Classic recipe, but with a little onion.

My grandma always made this , when I was growing up I know it as Creamy Hamburger Gravy (is an old-school meal. ) and sometime she called it S.O.S. She tend to make this at the end of the weeks before my grandpa got his paycheck. I make this from time to time. She never showed me how to make it or anything I just remembered watching her make it. As a kid it was one of my favorites not really sure why . I tend to make this when I miss my grandparents. I only have one kid who likes it, but he eats about anything. So this recipe is dedicated to my grandparents....

Since one of my 7 year old exceptional culinary students already knew how to make Naan Bread - she asked to make anything else alone instead. Being the adoptive foster daughter of a Master Sergeant - she decided upon this military dish with a twist. Delicious! Try this over thick toast or biscuits! Great work Amanda!

Forget what your mother told you about eating in bed and imagine this. A roaring fireplace, fresh breads dipped in warm garlic infused olive oil, fondue, chilled extra sharp cheeses, garlic butter, honey butter, several bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon and feeding your special someone - all while lying in bed!

Since it's snowing here, my students wanted to make something nice and comforting for their school mates today. This is what they decided upon. They made one beef roast and one pork roast and doubled the sides. Anyway, it was loved by all - including their teachers! They had so much fun with them, they plan on making chilly Yogurt & Fruit Parfaits with granola next!

Remember when we were kids & we were read fairy tales? Well, that's what I do with my students when we're waiting for bread to rise. Anyway, this week's challenges are all about culinary fairy tales.Well, some of the most recent stories I read them were of Stone Soup & James & The Giant Peach. For those in the know, the first is a story about starving travelers who had nothing to their names other than a massive cooking pot.When they came upon a town & asked for food, the townspeople quickly shunned them & held tightly to their reserves. With that, the starving travelers were forced to think of something creative.Eventually they filled their large pot with water, heated it & added rocks. As the townspeople passed, their inquisitive nature took hold & they asked what the travelers were doing. The travelers responded, "Why, we're making the best soup you've ever tasted! The only problem is, is that it seems to be missing something?" At that point, a farmer spoke up and said "Well, I have some carrots in my cellar I can afford you."As time quickly passed, the travelers continued to make that same proclamation. Again, another townsperson would offer onions, another spuds, some corn, many fresh bread & seasonings, beef and pork scraps. Before everyone knew it, there was a massive pot of soup large enough to feed the entire town.Well, my students took a page from those books and happily fed the homeless with it today at 4:30 a.m. Stone Soup & Peach Cobbler for all!

This is a high flavor - high sodium chicken noodle soup meant for those with the common cold or a severe head cold. The higher flavors are for a sufferers lack of smell and taste. The higher sodium content is meant to prompt the intake of fluids following their meal. The piping hot broth is to soothe their sore throats.The vegetables - for their valuable vitamins. The meat - high protiens for strength.

Oh so many options!These easy, delicious, super messy, massive, toasted breakfast bagels are lined with chilled tomatoes, topped with crispy fried meats or seafoods and incessantly drip with yolky poached eggy goodness! They're also smothered in a rich Hollandaise sauce and garnished with chilled chopped chives and Paprika.My students made 15 different versions of this breakfast sandwich and there wasn't a failure amongst them! Not even the two that used my frozen soft shell crabs. They simply dethawed - coated then deep fried them. They weren't much for pretty upon presentation but damn were they rich and delicious! So have fun with this super easy recipe! Goodness knows my students did!

Everyone knows true Texas Chili doesn't include beans or tomatoes. Only beef, homemade chile paste and few flavorings.Well, nuts to that! There's nothing I hate more than someone telling me what I should or shouldn't do in my own kitchen. This is precisely why I don't bake. There's just way too many rules going on in it for me. With that, I allow my students crazy little imaginations to literally run amok with their ingredients of choice. Today they did exactly that. Excellent work kiddos! You do make me proud!

If I have any other Military out there, you know what I mean about SOS. As an Army cook, my favorite meal to work was breakfast. I was H-LL on the grill. I could have omelets, fried and scrambled all going at one time. My poor peons and Koreans, would stand there in disbelief, at how much I could do at one time - talk about multi-tasking. When I left the kitchen and went to the office, I got my hands on the old recipe cards - DOD got us some new fancier, prettier ones (our tax dollars at work). The one I really wanted was for SOS. Between moves, military and civilian, I have lost them. But don't fear, I have one that is pretty close to it.

Since the rest of us were super distracted making other dishes - I charged my more advanced 8 year old culinary student with making a healthy Mexican soup for the sick ones. This is what she came up with. It was so easy - she didn't even sweat her veggies. It was just, "Everybody in the pool!" Anyway, delicious work kiddo!

Since 1/2 of my youngest students are getting over the flu - the other healthy 1/2 decided to make this spicy little Mexican vegetarian soup for them. Especially with extra spice and broth for their stuffy noses & sore throats.They also served their soup with tortilla chips to scratch their buddies throats and flour tortillas to absorb any icky acids in their tummies. Well, it worked! This recipie is so easy and delicious! Spicy but delicious! Great work kiddos!