Easy Meat Pies

3/4 pound ground beef
3/4 pound ground pork sausage
1 finely chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green onion
2 cloves minced garlic (or heaping teaspoon of powdered garlic)
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

2 - 12 ounces each - buttermilk biscuits

Brown the beef and sausage. Drain off the excess fat. Add onions and garlic, cooking until tender. Add the rest of the ingredients (NOT the biscuits!) and heat through. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Makes life easier if you prepare up until this stage the day before.

On a floured surface, pat one can of the biscuits into 4-inch circles. Top each with about 1/3 cup of the meat mixture. Pat the other can of biscuits into 5-inch circles, place over filled circles, dampen rim with water to seal and press the edges together with a fork dipped in flour. Pierce the tops to allow the steam to escape while baking. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown and filling is hot.

Yield: 10 servings.
Easy enough to double. Adding shredded cheese before sealing the dough would be tasty, too.

Ground beef, beans - hot food!

1 pound of ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 cup diced celery
1 package Italian dressing mix (the dry type)
1 28 ounce (or there abouts) can baked beans - Bush's Beans are the best.
1 bottle of barbecue sauce

Brown the meat until crumbly. Add the onion and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is limp but not brown. Add the celery, dressing, beans, and enough barbeque sauce to make it almost soupy. Simmer about 20 minutes on low heat in a covered pot. Stir ever so often to keep it from sticking or burning.

Goes well with corn bread but can be put in hamburger buns, too.