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Category Archives: Beef
Spaghetti and meatballs. 12/12/25
This is a quick version of spaghetti and meatballs. The Rosina brand of meatballs and a little red wine increased the flavor of Rao’s vodka sauce. All we had to do was cook the spaghetti combine it with the sauce … Continue reading
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Tagged pasta
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Spaghetti and meatballs. 11/11/25
I had a lazy cooking night with Rao’s spaghetti sauce, Barilla spaghetti, and Rosina meatballs. It tasted great and there were no complaints.
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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Hot dogs etc. 11/10/25
Other than these Nathan’s hot dogs being too skinny and my over-seasoning the beans with chipotle powder, this was an all-American dinner. The hot dogs were advertised as spicy which they were not. They were also “bun length” which made … Continue reading
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Tagged black beans, hot dogs, sauerkraut
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Meatloaf, potatoes, and snow peas. 11/8/25
Now that John has the green light to eat what he wants again he chose meatloaf. I have not made meatloaf in a long time except for dabbling in trying to make it with oatmeal once last year. Saturday’s meatloaf … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, mashed potatoes, meatloaf, snow peas
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Penne and chopped up meatballs with tomato sauce. 11/1/25
Since we are still taking it easy with soft food due to John’s oral surgery, I made a simple dinner of penne, chopped up Rosina meatballs, and Rao’s tomato and basil sauce. Not much work eating this and not much … Continue reading
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Tagged meatballs, penne, spaghetti sauce
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Grilled steak, tots, and salad. 10/25/25
We have had a lot of great dinners during our trip. We are celebrating our last night with a delicious ribeye steak that John cooked on the grill. I took care of the tater tots and salad. We are already … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Special occasion, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
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Sightseeing in Zion NP, Mexican lunch, and a dinner idea that did not work. 10/22/25
We are in Southern Utah enjoying our vacation with our son. In between all the golfing we spent a day sightseeing in some of the less visited part of Zion National Park. After exiting the east side of the park … Continue reading
Hamburgers and salad. 10/19/25
For our first cooking night in Utah John made probably the most delicious burgers ever. Rosy pink on the inside and nicely charred on the inside. We had tater tots and a small green salad along side.
Spaghetti and meatballs. 10/16/25
Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook and she took the shortcut route. With the help of Barilla spaghetti, Rosina’s frozen meatballs, and Rao’s vodka sauce dinner was ready in a flash. I make diners with shortcuts occasionally so I am … Continue reading
Hot and spicy hot dogs with enhanced canned sauerkraut and beans. 10/14/25
Sarah and I came across a very good buy at Grocery Outlet a few weeks ago. Our family really likes Nathan’s all-beef hot dogs and here we had found Nathan’s hot dogs for 2 8-packs 2/$3.00! But they were not … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged beans, hot dogs, sauerkraut
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