Category Archives: Beef

Sarah’s chili with black beans 2/2/26

😊 Delicious chili made with Muir Glen chili starter. 2/3/26 Pizza Did not feel like cooking and ordered pizza delivery instead.

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The grilled hamburgers that weren’t. 1/21/26

We were all looking forward to grilled hamburgers. All the rain and chilly temperatures had made grilling outside unfeasible lately. When John went to turn on the grill nothing happened. The propane tank was empty. We had a spare in … Continue reading

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Spaghetti and meatballs. 1/20/26

The meatballs are hidden under all the spaghetti. This dinner was a sub for the fresh ravioli that spent too long in the fridge and got moldy. It was too bad but any (non-moldy) pasta dinner is A-OK with me. … Continue reading

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Chili. 1/6/26

Chili made with ground beef and Muir Glen Chili Starter Tonight is Sarah’s night to cook. She had found a large can of Muir Glen chili starter for $.99 and some ground beef on sale so she was eager to … Continue reading

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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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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.

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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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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

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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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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

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