Griff's Kitchen

Ingredients

1 pound Ground Beef

½ cup chopped Onion

2 Garlic cloves, minced

3 cups Tomato Juice

1 can (16 ounces) Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained

6 ounces Spaghetti, broken into 3-inch pieces

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 to 3 teaspoons Chili Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

½ teaspoon Pepper

Procedure

1. Brown the ground beef then drain in a colander

2. Re-heat pan and sauté the onion (add the garlic when onion begins to look transparent)

3. Grease a 2.5 quart baking dish with PAM

4.  In a large bowl combine the spaghetti, ground beef, kidney beans, onion, and garlic – mix well with your hands

5. In a large measuring cup combine the tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder – whisk well to combine

6. Place the “dry” ingredients in the greased pan – press the entire mixture down to minimize the amount of spaghetti poking up (this keeps it from drying out)

7. Pour the liquid ingredients evenly over the entire dish – cover with foil

8. Bake in a 350°F oven for 65-70 minutes

Source: Taste of Home

Ingredients

2 cups Round Table Pastry Flour or King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) Butter or Margarine

1 and ¼ cup Sugar

2 large eggs

½ cup Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 cups Fresh Blueberries / Chopped Apples / Chopped Peach etc.  ( optional )

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon or Nutmeg mixed with 1 tablespoon granulated Sugar (for topping)

Procedure

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt (if using kosher salt, double amount and grind with mortar & pestle)

2. Combine the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl and cream together

3.  Add the eggs to the creamed butter and sugar and continue mixing until light and fluffy

4.  Stir the vanilla into the milk

5.  Set the mixer to the lowest speed and alternately add the dry ingredients and the milk to the creamed butter, sugar and eggs

6.  Add the blueberries or other fruit and continue to mix until homogenous (thaw frozen fruit before adding to batter)

7. Coat a large, half-dozen muffin pan with PAM for baking … Don’t forget to coat the top of the pan (Original Pam combined with a liberal dusting of flour also works well)

8. Portion the batter evenly into the six muffin cups and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

9.  Bake for 25-30 minutes @ 400°F

Source: King Arthur Cookbook