Husbands Delight

When I asked John what he wanted to eat for Father's Day,

he said "something no one else will like."

I had a feeling what he really wanted was fish, but I

don't like fish (unless it's battered, fried, drizzled with lemon juice,

and smothered in tartar sauce), so I pulled out this old recipe

that I found on Recipezaar years ago.

John and I liked it, but most of the kids hated it.
That's what John asked for, right?

Ingredients:
10 oz egg noodles
1 lb ground beef
onion powder
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes (with juice)
1 tsp salt
1 TBSP white sugar
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
Meanwhile, brown hamburger with some onion powder (or you can use diced onions - fresh or dried). Add can of tomatoes, salt, and sugar. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. In a medium sized bowl, combine cream cheese and sour cream.

Put a little over half of the cooked noodles in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Cover the noodles with the meat mixture, and then the cream cheese and sour cream mixture. Top with the remaining noodles, and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until it is hot and bubbly. (I usually cover with tinfoil for part of the time to keep the cheese from getting too brown.)

Oatmeal Cookies

For Father's Day, John requested Oatmeal Cookies.

And to make things complicated, he asked that

1/3 of them be plain, 1/3 have white chocolate chips,

and the last 1/3 to have butterscotch chips.

John got this recipe from his mother, and I've blogged
about them once before on my regular blog.
They're delicious!

Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup butter softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 TBSP vanilla
2 eggs
optional - white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or chocolate chips

Directions:
Mix butter and sugars until well blended. Add vanilla and eggs.
Mix in oatmeal.
Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add to butter mixture. Beat just until mixed.

Drop by tablespoons onto a cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden.

This time around, I split the dough into thirds, then rolled the portions into logs (about 2 inches thick) and wrapped them in wax paper. Once the dough was chilled, I sliced the dough into half inch discs, put them on cookie sheet, and baked them.

Wet Burritos

This recipe originally called for hamburger. I tried it tonight with just the refried beans, and we didn't miss the meat. Store bought enchilada sauce is usually too spicy for John and the kids, so I mixed the gravy with some tomato sauce and half the enchilada sauce. Some unbaked tortillas are trans fat free, so I prefer those to the precooked ones.

Ingredients:
1 pkg tortillas (either the precooked, or cook the raw ones)
2 cans refried beans
1 pkg brown gravy mix (mixed), or one jar brown gravy (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 can enchilada sauce (10 oz)
1-2 cups shredded cheese (I like Monterrey jack and cheddar)
lettuce (shredded or finely chopped)
tomato (finely chopped)
sour cream

Directions:
Put a spoonful of beans on a tortilla, roll it up burrito style, and place in a 9x13 pan. Repeat with other tortillas and remainder of beans (you'll probably get about 6-8 burritos).
Mix brown gravy and enchilada sauce together and pour over burritos. Top with cheese and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until cheese melts and sauce is hot and bubbly.
Serve with shredded lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.