You know how they say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
So, back in the day when T and I first started dating, of course we had our first few dates in public places. I had to make sure he wasn't a serial murderer or a past car stealer. Funny story there. T actually told me when we first met that when he was younger he used to steal cars. I thought maybe he'd had some kind of troubled teenage past, and he actually had me going for a few weeks. Needless to say, he was a perfect angel child and never did so much as run a stoplight. I still have no idea how he came up with that story or why he felt the need to try and impress me with it. Goofy boy.
But where was I? Focus Megan Focus!
Anyways, the first time I invited T over to my apartment for dinner I cooked Taco Pie. It was delicious, but probably one of my easiest go-to recipes. But hey, he didn't need to know that I didn't slave over a hot stove for 6 hours!
This dinner won him over! Ok, maybe not completely...we'd only been dating a few weeks after all, but this dinner proved I got cook, so he stayed interested.
This is probably still one of his favorite things that I cook, and he pouts when I haven't cooked it in awhile. He was getting kinda whiny about it the other day, so I figured I better pencil a few hours into my schedule to make this meal. Ok, I kid people. My hubby's not whiny....and this meal takes less than 30 minutes or so to whip up. You've got to give it a shot. You will not be disappointed.
First, you want to brown 1 pound of hamburger meat. Once it's browned, mix a packet of taco seasoning, a cup of corn and a can of rotel into the skillet. Don't add the water that the taco seasoning packet says to, but you may want to add just a bit to help mix everything up. Maybe just 1/4 cup or so. Don't be afraid. You can't mess this up. Let all that niceness heat up just a tad. This is what it will look like.
Next, mix up a batch of corn bread mix. I use Jiffy. Mix it according to the package's directions. Once that's all nice and mixed up, pour your meat mixture into a greased casserole dish. A little square or rectangle one works nicely. Next, pour your cornbread batter over the meat mixture and try to kinda smooth it out. It'll look like this.
Now you're ready to pop that baby in the oven. Bake it at the temperature that the Jiffy box says, for the time that it says. I'd type it all nicely for you here, but I goofed and accidentally threw the box away, and I don't have another one in the pantry. Forgive me? :-(
It's ready when the top is nice and golden, just like cornbread normally should look.
This people, is deliciousness! Pair it with a nice tossed salad and you've got yourself a balanced, wonderful meal.
So, back in the day when T and I first started dating, of course we had our first few dates in public places. I had to make sure he wasn't a serial murderer or a past car stealer. Funny story there. T actually told me when we first met that when he was younger he used to steal cars. I thought maybe he'd had some kind of troubled teenage past, and he actually had me going for a few weeks. Needless to say, he was a perfect angel child and never did so much as run a stoplight. I still have no idea how he came up with that story or why he felt the need to try and impress me with it. Goofy boy.
But where was I? Focus Megan Focus!
Anyways, the first time I invited T over to my apartment for dinner I cooked Taco Pie. It was delicious, but probably one of my easiest go-to recipes. But hey, he didn't need to know that I didn't slave over a hot stove for 6 hours!
This dinner won him over! Ok, maybe not completely...we'd only been dating a few weeks after all, but this dinner proved I got cook, so he stayed interested.
This is probably still one of his favorite things that I cook, and he pouts when I haven't cooked it in awhile. He was getting kinda whiny about it the other day, so I figured I better pencil a few hours into my schedule to make this meal. Ok, I kid people. My hubby's not whiny....and this meal takes less than 30 minutes or so to whip up. You've got to give it a shot. You will not be disappointed.
First, you want to brown 1 pound of hamburger meat. Once it's browned, mix a packet of taco seasoning, a cup of corn and a can of rotel into the skillet. Don't add the water that the taco seasoning packet says to, but you may want to add just a bit to help mix everything up. Maybe just 1/4 cup or so. Don't be afraid. You can't mess this up. Let all that niceness heat up just a tad. This is what it will look like.
Next, mix up a batch of corn bread mix. I use Jiffy. Mix it according to the package's directions. Once that's all nice and mixed up, pour your meat mixture into a greased casserole dish. A little square or rectangle one works nicely. Next, pour your cornbread batter over the meat mixture and try to kinda smooth it out. It'll look like this.
Now you're ready to pop that baby in the oven. Bake it at the temperature that the Jiffy box says, for the time that it says. I'd type it all nicely for you here, but I goofed and accidentally threw the box away, and I don't have another one in the pantry. Forgive me? :-(
It's ready when the top is nice and golden, just like cornbread normally should look.
This people, is deliciousness! Pair it with a nice tossed salad and you've got yourself a balanced, wonderful meal.
The husband agrees!
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