Apple Turnovers

1 Large Apple
2 Fridge Crescent Roll THings
1/2 Cup of Butter
1 Cup Sugar
Cinnamon
12 oz Can of Mt. Dew

1. Melt butter with sugar and let boil on stove fr one minute
2. peel and slice apple and foll one apple slice in a cresecent roll triangle
3. arrange in pan then pour sugar mixture on top. Top with cinnamon
4. Pour Mountain Dew Around the edge of the pan.
5. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes

Tacos Sudados

Olga's Mexican Rice is also pictured here

A warning about this recipe. I received this recipe from a member in the Spanish Branch I served in while serving my mission. She worked at a local Taquillera in the area. When she wrote it down, she never gave me how much of each ingredient you need. These are all approximate based on me making this taco meat a few times. I have in my memory what the final consistency should look like and that's what I go off of. After eating quite a bit of Mexican food on my mission, I know what the beef should taste like as well. Unfortunately, you can't climb in my head see her pot on the stove or recall what I taste. One of these days I will actually take a picture after I make her meat her way and not a combo of her way and how my family makes it.  

1 Lbs Ground Beef

1 Coarse Chopped Potato

1 Coarse Chopped Carrot (not baby Carrot, normal Carrot)

1 Tsp. Cumin

½ Tsp. Pepper

1 Tsp. Garlic Salt

1 tsp. Chili Powder

1 Chopped Onion

2 Tbl. Ketchup

1 Tbl. Tomato or Beef Bullion

1.      Brown Ground Beef with potatoes and carrots. Add Onion.
2.      Add spices according to taste
3.      Simmer until ready to serve.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

2lbs Flour (~8 Cups)

1 Tbl. Salt

2 Tbl. Baking Powder

Lard or unflavored Shortening

Boiling Water

1.  Mix all dry ingredients together thoroughly
2.    Add enough lard to make flour mixture into a fine sand-like consistency
3.      Slowly add boiling water to make dough wet.
4.      Make 1 1/2inch balls and let stand for a few minutes.
5.      Roll ball flat by rolling once up and once down on a lightly floured surface. Turn over dough and rotate 90°. Roll once up and down and rotate 90° roll once up and down. Turn over dough and rotate 90°. Roll once up and down and rotate 90° roll once up and down. This will make perfectly round tortillas with practice. Roll until ~1/8 inch thick. The thinner the better since they fluff up when they cook.

 6.     Cook over med low heat. Keep the tortillas moving while on the heat so they don’t overcook and dry out. Flip the tortillas to cook both sides. Cover tortillas while cooking the rest so they stay dry.

Makes about 2-3 dozen 8” tortillas