Category Archives: Beef

Stuffed peppers. 10/18/23

During the third week in September I made a batch of meaty spaghetti sauce. I divided it in thirds and froze two containers. Tonight I made stuffed pepper with my remaining third. I mixed the ground beef and tomato sauce … Continue reading

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Polenta with meaty spaghetti sauce. 10/6/23

John made a somewhat thicker polenta for this dish which was paired with my homemade spaghetti meat sauce. I was craving an Italian dish and I am unable to process gluten anymore. This seemed like a good thing to try. … Continue reading

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Winery dinner in Sonoma. 9/21/23

We are having a second celebration of John’s birthday with a fancy dinner at a winery inSonoma, CA. Each dish is paired with a wine from the winery in a multi-course dinner. We do not go out to dinner or … Continue reading

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Deconstructed hamburger and salad. 9/11/23

My experiment with introducing gluten back into my diet did not go well. So I am back to my old lactose and gluten free self. Tonight for our burger meal I decided to deconstruct the way I like to eat … Continue reading

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Stuffed bell peppers. 9/7/23

I made these stuffed peppers yesterday morning and reheated each pepper half for two minutes in the microwave. My steps to making these fairly light stuffed peppers are to cut 3 peppers in half and clean out the large ribs … Continue reading

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Grilling on Labor Day. 9/4/23

John makes the most perfect hamburgers! They are juicy and medium rare. What a fine dish to close out the summer and celebrate Labor Day! For my part I made coleslaw with a dressing of mayo/yogurt, vinegar, and celery seed. … Continue reading

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Grilled steak and potato with tomato/cucumber salad. 9/2/23

All-American dinner tonight! John grilled the rib eye cap steak perfectly and did a fine job on the potatoes that I had microwaved earlier. A real star of the dinner was the tomato, cucumber, and red onion salad I made … Continue reading

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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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