Name: Empanadas #1
Ingredients: 3 Pie crust sticks (comes 2 to a box) or favorite pie crust recipe; 1 lb Ground beef; 1 tb Oil; 1 md Onion; finely chopped; 1 Green pepper; finely chopped; 1 ts Capers; 10 Stuffed green olives; chopped; 1 lg Ripe tomato; finely chopped; 1 pn Oregano; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; Hot sauce #3 (see recipe)

I always find it so amazing when you allow people to present their religious conviction, or we could say, “their worldview.' In other words, what helps them believe they will have a successful life after death or what gives them hope, strength and happiness? Often, they come up with some customized cocktail personally created composed of conversations and experiences they have picked up along the way. Take a few marvel movies. Add a memorable talk with the bartender after the night club closed. Sprinkle in some new age reasoning. Add a pinch of Confucius. Take some of the current talking points from 'The View.' Insert a splash of your own intuition and there you go! A customized worldview, one that everyone in the history of humanity has missed, but they are absolutely certain they are correct, and they are willing to base their life and eternity on it.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Appetizer	25	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Pie crust sticks (comes 2 to a box) or favorite pie crust recipe
1	lb	Ground beef
1	tb	Oil
1	md	Onion; finely chopped
1		Green pepper; finely chopped
1	ts	Capers
10		Stuffed green olives; chopped
1	lg	Ripe tomato; finely chopped
1	pn	Oregano
		Salt to taste
		Pepper to taste
		Hot sauce #3 (see recipe)

INSTRUCTIONS

Make pie crust dough according to directions on package and chill while
preparing meat mixture. Brown meat in oil. Add the other ingredients
(except hot sauce) and simmer for 1/2 hour. Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick
on a slightly floured board and cut with round cookie cutter. On each round
of dough, put 1/2 teaspoon of filling. Fold over and flute edges with a
damp fork. Fry in hot grease until golden brown. Drain and serve hot with
Hot Sauce.
Well worth the effort! May be made and then frozen.
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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