Tag: rice

Corn Bread Taco Bake

Budgets have been tight with the pandemic clearing and extra money vanishing. So our food budget has gotten tight. . . We have gotten creative.




Corn bread Taco Bake



I cook this in crock pot or slow cooker, but you can cook this in an oven.


Start making corn bread. . . let go for about an hour,
Then layer salsa (I use mild, but if you can handle the heat, you can get hotter.)


cook pound of beef on the stove (add taco seasoning or make up your own with paprika, black pepper, red chilli flakes, chilli powder, etc season to your liking)


I also make a rice mix (spanish, beef or other flavored)
Layer the rice and beef over the corn bread, then add cheese.


Within several hours, dinner is ready.


You can add corn, black olives, onions, peppers, tomatoes. I also put sour cream on my own bowl.

September meals

I’m sorry between writing issues and wifi issues and having to blog on a phone (computer issues), it was a bit hard to keep up with my cooking blog.

I did manage to take a few pictures of some interesting recipes we made.

Anyone can make these recipes with slow cooker, electric skillet and a microwave. (I have a very limited kitchen.)

I will post the pictures up.

One of my favorite meals in August was Orange Chicken with broccoli over white rice.

Comfort food: grilled cheese and tomato soup

I made grilled cheese and tomato soup the other day. It was always a comfort food and something I remember as a kid.

I love the many combinations with grilled cheese.

There are so many combination s

  • Munster
  • Honey mustard
  • Grilled chicken
  • Grilled onions

Or

  • Swiss or Mozzarella
  • Roast beef
  • Mushrooms

The combo we had

  • American cheese
  • Bread n butter pickles
  • Bacon

I added rice and bacon and golden fish crackers to my tomato soup.

Its just yummy comfort I had from my childhood.

Rice and what works

I love a good rice dish. . .

It can be in a pudding or in a bake.

You can make rice in an oven, stove, or microwave. There is long grain, short grain, and even in a bag, instant rice.

It is versatile: there are so many different things you can do with rice.

You can make in minutes and just add herbs and butter.

I love sushi: fish and sticky rice. . . yum.

You can add gravy or sauce to it.

Yesterday when I slow cooked the BBQ ribs that fell off the bone. I took the render fat and extra BBQ sauce and use it as part of the liquid to make the rice so it had the BBQ rib flavor. (It was so good.)

Turtle even add a ginger hot sauce to it.

You can even add rice into stews and soups.

You can add fruit and nuts with it.

The suggestions are limitless: go bold, or comfortable.

Note: I was use a fork to light stir the rice as I feel it makes it fluffier.