Category Archives: Beef

Grilled hamburgers, salad, and corn. 8/24/23

Thursday’s dinner was a celebration of summer—outdoors grilling, bright tomatoes, and corn on the cob. Since I have sadly been having trouble digesting gluten I had my hamburgers with its condiments of red onion, ketchup, and mayonnaise bunless. Sitting in … Continue reading

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Grilled rib cap steak and potato, Caesar salad. 8/17/23

Very infrequently we buy a rib cap steak at Costco. The rib cap is what curves around the eye of meat in a rib eye steak. It is a really tasty piece of meat. We do not buy it often … Continue reading

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Stuffed peppers with broccoli. 8/12/23

Since this dish involved some cooking and it was a hot day I made the stuffed pepper and tomato sauce in the morning and merely reheated everything in the microwave for dinner. I like to make my own tomato sauce … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburgers and salad. 8/1/23

Happy August! We are having some beautiful weather this week before it gets dreadfully hot this weekend. It was nice to sit outside while John grilled the burgers and enjoy the evening air redolent with the aroma from the grill. … Continue reading

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Stuffed pepper with penne. 7/10/23

What a delicious dinner! I made the stuffed peppers in the morning to avoid turning on the oven in the hotter part of the day. First I microwaved 4 halved pepper shells until they were par-cooked. Then I sautéed just … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburgers, salad, and chips. 7/4/23

Happy Fourth of July to all that celebrate it! As is traditional we had a grilled entree. Hamburgers are my favorite meat to eat grilled and John does a spectacular job cooking them perfectly. On my part, I did a … Continue reading

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Switching gears for hot weather—Grilled burgers and salad. 6/29/23

The incredible heat that has been gripping the country has made its way to California so we are changing our lineup. Quick outdoor grilled burgers with a bagged salad and some chips for Thursday night and gazpacho and corn on … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburgers, chips, and salad. 5/15/23

We will probably be having this dinner frequently over the summer. John grills the burgers and I make a prepackaged salad and open a bag of potato chips. What an easy dinner with minimal mess! It does remind me however … Continue reading

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Grilling with the family. 5/7/23

Our son’s wife is on a trip with her folks so we had him and his two teens over for lunch. Two favorites were on the menu – Zaydeburgers and Beeba mac ‘n cheese. We also had salad, chips, and … Continue reading

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Grilling burgers. 4/29/23

The weather took a quite warm turn this week so my simmering Dutch oven of meat sauce for my boiling pot of spaghetti got turned into burgers on the grill with salad and chips. As usual John did a perfect … Continue reading

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