Hi Linda,

Yours sound a whole lot more to my liking. All of the Recipes that I could find were a little too Tex-Mex for my tastes. Now, don't get me wrong, I love the Hot Stuff, the hotter the better sometimes, however my Family simply won't eat the real hot dishes, so I end up eating way too much.

One of my Friends runs a little Mexican place called 'El Hot Spot', and he has some Habanero Peppers that he makes me sign a waiver before he'll sell them to me. Now That's Hot!!!

Have A Terrific Night My Friend,

Phil

Hi Linda & Everyone,

Yes, Linda, I love that Hot Spicy Fod as well, and of course it's actually beneficial for my various Circulaton difficulties. Howevr, I am also aware that most people don't care for Food quite that Spicy, so I tend to fix more normal dishes.

Since we're coming up on St. Patty's Day, see Forum here, here's a little pot of

Irish Stew

Every Irish household has their own version of this famous dish - so here's mine. I like to add chunky pieces of parsnip for a little sweetness, and fresh rosemary gives it a distinct flavour and aroma. If you use a tougher cut of meat, you can leave it on to simmer longer before adding the potatoes. Fantastic on a cold, blustery day.

Hello Phil, great forum going here. This is the first chance I have had to join in. I love to cook and have people enjoy the food. Moving to Kansas from Alabama was a shock. I could not get the great soul food that is so available back there. Greens! I really miss them. We have not had any luck growing them in our garden because we don't use chemicals. A friend in town gave us some turnips at the end of the year and they were delicious! One of my favorite meals is turnip greens, sweet potatoes and pork chops. Also miss that good ole fried chicken from Church's. Now I have to cook it for the good stuff. We cook a lot of beans around here in the winter time. Nothing like a big bowl of ham and beans (pintos) to warm you up and the smell is so comforting also.

My guys show up each evening very tired and hungry. It takes a lot of food to fill them up also! One quick one I will share with you since there seems to be a lot of Mexican food mentioned. It is one I put together (as most of my dishes are!).

Taco Pie

3 lbs. ground beef, browned

1 package of taco seasoning (add to beef after it is browned & drained)

1 8 oz. can refried beans

1 8 oz. can tomatoes (or fresh or frozen)

Prepare an 11" x 9" oversafe dish (whatever is on hand) by spraying with olive oil. Preheat oven to 350°. Layer the bottom of dish with wedges of flour or corn tortillas (use can use the chips but these are more healthy). To the ground beef with taco seasoning, add the refried beans and tomatoes, mix well. Place all of this over the tortillas in dish, put another layer of tortillas on top, then add cheese (I just use what we have on hand at the time). You can use several different kinds or the shredded mix. Place this evenly over top. Put in oven and cook approximately 45 mins.

Serve with fresh Salsa. My recipe is 3-6 Jalapenos, ½ onion, 1 can of tomatoes, 2-3 cloves garlic and fresh basil or cilantro. Dry works okay also. Put in food processor just long enough to chop evenly. I like it hot!!

Sorry I don't have a picture. I enjoyed all the other recipes here, thanks everyone.

Sara