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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I enjoy Alton Brown’s TV show Good Eats, but the recipes intimidate me, even when they shouldn’t. Maybe it’s because Alton is so smart and precise? I don’t know. At any rate, I’ve been doing enough successful cooking lately that I had the confidence to attempt Good Eats Meatloaf.
My confidence has not been shattered (yet). [...]
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This is the epitome of an old fashioned meal at home: a hot dish. The ingredients are simple and there were plenty of leftovers for the week. This meal took about an hour to make and running the oven was perfect for heating up the house now that it is getting cooler.
Just for the record, [...]
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We wanted to try something a little different than the typical can of barbecue mixture and pound of ground beef for our barbecue sandwiches. I found this recipe in one of the many recipe files that I keep on my computer. The recipe calls for using a slow cooker and letting the meat cook for several hours but we [...]
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