For the meal, I made cheeseburger pie. For this, you need:
1 pound ground beef (I used ground chicken)
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup pancake mix
1 cup milk
First heat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9 inch pie plate. Then cook the beef (or turkey or chicken) and the onion until the meat is brown(ish, for the chicken its more of a light tan). Drain, and then spread in a pie plate. The sprinkle the salt and the cheese on top.
In a bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until blended. Pour this mixture into the pie pan.
Bake for 25 minutes. When I took it out of the oven I was surprised it was very much like a pie - I had expected it to have to kind of be scooped out with a spoon, but you cut it into pieces and served it. It had a kind of quiche like consistency, and it tasted very breakfast-y. It was delicious!
For dessert, I made walnut brownies. For these, you need:
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1 tspn vanilla
4 eggs
2 cups walnuts
First put the butter into a 13x9 inch pan and melt it in the oven (which should be set at 300 degrees). At the same time, mix the sugar, flour, and cocoa. Take the butter out of the oven and pour it into the mixture, and also add the vanilla and eggs.
Mix well, and then stir in the walnuts.
Pour into the already buttered pan and bake for 30 minutes. Then allow to cool before eating.
These were so simple and amazing. We ate them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, which I highly recommend.
Next weekend I will be away at Penn State for vacation, where I will be eating some macaroni and cheese and grilled stickies, and other foods that I'm sure Grammy would approve of. Look out for another recipe when I return!
