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Banh Mi Meatballs Recipe

July 22, 2019 by Lisa Pinney

This is our new favorite appetizer recipe!

A little bit of sweet, a little kick of spicy, beautiful aromatic herbs, wonderfully fresh lime juice…what’s not to love!

We also think they’d be delicious in a meatball sub or just a pretty presentation on skewers…you just can’t go wrong!

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Instant Pot 4 Minute Taco Pasta Recipe

March 20, 2019 by Lisa Pinney

If you love tacos, if your significant other loves tacos, if your kids love tacos…

Have I got a yummy little dish for you!

And one of the best parts…It’s made with pasta!!

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Chipotle BBQ Burgers Recipe

April 19, 2016 by Lisa Pinney

It’s that time of year y’all!

Fire up those grills and make these burgers ASAP!

The smokey chipotle peppers give the burgers such a unique flavor…

They’re our new favorites for 2016!

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Perfect Holiday Rib Roast Recipe

December 22, 2015 by Lisa Pinney

We had our family Christmas party and just like the last 3 years, Christopher and I have made a Rib Roast part of our tradition!

This roast cooked exactly this way always turns out perfect!

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Aunt Evelyn’s Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe

December 17, 2014 by Lisa Pinney

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When I was a little girl, one of my favorite places to visit was my Aunt Evelyn’s and Uncle OC’s home.

So many wonderful memories there!

This is one of my favorite dishes that she cooked –minus the bourbon, of course!–

Sorry, Aunt Evelyn, but it give the beans a deliciously sweet kick!

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The Man’s Meatloaf Recipe

September 27, 2014 by Lisa Pinney

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The sweet fella can cook, but in 6 years, I’ve never had his meatloaf…until this week!
It’s absolutely delicious! I’ve always loved my recipe, but I’m afraid his is going to replace it!

[ingredients]

[method]

The delicious ingredients…

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Throw the hamburger meat, chopped onions, chopped peppers, egg, oatmeal tomatoes and seasoning into a large bowl…

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Mix it all until it’s well combined…place in your baking pan…

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The topping ingredients…

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Mix the ingredients together…

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Place the topping on the meatloaf…

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It will look yummy like this!

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After baking on 375 degrees for 60 minutes…it will be most perfect!

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We enjoyed it with homemade mashed potatoes and gravy and those wonderful oven roasted green beans I posted yesterday!

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The Man’s Meatloaf Recipe

  • Author: Lisa Pinney

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 cup diced sweet peppers
  • 1 can diced tomatoes, do not drain
  • 1/4 cup oatmeal
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp Morton’s Natures Seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • The topping:
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 TBSP Mustard
  • 1 TBSP brown sugar

Instructions

Making the Meatloaf:

Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are incorporated.

Place in a loaf pan.

Add the topping:

Mix all ingredients and pour over the meatloaf.

Bake on 375 degrees for 1 hour.

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Oklahoma Fried Onion Burgers Recipe

June 27, 2014 by Lisa Pinney

 
The onion burger was invented  at the Hamburger Inn
in Ardmore, Oklahoma by a man named Ross Davis.
In the twenties, during the Depression,
onions were cheap and hamburger meat was expensive.
So Ross came up with this idea of adding onions to the burgers
and smashing them into the meat with the back of his spatula.
He called them Depression burgers and he’d smash
a half-onion’s worth of shreds into a five-cent burger.
The burger meat and onions cook together, infusing meat with onion and onion with meat, until the burger is cooked, the onions are caramelized and darkly crispy and the burger Gods are pleased.
Sounds amazing right?
I’m pretty sure we need to eat one immediately…trust me!

[ingredients]

[method]

Slice the onions very thin and sprinkle with 1 tsp salt…
You’ll place the onions in a colander and let drain for 30 minutes….
When you’re ready to cook the burgers, squeeze the onions
even more dry with paper towels…
   
  Melt the butter in your skillet…
I always add a bit of oil so that the butter won’t burn…
 
 
Divide the meat into 4 equal pieces…
 Divide the onions into 4 piles…
smoosh the hamburger meat into each onion pile…
Fry each burger over medium heat
until the onions are dark and caramelized…
You’ll turn them over and cook them well
on the other side until done…
When it is all said and done…it will look pretty amazing like this!
 
 And just for good measure….
slice up some real potatoes while you’re waiting
on those burgers to cook and fry until golden…
I love to sprinkle mine with the
Cavender’s Greek Seasoning…swoon!
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Oklahoma Fried Onion Burgers Recipe

  • Author: Lisa Pinney

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb Hamburger meat
  • 2 TBSP butter
  • 1 onion
  • cheese
  • buns
  • condiments of your choice

Instructions

Slice the onions very thin and sprinkle with 1 tsp salt

You’ll place the onions in a colander and let drain for 30 minutes.When you’re ready to cook the burgers, squeeze the onions even more dry with paper towels.

Melt the butter in your skillet. I always add a bit of oil so that the butter won’t burn.

Divide the meat into 4 equal pieces.

Divide the onions into 4 piles. Smoosh the hamburger meat into each onion pile.

Fry each burger over medium heat until the onions are dark and caramelized.

You’ll turn them over and cook them well on the other side until done.

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