The Heart Of Texas

Here is a family recipe. It goes like this: Meat Loaf 3lbs lean ground meat 1 tablespoon black pepper 1.5 tablespoon onion powder 2 tablespoon fresh basil 2 tablespoon of minced garlic 3 tablespoons soy 2 whole eggs 3 slices of whole wheat bread crumbled 1 large Texas onion fine chop 4 stalks celery fine chop 1 large whole zucchini fine chop 1 cup of ketchup Thoroughly mix with hands in large bowl Take a 12” cast iron skillet or the like and rub down with olive oil Form your Meat Loaf to fit in skillet (see photo) Cover in aluminum foil so the seal does not lose any moisture (see photo) Cook in oven on bake at 325 for 45 minutes then drain and take off aluminum top Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned (see photo) Finish with a couple minutes on low broil (see photo) One of my favorite things is a fried meat loaf sandwich the next day…off the hook good ! Forks in the road – If I did not have kids I would add a whole chopped up habanero pepper. If hab...

A cornbread recipe from a lifetime East Texan – It is off the charts good! 1 ½ cup meal 1 cup flour 2 eggs 5 or 6 strips bacon 2 or 3 tablespoons baking powder Milk as needed (usually one or two cups) Jalapenos to taste Salt – about 1 tablespoon Sugar – about 1 tablespoon Cut bacon into 1” pieces and render in skillet – cook until crisp. In large mixing bowl put flour, meal & baking powder and stir dry until mixed well. Stir in the eggs. Remove bacon from the skillet and place in the mixing bowl along with jalapenos and mix in the milk until desired texture. Do not beat batter once in the bowl just fold in the ingredients until mixed. Pick up black iron skillet and swish the bacon grease around until it has completely covered the bottom and sides of black iron skillet. Pour out most of the grease. Pour the batter in the hot skillet and cook on the stove top until lightly browned on the bottom (just a couple minutes). Put the skillet in a pre-heated oven at 350 – 375 until b...

Here are some photos of a meal I prepared. These are Texas Tacos. Ingredients: Lean ground beef olive oil onion cumin paprika onion powder minced garlic black pepper sea salt beef stock fresh corn tortillas cheddar cheese guacamole sour cream