Episode 039 – Alacrity
The @Valentine Podcast Show Notes
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Coming to you, from Louisville, KY! It’s the @Valentine Podcast with your alacrity having couple, J and Renee Valentine.
Intro Music – Who Loves Me by Pretty Lights – http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Today is Monday, December 12, 2011 and this is Episode 39!
Weekend Wrap-up
- WoW and Skyrim
- Laziness
- Dinner with the Crockers
Media(Movies, Games, Books, Television Shows, Music)
- Movies By Chance: Result: 97; Blindsight
- Movie for Next Week: 96; The Fighter, Slingblade, Law Abiding Citizen
- Dead Like Me – Finished!
- Played Diablo III Beta with Ralff and Buxley
- WoW back in our lives – LFR, Darkmoon Faire, Dailies
- SWTOR early access starts tomorrow
- Realm assignments announced
- Skyrim Fix for Wired Xbox Controller Bug
- Hunger Games Complete, Catching Fire started
Food– Music (Dumaine St. – Trombone Shorty)
- Chuy Gooey
- Shepherd’s Pie
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Odds and Ends
- Lock N Lock, USA
Feedback
- Strumpet’s Pasta Salad
Contact Information
You can reach us by email at atvalentineblog@gmail.com. You can also see our blog at atvalentine.com. The podcast Twitter feed is atvalentineblog. J’s Twitter feed is theCaoboi and Renee’s twitter feed is theIceflow
I Remember – The Roots
Shepherd Pie
By: Renee (adapted from allrecipes.com)
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- ½ onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp of oil (for sauteing)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Cayenne Pepper (to taste)
- 10 oz of mixed vegetables(14.5 ounce)
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 4 cups mashed potatoes
- 4 oz sour cream
Directions:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat the oil and saute the garlic and onions in a medium saucepan until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the ground beef and cook over medium-high heat until beef is browned, about 10 minutes. Drain fat.
- Add salt and pepper. Optional: Add in the cayenne pepper to taste.
- Mix in mixed vegetables and cream of mushroom soup.
- Pour beef mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish and top with 2 cups of cheddar cheese.
- Add sour cream and one cup of cheddar cheese to mashed potatoes. Add whatever spices to mashed potatoes you would like (garlic powder, cayenne pepper, butter, salt, pepper, etc.)
- Spread mashed potatoes on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the pie is hot, and the mashed potatoes are golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Notes:
Only add the cayenne pepper if you want a little bit of spice.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
By: J (via Buzz Recipe Swap)
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 6-8 hours on low, 3-4 hours on high
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
• 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, mashed
• 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups water
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 7 corn tortillas (optional)
• Vegetable oil (optional)
Directions:
- Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, green chiles, and garlic into a slow cooker.
- Pour in water and chicken broth, and season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro.
- (Can skip the following steps if using premade strips or tortilla chips)
- Cover, and cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on High setting for 3 to 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Lightly brush both sides of tortillas with oil. Cut tortillas into strips, then spread on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes. To serve, sprinkle tortilla strips over soup.
Notes:
You can sub out the tortilla strips for regular tortilla chips.