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…

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…

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…