batter and it's almost like custard when you eat it. Thinner slice want to fall apart when you soak them too long. I watch Paula Dean the other week use French Bread and make a baked French. It sounded good and I might try it some time.
Here's the ingredients for my French Toast per slice… Continue

Happy Easter every one!
We go out to dinner a lot especially on Sunday, but I wasn’t really too keen on going out to dinner today as it is Easter and many places are crowded. I also wondered if our grandson would lose some precious naptime. There is a small diner style restaurant between 40 West and 40 alternate at the West Pointe Center, called Old Town Diner; we had been there about a month or so ago. The food is good and reasonably priced; the service is prompt, friendly and courteous. The la… Continue

I buy beef tenderloin when the price is reasonable. Right now it's around $8.99 per pound at Costco a little less at Sam's Club. I buy the whole tenderloin and cut it myself. I trim a lot of the fat off, but not all. You need a little fat to give it some moisture and flavor. The fat can be trimmed off after cooking. I don't through any part of it away. I get a large freezer ziploc and add to it each time I cook with beef. This is where I put all the fat I trim off the tenderloin and any other be… Continue

Last night for dinner I made a beer-batter catfish. This was my first experience with this particular dish, so I relied on a prepared mix. This one was Uncle Buck's from Bass Pro shop. It was delicious and my two daughters loved it. All it took was the mix and a bottle of beer; mix together. Dip serving size portions of catfish in batter and fry in 1 1/2 -2 inches of cooking oil.
Tonight's dinner is probably the leftover fish and a salad.
Although this was delicious, I would like to make my own.… Continue