Recipes from Saturday!! (Vegetable Beef Soup, Cornbread, Banana Pudding)

I spent my day Saturday doing what I love to do the most,  cooking..  I got up early and took BooBear to work and came home, watched the birds for a little while and then went to the store..  Got a ton of fresh vege's and other stuff and came home and started dinner..  Vegetable Beef Soup,  which is so good when it cooks all day..  I also started cooking the chicken for the dogs food.. That will be a different post one day!!!

Vegetable Beef Soup

olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 lb ground beef
worcestershire sauce
1 container beef stock
64 oz water
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 large can petite diced tomatoes
3 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 potatoes cut into cubes
1 pkg frozen mixed vegetables
salt and pepper
steak seasoning
cajun seasoning
garlic powder
paprika

In a large stockpot heat the oil,  add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes,  add the garlic and mushrooms,  cook for another 3 to 5 minute,  add the beef and cook until done,  add about 1/2 c worcestershire sauce..  add the beef broth, water, bouillon cubes, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, mixed veges and seasoning.. bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for as long as you need..  I cooked mine all day and it was so good..  serve with cornbread..

My mama's cast iron skillet! It makes the best cornbread

Cornbread

3 c cornmeal mix
2 eggs
2 tbsp olive oil
1 to 1 1/2 c milk
2 tbsp sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees..  grease a 9inch pan and set aside.  Mix all ingredients together.  pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. until cooked through and brown on top

 

Banana Pudding

2 bananas
2 pkgs vanilla wafers
1 1/2  to 2 c sugar
3/4 c flour
3 eggs
6 to 8 c milk
1 tbsp vanilla

In a casserole dish layer sliced bananas an vanilla wafers until all gone. 
In a saucepan mix the sugar an flour,  add the eggs an stir well..  put over medium heat and slowly add the milk.  stir as you are adding the milk,  stir constantly until the pudding mixture comes to a boil and thickens,  add the vanilla an then pour over the bananas and vanilla wafers..