**many of you want to know how precious husband has 12 weeks of paid vaca in the winter. he works for a wholesale plant nursery. we are very blessed that he is paid year round, many who work in the landscape business are not paid during the winter and either snow plow, pick up odd jobs, or go on unemployment. precious husband works hard from the end of march to mid- december, so he deserves a little r and r. and he will be home for about a month when the bean arrives.
** the color of the paint in the bean's room is called sea kiss by valspar and we purchased it at lowe's.
** and the empanada recipe, i found it in the the holiday issue of real simple. they have great recipes, by the way.
ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 pound of ground beef
1/3 cup of golden raisins
2 tablespoons of ketchup
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
kosher salt and pepper to taste
2 store bought refrigerated rolled pie crusts
1 large egg beaten
** i added 1 cup of diced sweet potato
**heat oven to 375. heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally until soft, 5-6 minutes. add the beef and cook, breaking it up until no longer pink. stir in the raisins, ketchup, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
**using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles from the pie crust. ( i used a bigger circle than called for, it was just easier that way, but it wont make as many or you will need 4 pie crusts) divide the beef mixture among the circles, brush the edges with water, fold in half and press with a fork to seal. transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush with the egg. bake until golden, 20-25 minutes.
** enjoy!
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