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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Macaroni and Chili Skillet

We are still eating a soft diet because of Hannah's braces.  I threw this together tonight.  It tasted almost like a goulash.  It was actually very good.  We ate it all which is always a good sign.  It reminded me of a home-made hamburger helper, quick and easy!
Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 red sweet pepper chopped
15 ounce can baked beans
8 ounce can tomato sauce
8 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup elbow macaroni (uncooked)
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup colby/jack cheese

Directions:

In a skillet saute onion and pepper until tender.  Add ground pork and cook until meat is brown.  Drain fat and add baked beans, tomato sauce, undrained diced tomatoes, macaroni, chili powder, and garlic.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.  Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until noodles are done, stir often.  Top with cheese.

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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