Mexican Mashed Potato Casserole

This is one of the "quick" meal I came up with recently! 

(The family loved it so I thought I would share it here!=) 

I use two greased 9x13" pans (So if you want a smaller amount just cut the

 recipe in half and do one pan)

(hamburger goes first)

Ingredients...

1. Pre-cooked hamburger

2. two cans green beans

3. two cans diced tomato's

4. two cans chili beans

5. two box's of mashed potato flakes

Then the green beans...

I tried to make the layers even.....

Diced tomato's next, I would recommend draining the tomato's first.

(I didn't do that the first time and in overflowed into the bottom of the oven ;( lol)

Then the chili beans.......

Start the mashed potato's at the same time as the casserole......

I put a tsp. of baking powder in my potato's to make the really fluffy.....

I added seasonings to the top from a Mom's homemade spice mix (It was in a grinder)

Spice Mix Ingredients

(Celtic salt, Pepper, Dill weed, Dill seed, Rosemary, Dried Onions, Dried Garlic, 

Red Pepper and Savory)

Bake it in the oven at 350 degree for 45 min. 

Yum!

You might want to put a cookie sheet with sides under it the first few times until you know how much of each thing to use..

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Wholesome Joy

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My Week in Pictures #2!

Hi Everyone! You all seemed to like the last My Week in Pictures  post that I thought I'd do another one! =) (Actually I just don't have another idea for a post so I'm copying the post idea from last week ;) 

(Above) 

Pink Dogwood blossoms!  

Another storm moving in! (I LOVE spring storms!)

A yummy casserole I made last week (Recipe post to come!)  

A little bunny I saw early one morning! <3

One night we had storms moving in and we tried to get pictures of the clouds coming over the moon (as you can see, it didn't work very well :( oh well) 

And last, more Dogwood!!! 

I hope you all are having a great weekend! 

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Wholesome Joy

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Breadsticks, Manicotti and Cheesecake! (Happy Birthday Mom!)

In honor of my Mom's birthday this week, here are the posts with recipes from

 her birthday meal last year!

Enjoy!!!

Breadsticks!

Manicotti!

Cheesecake!

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Happy Birthday Mom! :)

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Vanilla Coconut Cream Cake!

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Vanilla Coconut Cream Cake Recipe!

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1. 4 eggs

            2. 2 cups sugar

             3. 2 tsp. vanilla

           4. 2 cups flour

                            5. 2 tsp. baking powder

           6. 1/2 tsp. salt

         7. 1 cup milk

                              8. 1/4 cup melted butter

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Mix together eggs, sugar, melted butter, milk and vanilla in a bowl.

 Mix flour, baking powder and 

salt in another bowl and mix the contents of the two bowls together. 

Mix well. 

Pour in a greased 9 x 13" pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min.

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Coconut Frosting

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                          1. 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

2. 3/4 cups butter

   3. 1/2 cup of cream

4. 2 cups coconut 

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Pour onto hot cake and broil until lightly browned (4-5 min.) 

Serve and enjoy!

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I hope you all like it! 

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~Wholesome Joy~

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Tasty Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe!

I'd have to say that (at least at the moment! :) Carrot cake is my favorite cake! 

This is a recipe that I've tweaked and  and I LOVE IT! 

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Tasty Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe!

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1. 2 Cups of Flour.

2. 1 tsp. of Baking Powder.

3. 1 tsp. Baking Soda.

4. 3 tbsp. Cinnamon.

5. 1/4 tsp. salt.

6. 1 1/2 cups Butter (or Olive Oil)

7.  2 cups Sugar.

8. 4 eggs.

9. 4 cups grated Carrots

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1. Mix all cake ingredients and put in a greased 9"x 13" pan

2. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe!

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1. 1/4 cup butter.

2. 4 oz. cream cheese.

3. 1/2 lb. Powdered Sugar.

4. 1/2 tsp. Vanilla. (I use more then this) 

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Optional:

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1. 1/2 cup chopped Walnuts.

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Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Mix and then add the others. 

sprinkle Walnut on top and serve.

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Serves 15 - 20 people

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Thanks for stopping by and come back soon!

~Wholesome Joy~

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Thick Creamy Potato Soup! (with Recipe!)

Here is the recipe for one of our favorite soups! (Caution!) This is a recipe for BIG family's :)

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Ingredients 

1. 3 big Onions

2. seasonings (Garlic, Chicken broth powder, Italian seasoning etc.)

3. Dehydrated Carrots (A few handfuls) 

4. 10 LBS. of Potato's

5. 2 Stalks of Celery

6. 1 container (8 oz.) of Sour Cream

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Directions

1.First cut up about 3 big onions and put in the pan with 2 sticks of butter to sautee. 

2.After about 10 minutes season it to taste (I use a small handful of dried garlic

 (I didn't have time to cut one up) a little bit of powder chicken soup base and  a little bit of Italian seasoning) Plus some dehydrated carrots. and let it simmerl for a little while.

3.Cut up 10 LB. of Potato's (large diced)  and add.

4. Add about 2 stalks of Celery and enough water so everything can be submerged.

 Let it simmer for a while (a few hours would be best)

(this is before the sour cream and blending)

5. when it is all cooked, take out 4-6 cups and blend in a blender (this will give it a creamy texture) and add 1 (I think an 8 oz. will do) container of sour cream to the soup.

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It can take from about an hour (VERY RUSHED!) to 6-8 hours (we like to better this way)

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We serve it with Dinner Rolls, French Bread (dinner rolls and french bread made from Basic Homemade Bread Recipe recipe of my Mom's (Gentle Joy, you can find her blogs Gentle Joy Homemaker and Gentle Joy Photography)  or my Cheesy Tortilla Triangles 

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The Finished Product!

By the way, we decided on Dinner Rolls this time! :)

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Thank you all so much for stopping by today! I hope you get a chance to use this recipe! 

~Wholesome Joy~

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