Macaroni and Beef with Cheese

I found this recipe on Pinterest which is from Michael Ruhlman’s Translating the Chef Craft for Every Kitchen.  The Macaroni and Beef with Cheese recipe is on Ruhlman.com. I did not read this entire recipe the first night I went to make it until it was about an hour before dinner.  Read through this recipe…

Corned Beef and Cabbage

A traditional St. Patrick’s Day staple in our house. Ingredients: 1 large corned beef brisket 1 12 oz can of dark beer such as Guinness 2 cup of chicken stock 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1 small head of cabbage 1 16 oz. bag of baby carrots Directions: Core and quarter the cabbage removing the…

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

This has been one of my children’s favorite meals since they were about 3. I use The Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie Recipe at Betty Crocker.com 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef or ground turkey 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz) 1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix…

Steak with Potato Wedges and Asparagus

  Tonight’s dinner was a small steak we broiled with Montreal Steak seasonings.  Love that peppery flavor. Potato wedges drizzled with olive oil and baked in a 350 oven.  A great easy dinner!

Steak and Baked Potatoes

So in accessing our meals over the last few weeks I saw that we were lacking in red meat.  We eat lots of ground turkey, chicken and pork but love our steak every once in a while. I marinated a flank steak in Italian Good Seasonings dressing for a couple of hours and then cut…

Ground Turkey Tacos

I have a stash of quick throw together dinners in my back pocket in case I need them.  Tonight was one of those nights.  Dinner tonight was to be General Tso’s Chicken (homemade of course).   But, due to the events of the day we had Ground Turkey tacos instead. I browned my ground turkey in…

Double Bacon Burgers with Maple-Worcestershire Onions

This recipe is adapted from Rachel Ray’s Double Bacon Burgers with Maple-Worcestershire Onions on Rachelray.com Ingredients 12 slices of turkey bacon (you can use real bacon but we always use turkey bacon) Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling 2 tablespoons butter 1 large onion, chopped or thinly sliced Coarse salt and coarse black pepper…

Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper

Thursday night’s dinner was something I am not overly proud of, though it fits my game.  We had Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper.  This is a dish my daughter used to love.  Tonight, she was okay with it but I think all my cooking is spoiling her a bit because she wasn’t overly thrilled with it.  

Meatloaf

Today’s meatloaf is my own version of a classic meatloaf recipe.  I used quite a few vegetables and it was extremely moist. Ingredients 15 baby carrots, coarsely chopped 2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped (if desired) 1/2 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped 1 cup of mushrooms, coarsely chopped 2 teaspoons of minced…