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Category Archives: Beef
Remember last week’s white Bolognese? – 11/7/16
The white Bolognese sauce from last week made a comeback tonight as traditional red Bolognese. This was no elaborate transformation. I just added a can of tomatoes, some water, herbs, and tomato sauce. I served it with penne which I … Continue reading
Veál shanks, mashed potatoes, and green beans – 11/5/16
We have had these veal shanks in the freezer for ages and finally decided to cook them. I whizzed up onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in the food processor to use as a flavor base. After searing the meat John … Continue reading
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Tagged braise, green beans, mashed potatoes, Veal, veal shank
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Rigatoni with White Bolognese – 11/2/16
I have been to Italy over 20 times but I have never been to Bologna. I do not even know what there is to see there! Maybe next time I shall make sure it is on my visit list. One … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables
Tagged Bolognese, ground beef, Italian sausage, rigatoni, white Bolognese
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All-American burger dinner – 10/29/16
Tonight’s dinner we ate in two stages. The two salads we had as an appetizer and then John cooked the burgers as the main. It makes dinner last longer! I really like these two salads. The sweet, oniony, salty dressing … Continue reading
Bucatini and meatballs – 10/25/16
Who doesn’t love some what we call “red Italian.” Growing up on the Jersey shore, this was Italian American food to us. I don’t think I realized that there was any other Italian cuisine involving non-red sauces and polenta or … Continue reading
Family Fall Fest – 10/23/16
Since my previous post we drove home from Utah and had breakfast for dinner when we got in from 12 hours on the road. Saturday night we opted for Chinese food. But on Sunday we had the whole family over … Continue reading
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Tagged Brussels sprout slaw, cake, hamburgers, Potato salad
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A bonanza of leftovers – 10/17/16
After hugging Jon goodbye, it was time to take stock of what we had left over in the refrigerator. Hmmm, beans, rice, lasagna, peppers and onions, and the remnants of my lunches at Mongolian BBQ and Mad Pita Express. For … Continue reading
Lasagna! Italian night – 10/12/16
On Wednesday I made an Italian/American lasagna. I call it Italian/American because from what I have read, Americans are so much more about putting lots of meat into their Italian dishes than actual Italians do. I used no-boil noodles and … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, Italian American, Lasagna, noodles spaghetti sauce
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Mongolian beef – 10/11/16
We decided on Asian cuisine for our Tuesday dinner. One dish we enjoy from our take-out place is Mongolian beef. It doesn’t look too difficult to replicate. I found a recipe that looked doable on http://Rasamalaysia.com (search on the website for … Continue reading
Our son’s favorite meal – 10/9/16
After having dinner at our friends’ house on Thursday, Chinese food on Friday, and driving to Utah on Saturday, it is time to get back to cooking! We are spending two weeks in beautiful Utah red rock country. Our son … Continue reading
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