Spaghetti Casserole

Good morning friends!

I promised this recipe a few days ago & I am here (finally) to share it!
We've made this recipe...well..countless times! We make it to share with friends because it's so easy & it's a crowd favourite.
It's also from the Guindon Family Cookbook.

*It's not baked in this picture.*

Here is what you need!

• 1 box of cooked spaghetti (454g)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 lb of lean ground beef
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 can of diced tomatoes with herbs
• 1 cup of grated cheese or more. We used more than a cup for sure ;)
• 1 can of mushroom soup

Step one:

To start you fry the onions, garlic and lean ground beef. Don't forget to drain the fat! 

Step two:

In a casserole dish add all of the cooked spaghetti.

Now add the cooked beef on top.

Now the can of tomatoes.

Now the can of mushroom soup.

Lastly the cheese! MMMMM.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour.

Enjoy!

I promise you will love this.

It's a fun twist to your normal spaghetti dinner!!

I hope you guys are all having a really great Saturday!

XO

-Britt

Bobotie {African dish}

Bobotie is a South Africa dish made with spiced ground beef, raisins and a special egg-based top. This was the first time I have ever eaten Bobotie! It for sure won't be my last. I can't wait to eat it tonight for leftovers!    With the beef and the raisins it has great flavour! I have never tasted anything like it. Sweet and delish. Feeling like cooking something different tonight, try this out! Also don't be intimidated by the curry, it's not spicy at all.
You need:

• 2 onions finely choped
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 kg ground beef
• 1/4 cup of milk + 3/4 milk
• 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 tbsps sugar
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tbsp tumeric
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 3 tbsp peach or mango chutney
• 4 bay leaves
• cooked rice to eat on the side
• 2 eggs

Step one:

Put the chopped onions in a pan with the oil. Fry on medium-high heat. Add the ground beef & cook until brown all the way through.

Step two:
Add 1/4 cup of milk, breadcrumbs, sugar, curry powder, salt, pepper, tumeric, lemon juice, raisins, & peach chutney to the ground beef.

Step three:
Place the beef mixture into a baking dish. Place 4 bay leaves on top. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes uncovered.

Step four:
While the beef is baking beat together 2 eggs & 3/4 cup of milk in a small bowl. Once the beef has been baked for 15 minutes, take it out & pour the egg/milk mixture on top of it. Bake for an additional 20 minutes.

Serve with white rice. Also add chutney, chopped apples, chopped pears, dried apricots, peaches, coconut & peanuts. I know it sounds different, but it tastes really good. It is always fun to try something new!

xoxo

Mexican chili beef salad

Like I said last week, be expecting to see a lot more salads on here! This is kind of a salad, more of a stir fry though. I ate mine over a bed of lettuce, and Dan ate his with rice. Whatever it is, it was really good. OH heck yes it was. Here is what you need to make this for yourself, right now:
-1 lb lean sirloin or top round steak
-2 cloves of garlic, crushed
-1 1/2 tsps chili powder
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 tsp ground coriander
-1 ripe avocado, peeled and chopped into chunks
-2 tbsps olive oil
-one can of red kidney beans, drained
-a container of cherry tomatoes, halved
-handful fresh cilantro, chopped

Step one:
-Slice your steak into strips.
-Place the garlic, salt, chili powder, and ground coriander in a bowl. Mix it up well and then add your steak. Make sure they are all coated nicely. :)

Step two:
-Heat the oil in a large pan and add the beef. Fry it up for about 5 minutes.

Step three:
-Add the kidney beans, tomatoes and avocado. Cook until they are all heated through.

Add in the fresh cilantro and it's all done. SO goooooooooood. I don't lie.

So before I am done blogging for the week I wanted to share about our home! As most of my friends and family know Dan and I live on a military base in Quebec. We have done our best to make the house homey..but it is just still so military looking. Basically everything is white. The walls, the light fixtures, the entire bathroom and kitchen are all WHITE! We know that we will be moving in a little over a year so we kept saying nah we won't paint. In a military house you have to paint everything back to white when you move. Well...I gave in and we decided to paint yesterday! Dan and I had so much fun painting together. It's so crazy...painting our first home together. We ordered pizza, laughed alot and made a great day of it. We painted until 10 last night! So here are a few pics of us painting.

 I hope everyone had a good day back to work today! I'm back to work at the end of the week and french school will start soon too. Back to reality :)
Happy Monday.
Xo

Taco Seasoning and Taco Dip

This taco seasoning is great! It comes from the Guindon Family Cookbook ( which is amazing! My mother and law put it together!) The seasoning is super easy to make!
Here is what you do!

In a small bowl mix together:
-1 Tbsp all purpose flour
-1 Tbsp cornstarch
-1 Tbsp dried onion flakes
-1 Tsp beef bouillon granules
-1 Tsp garlic salt
-1 Tsp ground cumin
-1 Tsp paprika
-1 Tsp chili powder
-1/2 Tsp onion salt
-1/4 Tsp Cayenne pepper
-1/4 Tsp granulated sugar

Mix it up!

STEP ONE: To make the taco meat you take 1 lb of ground beef and cook it in a skillet over medium high heat , and drain off the fat.

I love how retro our stove is! haha
STEP TWO:  Add the taco seasoning and 3/4 cup of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to meduim low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally. This recipe is equivalent to a 1.25 oz packet of taco seasoning.
( We use this recipe ALL THE TIME...It's great! We use it for tacos and all sorts of things! Today I am showing you guys how to use this recipe to make a taco dip)

STEP THREE: Mix 8oz of cream cheese softened and 8 oz of sour cream together. Put it in your dip dish as your first layer.

STEP FOUR: Add the delicious beef to your dip.

STEP FIVE: Add some veggies. Veggies of your choice. Green peppers, red peppers, lettuce etc.
STEP SIX: Add a layer of salsa.

STEP SEVEN: Add your grated cheese and TA DA yummy taco dip! Good for any party!

Do you guys have a favourite dip? Maybe its a family recipe or a party favourite! Let me know! I would love to try out some recipes this holiday season and I can share them on here! Feel free to send me the recipe on fb or on my email at britt_britt12@hotmail.com!

Thanks so much and happy eating!

xo