Week 2 Sunday: Huevos Rancheros, Orange Madeira Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes, Squash and Mississippi Mud Cake

It's Sunday morning of Week Two.

 

 

 

 I love a big breakfast on Sundays. So I'm always glad when we don't have the early church schedule at our building, so we have enough time to enjoy a big relaxing breakfast at the table together.

Huevos Rancheros is one of my favorite things. I just love the combination of eggs, chiles (salsa) and cheese. And tater tots are so good, they have so many crisp edges to contrast against the soft texture of the scrambled eggs. I can't wait to eat these.

Orange Madeira Pot Roast is tangy and rich - today I am going to add peppers from my garden into it even though it's not in the recipe. I'm just in a chile pepper mood today, I guess.

And I am glad my homemade mashed potatoes are on the menu today. We all love them. I used to only make mashed potatoes from flakes or pearls. Because I'd never made them from potatoes before. But after I tried making them in the crockpot - and they were so easy and about a hundred times more flavorful and satisfying, well I just can't eat mashed potatoes from a mix anymore. Today though, I am going to make them in a pot on the stove instead of in crockpot because I'm cooking the roast in the crockpot. 

Fro dessert, Mississippi Mudcake is on the menu. I LOVE this dessert. Rich chocolate cake covered with gooey marshmallow and chocolate toppings. Mmmmm.... heaven.
 

Huevos Rancheros

 Orange Madeira Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes, Squash and Mississippi Mud Cake

 

 

BREAKFAST:

 

 1. Bake the tater tots according to the package directions.

2. Scramble the number of eggs you need for how many people are eating. Stir salsa into them. 

 

3. Serve the salsa eggs on top of the tater tots and top with cheese. ENJOY!

 

DINNER:

 

ORANGE MADEIRA ROAST

1. Put the roast in the bottom of the crockpot. (I used a pork one instead of chuck roast). Then pour the orange juice concentrate, orange juice and orange zest on top.

2. Add the salt, pepper, cloves, cumin and coriander.

 

3. Add the olive oil and Madeira wine (or white grape juice).

 

4. I also added some chopped peppers from my garden, even though it's not in the recipe.

 

5. Cook on LOW for 8-10 hours. When the roast is done, thicken the sauce with a little cornstarch and water.

 

MASHED POTATOES

1. Take the desired number of potatoes, peel them and cut into big chunks.

 

2. Add 2-3 cups of water and the same number of bouillon cubes to a large pot or the crockpot..

3. Add a generous spoonful of minced garlic and a chopped onion.

 

4. Add salt, pepper and the potatoes.

5. Cook for 3-4 hours or more on LOW. Then, using a hand mixer, beat until smooth. If there is too much liquid, add a few sprinkles of mashed potato flakes.

6. You can add sour cream, cream cheese, cheese and or chives and mix with the hand mixer until smooth. These are fantastic! ENJOY! 

 

 

DESSERT:

 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream one cup butter and two cups sugar in the bowl of a crockpot. (For a variation today, I used half margarine and half butter flavored shortening. And I used half sugar and half brown sugar.) Cream well.

 

2. Add 1/4 cup cocoa and the 4 eggs, one at a time then the teaspoon of vanilla. Mix well.

 

 

3. Add 1 1/2 cups of flour and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. Mix well, then spread in greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until the middle is set.

 

4. While it bakes, prepare the frosting. Put 1/4 cup butter or margarine in a mixing bowl. Then add 3 cups of Powdered sugar. Mix well.

 

5. Add 1/3 cup cocoa  and evaporated milk (or I've used regular milk too). 

 

6. Let the baked cake cool a little for a few minutes, but while it's still warm, drop the marshmallow crème by large spoonfuls over the top of the warm cake. It will melt a little, and as it does so, use a knife to spread evenly over the top of the cake.

 7. Let the marshmallow crème set for a bit. Then drop the chocolate frosting by large spoonfuls over the top of the marshmallow crème. Let it melt a little, then use a knife to spread evenly over the marshmallow crème. ENJOY!