By JOHN LEE
For Angel Weems, bringing folks collectively is her favourite a part of cooking tasty dishes.
“I get pleasure from spending time with my husband, youngsters, nieces, nephews, and different members of the family,” Weems stated. “They at all times like to return over and ask what we’re cooking. I just like the togetherness that cooking brings, and it doesn’t matter in case you’re a member of the family or good friend. If I’m within the kitchen, you’re going to get a process and everybody can be doing one thing.”
Weems, a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, enjoys spending time along with her husband Matthew and their 4 youngsters, Calleigh, Hunter, Kaybree, and River. She additionally works as a nurse on the new Neshoba Neurology Clinic.
Weems stated she has been cooking her complete life and first discovered to make meals like cornbread from her grandmother.
“My grandmother raised me since my mother and father died once I was 8 years previous,” Weems stated. “I discovered by watching her and doing what she did. She taught me to make issues like cornbread, however I might by no means grasp the biscuits. I discovered different southern staple issues like pork chops, peas, butter beans, and extra.”
Weems nonetheless enjoys making related dishes as we speak, and experiments by making casseroles and dishes that may be made within the crock pot.
“We attempt to eat wholesome and never fry as many issues as we used to,” she stated. “When you’ve got 4 youngsters, you must be taught, and so they’re within the band, after college stuff, and with the Ellis stuff restarting, it’s been loopy. It is smart to make extra crock pot recipes so you may throw every thing in there and it’s prepared while you get residence.”
Weems stated her favourite meals to make for her youngsters are meat and potato casserole, spaghetti, and deer roast.
“Sometimes I’ll make candy dishes like cinnamon rolls,” she stated. “General I don’t make a whole lot of desserts, nevertheless it’s a household recipe that’s been handed down.”
DEER IN GRAVY
Deer steaks
Flour
Salt and pepper
1-2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 package deal dry onion soup combine
Flippantly flour the deer steaks. Brown on both sides and place within the crockpot. Mix cream of mushroom soup and dry onion soup combine and a can of water. Pour over meat.
Prepare dinner on low for 4 to 6 hours or till tender. Serve with rice.
ROAST
Deer or beef roast
1 package deal of Ranch dressing combine
1 package deal of Au Jus gravy
2 sticks of butter
Pepperoncini peppers
Carrots
Onion
Potato
Brown roast on both sides and place within the crockpot. Add carrots, peppers, and onion (minimize into smaller items), and prime with ranch dressing combine and Au Jus. Add butter and prepare dinner on low for six to eight hours or till tender.
MEAT AND POTATO CASSEROLE
2 lbs of floor meat (beef or deer)
1 onion, diced
1 pepper, diced
3-4 potatoes, sliced
2 cans of cream of potato soup
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of cream of hen soup
1 can of complete kernel corn, drained
1 can of Rotel tomatoes, drained
Salt and pepper
Brown meat with onion and pepper and drain. Combine meat with canned objects.
Layer meat combination and sliced potatoes, and canopy with foil. Place within the oven at 400 levels till the potatoes are mushy (round 45 minutes).
Take away foil, prime with shredded cheese, and return to the oven for one more 10-Quarter-hour.
