Category Archives: Beef

Grilled NY strip steak, baked potato, broccoli. 8/18/25

Another great dinner while my dear friend is visiting. This one is so easy! John seasoned the strip steaks and cooked them to perfection on our gas grill. He also put some grill marks on the baked potatoes. I steamed … Continue reading

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Lasagna! 8/15/25

Sarah made delicious lasagna for our dinner tonight. Who doesn’t love lasagna!? Luckily we were able to hold ourselves enough in check that we will be able to have a leftovers dinner on Sunday.

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 8/12/25

John’s grilled hamburgers are a favorite at our house. We like ours medium rare with mayo, ketchup, and red onion.

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Skillet lasagna. 7/31/25

Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. With some leftover components from the lasagna she made last week she cobbled together a lasagna bowl. She had tomato beef sauce, pasta, ricotta, and mozzarella in it. With your eyes closed it tasted, … Continue reading

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Texas caviar and grilled hamburgers. 7/7/25

Over the weekend John was not feeling well so we scuttled all our plans. He felt better today so we made our Sunday holiday dinner on Monday. I have shown lots of hamburger pictures so I thought I would highlight … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger with salad. 6/25/25

As much as I dislike making salads, I did spend some time trying to make tonight’s tasty and appealing. Along with Romaine lettuce our salad included banana peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, and olives. Everyone enjoyed it and there were … Continue reading

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Penne and meatballs with vodka sauce. 6/24/25

Tonight we had a lazy dinner. It was comprised of Barilla pasta (which we did have to cook), Rosina’s frozen meatballs, and Rao’s jarred vodka sauce. It turned out surprisingly good. I really enjoyed the Rao’s vodka sauce. The main … Continue reading

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Hot dogs! 6/21/25

I know this is not the healthiest dinner we could eat but sometimes Nathan’s hot dogs with sauerkraut just hits the spot! This tasted so good and we enjoyed it a lot.

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Grilled steak and potatoes with broccoli. 6/20/25

Nothing says first day of summer like steak and potatoes cooked on the grill. It has actually been quite chilly here lately and last night John was buffeted by wind gusts and temperatures in the 50s while he cooked our … Continue reading

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Grill night! 6/10/25

Yum! We love grilled hamburgers night! Look at the cook on my hamburger. It is medium rare and has a nice crust on the outside. Yay, John, for an outstanding hamburger. It was voted by Sarah and me as best … Continue reading

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