Tri Tip with Roasted Mushrooms and Gravy

You will need:

• Sliced Baby bella mushrooms
• Tri Tip steaks
• Wort sauce
• Flour
• Pepper

Tri Tip cooked on the Foreman grill. Save drippings for gravy.

Mushrooms: Cooked with a couple tablespoons of wort sauce for flavor. Cook on a high temp to brown mushrooms until tender. 

Gravy: Using the drippings from the Tri Tip, transfer into a small fry pan and heat to a low simmer. 

Mix water and flour before hand to slowly add to the simmering drippings until mixture starts to thicken. Keep mixture on the thin side...it will thicken after setting. Add pepper to taste. 

If it ends up being too thick, you can add small amounts of water until it gets thinner.

Cover steak with mushrooms and cover with hot gravy!

Side suggestions: Scalloped potatoes, pasta dish, veggies, rolls, white rice, bacon wrapped asparagus  

Salmon Dinner

Salmon: Fillet poached/steamed in water with lemon pepper.

Veggies: Yellow squash and zucchini pan roasted with olive oil, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and finished with fresh Parmesan. 

Noodle dish: Pasta Roni shells and white cheddar.

Chicken Tacos

You will need:

• 2 chicken breasts (thawed) 
• Pace picante medium salsa
• Red onion
• Cilantro
• Shredded cheese
• Taco size tortillas

Boil chicken breasts in about 2 cups salsa. (enough to cover chicken in a sauce pan)
Chop red onion and cilantro to set aside
Shred chicken after cooked
Warm tortillas

Pizza Balls

You will need:

1. 3 cans Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits 
2. 56 pepperoni slices
3. Block of Colby cheese
4. 1 beaten egg
5. Parmesan cheese
6. Italian seasoning
7. 1 jar pizza sauce 

Cut the block of cheese into 1in x 1in squares. 
Flatten a biscuit out and stack 2 pepperoni, a hunk of cheese, and another pepperoni or 2 on top. 
Gather up the edges of the biscuit. Make sure there are no gaps on the bottom where the dough came together to make sure the cheese doesnt ooze out durring baking!
Line up the rolls in a greased 9x13 in. pan. 
Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Bake at 425°F for 18-20 minutes. 

Use the pizza sauce for dipping :)

Breakfast Quesadilla

You will need:

• Egg
• Cheese
• Re-fried Beans
• Red onions (optional)
• Tortilla
• Bacon, Sausage, or lunch meat

Prep:

• Scramble the egg(s)
• Layer beans, cheese, egg(s), onion (optional) bacon, sausage, or lunch meat
• Fold other side of tortilla over and brown tortilla on each side so contents get warm.

I used left over Linguica in this one...

Linguica Sandwiches

You will need:

• Silva Linguica 
• French rolls
• Red onion
• Mustard

Prep:

• Cut linguica in half, then cut that half long ways to expose the inside of the link.
• Place link in a hot pan and cook both sides. 
• After Linguica is done, place in bun, add mustard and red onion.

Simple Marinara and Raviolis

You will need:

• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 can diced tomatoes 
• White onion
• Garlic
• Butter
• Salt
• Oregano
• Marjoram 
• 1 1/2 cup water

Prep:

1. Dice white onion and garlic
2. Sweat onion and garlic in sauce pan until tender
3. Add water, tomato paste, can of diced tomatoes
4. Whisk or stir until paste is thin.
5. Add herbs: Oregano, Marjoram and salt
6. Simmer about an hour to let all flavors marry and onions and tomatoes to get completely soft.
7. At about 45 minutes, add about 2 tblsp butter and let melt into sauce. 

     ** Optional: Add mushrooms before simmering for an hour.