This recipe was another replacement for a staple for me growing up: the pre-packaged beef stroganoff.
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon beef bouillon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 ounces mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 cup water
1 cup sour cream
2 cups noodles or rice, cooked
3 tablespoons unbleached flour
Directions:
Cook and stir the meat, onion, and garlic in a large skillet until the meat [...]
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This was one of those use up some stuff in the cupboard recipes. The chicken needed to be used up and the vegetables had a layer of ice an inch thick on them. Still, this made for a simple and fast casserole with plenty of leftovers and fufilled the task of emptying out some of [...]
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What can I say? I have a thing for pulled pork. It is easy to make and always full of flavor. I found this recipe while looking for a way to use up a pork shoulder in the freezer. Basically it is a pork shoulder and a bottle of root beer slow cooked all day. [...]
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I don’t know about your mother, but this is not my mother’s goulash. Goulash at home consisted of No Yolk egg noodles, ground beef, tomato sauce, and maybe a vegetable like peas or corn and some onion. That was it.
This goulash recipe from Smitten Kitchen and Gourmet magazine might involve more ingredients and more work, [...]
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Somewhere along the way, hamburgers became fast food items. It is true, they are quick and easy to make, but why go to some chain fast food restaurant for a burger when you can put something together that is uniquely yours in about fifteen minutes?
My case and point: this burger. I like spicy food. You [...]
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When I told the husband we were having Barbecue Portobello Quesadillas (for two, not four) for dinner, he said, “I love food blogs.” I do spend more time these days looking for new and exciting recipes, and this one is definitely a keeper.
I used Famous Dave’s Rich & Sassy barbecue sauce and ground chipotle pepper. Cleaning [...]
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When I have a hankerin’ for BBQ, it usually has nothing to do with ribs. What I am looking for is brisket. Up until this point, brisket was served at a few BBQ restaraunts but I had never tried to make it. The problem, I thought, was that brisket needed to be smoked and living [...]
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What’s not to love in this Four Cheese Baked Penne from Ellie Krieger? Mozzarella, ricotta, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, tomatoes, onion, garlic…the list goes on and on.
It takes some prep work to get this dish ready to bake, which made it a fun Saturday evening project. However, this recipe would be doable on a weeknight [...]
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These Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers are a favorite of mine because they are easy to make, yummy, and healthy. And with just the two of us, there are enough leftovers for the husband’s lunch the next day.
The recipe calls for four egg whites, but I used two without running out of liquid for the breading. The breading [...]
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Horseshoes might not be considered “old fashioned eating,” but when the husband offers to cook a meal, you don’t say no.
If you’re not from Springfield, Ill., you probably have never of heard of these. Lucky for me, I married a Springfield boy who, on occasion, cooks for me. Horseshoes are one of his specialties. (His other specialties [...]
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