Poltergeist TV Dinner

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Megan 2 Comments

“Theeeeeey’re heeeeeeere.” For those of us who have seen Poltergeist (and the ones like us who have seen it more times than they can count), we can just hear those two creepy words coming from Carol Anne and it sets the tone. The Freeling family were living a pretty normal life until the night young Carol Anne started hearing things from the static on the television set. As an earthquake occurred, the apparitions came out of the television and into their home. Chairs began to stack by themselves, silverware was bending, trees came to life and a portal opened up in Carol Anne’s closet. A Medium was sent in (the late Zelda Rubinstein, who us girls can remember from the awesome Teen Witch movie) to clean out the house of the poltergeist and bring Carol Anne back from the portal she was sucked into. Besides the film itself being pretty damn scary, the real horror is what went on behind the scenes. Between the three Poltergeist films, 4 cast members died  in that small window of time. Some claim the “Poltergeist Curse” came from the fact that real skeletons were used in the end pool scene, but whatever the theories may be, Poltergeist went down in history as one the scariest films ever, on-screen and off.

Salisbury Steak TV  Dinner

Ingredients:

1 small onion, grated
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb ground beef
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 egg
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 Tbsp dijon mustard
3 Tbsp chopped parsley
salt and pepper

Gravy:

1/2 stick butter
1 small onion, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup flour
4 cups beef broth
salt and pepper

Directions:

Saute grated onion and garlic in olive oil. Let cool a few minutes. Add all burger ingredients to mixing bowl along with onion mixture. Mix well and form into 4 patties. In large frying pan, sear the patties over medium heat for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from pan.

In same pan, melt butter for gravy. Add onions and saute a few minutes. Add mushrooms and saute a few more minutes.

Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and onions. Stir to coat and cook a few minutes.

Slowly whisk in beef broth and cook for a few minutes.

Add beef patties back to pan and simmer for another 10 minutes until cooked through and gravy is thickened.

Serve with mashed potatoes and peas and carrots.

For an authentic “TV dinner” feel, we served our steaks in these containers:

Theeeeey’re heeeeeeeere…let’s have a drink.

Burial Ground Spirits-

Ingredients:

2 ounces vodka
4 ounces tonic water

Directions:

Pour vodka into a glass over ice cubes. Add tonic water, stir, and serve. Garnish with a lime if desired.

Go into the light,
Megan & Nicole