Julie's Pan-Fried Squash & Apples

When Mel & I were at the library (using the Internet) the other day, a lady that works at the food bank came in and handed us two squash (squashes??).  They looked so yummy and fresh that I decided to fry them up for our lunch.  I decided to try an apple as well so the ones I had wouldn't go bad.  I forgot to take a picture of the ingredients, but what I did was add some mustard to 2 eggs, dip the fruit & veggies in the mixture, then dipped them into a shredded cheddar cheese, Italian-seasoned bread crumb mixture.  They were fried in olive oil.  The squash was easily a 10, so very good.  The apples were surprisingly good as well, but more like an 8 1/2.  Yummy - can't wait to fry up some more veggies!!  

Cowboy Beans

I made this dish for Mel on Saturday.  I got the recipe from the back of a can of jalapenos (not the brand in the picture - I think the brand name was La Costena or something similar).  The recipe suggested wrapping it in a tortilla, but Mel wanted to dip tortilla chips in it.  Mel absolutely loved this dish - said it is his new favorite thing to eat!  The only thing I changed was that it called only for 3 cans of pinto beans, but I used 3 different kinds of beans instead.  Also, I did not have the coriander it called for, so I used a mixture of chili powder, red pepper (cayenne), and cumin.  Also, it called for 2 jalapenos sliced, but Mel wanted 3!  Mel cannot wait for me to make this again!

Julie's Taco Turkey Hash

I made this dish for Mel on Wednesday.  I initially thought I was going to follow an actual recipe, but I ended up changing it so much that my version of this dish was completely different from the cookbook.  Therefore, I decided to change the title of the recipe to "Julie's Taco Turkey Hash."  This is made with turkey sausage and diced potatoes with peppers as well as added red peppers, onion, and cilantro.  Mel really loves anything Mexican, so I added half a packet of taco seasoning to the sausage.  I also decided to add some beef broth to the potatoes, onions, and peppers and get them nice and soft (as well as adding extra flavor) just for about 10 minutes, then I drained off all the liquid so they wouldn't be soupy.  I also added fried eggs to the top.  Mel said this was, by far, his favorite hash recipe I have made so far.  He gave it a huge 10!!!  He can't wait for me to make it again!  

P.S.  Here's my other hash recipe: http://animalsfaithmiddleearth.blogspot.com/2014/05/beef-hash-veggie-sausage-hash.html