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Category Archives: Beef
Stretching our food budget. 7/10/19
Yesterday John worked at his office which meant over an hour commute home. So often on these days the original plans for dinner go out the window and we pretty much just scrounge around in the refrigerator figuring out something … Continue reading
Instant Pot Beef Stew. 7/9/19
I am on a rampage to try to uncluttered our freezer! I had a hard time finding space for my three containers of spaghetti sauce. We have a side by side refrigerator and there are five shelves in the freezer. … Continue reading
My favorite spaghetti dish. 7/6/19
Since it is a long weekend I decided to make up a new batch of spaghetti sauce flavored with ground beef. John bought enough ground beef for us to have a hamburger meal plus at least four pasta dishes. Starting … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, spaghetti sauce, tomatoes
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Comfort food. 7/4/19
Just remembered I forgot to post yesterday’s dinner! I even considered not posting it at all since I feel somewhat guilty for giving into making a comfort food dinner. When we had finished dinner I did not feel comforted only … Continue reading
Always in the top ten meals at our house. 6/26/19
What is my favorite thing to make and eat? It might be eggplant parmesan or maybe fried scallops. I really liked the gazpacho and avocado toast I made last week. But for ease of preparation and comfort whole wheat spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, sauce, Spaghetti
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Dining at kid-friendly places
Yay! We have started our trip! One of the challenges for me is to find dining selections that now are supposed to be 1) things I like. 2) lower in carbs. 3) lower in calories. This is not an easy … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Dining out, Holidays, Legumes, Poultry, Vegetables
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Salad, collard greens, and steak. 6/10/19
My doctor has told me I need to eat differently. Cut down on the carbs because of rising blood sugar. I am really at a quandary with this because I eat quite a lot of carbs – pasta, beans, polenta, … Continue reading
Sous vide ribeye steak, grilled potato, broccoli and fava beans. 6/4/19
Today’s division of labor was like every other day, John cooks meat and grills and I do vegetable prep and cooking. John gave the steak a 2 hour immersion circulator bath at 130F and then seared the steak on the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged baked potato, broccoli, Fava beans, Steak
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Memorial Day grilling. 5/27/1
Memorial Day weekend is usually considered the kickoff to summer. So along with the more somber activities of the holiday such as visiting cemeteries and laying wreaths honoring our war dead, we also have parades and cook-outs. We had a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Holidays, Vegetables
Tagged broccoli salad, ground beef, Potato salad
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Meat week? 5/22/19
Seems like I am going heavy on the meat this week. I will have to find a vegan/vegetarian dinner for tomorrow. One thing that is noticeable, however, is that the actual meat portions are fairly small. For instance, with the … Continue reading
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