July 9, 2012

finally back to normal temperatures.....hopefully tonight we can sleep without the air conditioning on....

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ANIMAL fun at the farm.....

Ross saved a chipmunk that had fallen into our rain water trough off of the greenhouse....

poor little guy was drenched....



Pouncer kitty was hanging out on the roof of the Gym...now that it is not so hot....better view I guess

this cool butterfly was hanging out on the back porch all day...these were the best shots i could get of him...

it is called a Red-Spotted Purple Swallowtail

all blue/purple/black on the back side....

but on the underneath he was this red/orange color......very cool!!!!

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made a new recipe for dinner.....called Grandma's Pot Pie....



Grandma's Pot Pie: got it from a Taste of Home magazine.....changed it quite a bit....

2 lbs ground beef

1 1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp salt

brown the ground beef....drain......add the onion powder and salt....stir....then place in a 9 x 13 greased casserole dish

1 1/2 cup of cubed potatoes

1 cup peas

1 cup carrots

1 cup corn

place the potatoes and veggies on top of hamburger

1/3 cup butter

1/3 cup flour

16 oz beef broth

melt butter in a pan.....add the flour....stir in the beef broth....bring this to a boil until thick....pour this over the veggies and meat.

Pot Pie CRUST:
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk

add all the dry ingredients into a bowl.....use your pastry knife to blend in the shortening....add the milk a bit at time and stir together until the flour comes off the side of the bowl...form your dough and place on a floured work area.....roll it out a bit bigger than 13 x 9 and place right on top of the veggies......cut a bunch of slits on the top.....and brush with butter.  Heat your oven to 350 degrees for 55 minutes. I brushed it with butter again when it had about 5 minutes left.

it tasted wonderful....however...next time I think I will double the gravy portion of the recipe.....put half of it over the veggies/meat and save the rest to put over the top when it is served.

Pleasant Dreams!!!