Monday, December 13, 2010

Roast Beef Hash, Ornaments and a Christmas Meme!


I've been making this rather unusual hash for years. Any time we have leftover steak or roast beef, my family loves this dish. Simple to put together, comforting and you can use that tender beef in a casserole instead of sandwiches, or when everyone gets tired of sandwiches. We love the red wine in it and while it bakes, it gets a little crunchy on top. Give it a good stir and all that lovely gravy in the bottom will coat everything.

Haven't a clue where this recipe came from....could have been a friend or even in a magazine back in the 70's. If anyone knows, let me know. I wish I had been more thorough when I entered this kind of recipe in my MasterCook program years ago.

Roast Beef Hash




Ingredients:
4 cups diced roast beef
1/2 cup red wine
4 cups diced, cooked potatoes
4 tablespoons butter
4 Tablespoons chopped onions
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon savory
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
Paprika

Method:

Mix onion and garlic with herbs and saute in butter.  Add potatoes and brown slighty. Add all other ingredients and pour into casserole. Bake 350 for 30 minutes.
 




Thought it might be fun to show you my newest ornaments and some decorations. I never can resist.....I am such a sucker for ornaments!





And lastly, earlier this week I came across a Christmas meme that Maggie at Normandy Life had joined.  I thought it would be fun to join in. My answers are in red.

1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?
Apple cider

2. Turkey or Ham?
Turkey

3. Do you get a fake or real-you-cut-it-yourself Christmas tree?
Real

4. Decorations on the outside of your house?
Yes

5. Snowball fights or sleddin’?
No snow in Florida, but in  the old Michigan days, sledding

6. Do you enjoy going downtown shopping?
Not much

7. Favorite Christmas song?
Baby It's Cold Outside; the Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart version

8. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
Love the old classics

9. When is it too early to start listening to Christmas music?
Before December 1st
10. Stockings before or after presents?
Before

11. Go to someone else’s house or they come to you?
They come here

12. Do you read the Christmas Story? If so when?
Christmas Eve

13. What do you do after presents and dinner?
We have presents, brunch and then eat dinner at 6 PM

14. What is your favorite holiday smell?
Pine from fresh trees and wreaths
15. Ice skating or walking around the mall?
Ice skating (if we had ice)
16. Do you open a present or presents on Christmas Eve, or wait until Christmas day?
Christmas morning
17. Favorite Christmas memory?
I remember that my parents put the tree up, decorated it AND put the presents out all AFTER we went to bed Christmas Eve. Just think about all that work! They probably never went to bed.
18. Favorite Part about winter?
Sitting around a fire in the fireplace....while the snow is blowing outside.
19. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
Absolutely!
 
 
 
 
Want to play along? Simply cut and paste the questions below.


1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?
2. Turkey or Ham?
3. Do you get a fake or real-you-cut-it-yourself Christmas tree?
4. Decorations on the outside of your house?
5. Snowball fights or sleddin’?
6. Do you enjoy going downtown shopping?
7. Favorite Christmas song?
8. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
9. When is it too early to start listening to Christmas music?
10. Stockings before or after presents?
11. Go to someone else’s house or they come to you?
12. Do you read the Christmas Story? If so when?
13. What do you do after presents and dinner?
14. What is your favorite holiday smell?
15. Ice skating or walking around the mall?
16. Do you open a present or presents on Christmas Eve, or wait until Christmas day?
17. Favorite Christmas memory?
18. Favorite Part about winter?
19. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?


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