Category Archives: Beef

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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Stuffed peppers. 6/4 & 5/2025

I bought a bag of four very large red and yellow peppers for $3.99. Since these peppers usually sell for $1.50 each or more, I felt pretty good about my purchase. I made some tomato sauce and mixed in one … Continue reading

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Memorial Day grilling. 5/26/2025

We had a small family grill night for Memorial Day. John cooked the hamburgers expertly and also put some char on the corn. I made up a salad and we shared part of a bag of chips.

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Grilled strip steak, grilled potato, and broccoli. 5/16/25

On Friday I sat outside for a while as John cooked the potato and steak. What delicious aromas! John had carefully trimmed the steak as we have run into some unpleasant gristle on these bargain-priced steaks. He cooked the steaks … Continue reading

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Spaghetti and meatballs. 5/9/25

We ran out of time for making our shrimp scampi so we opted for quick spaghetti and meatballs. I will make the shrimp scampi on Saturday instead, Our pasta dinner was the ultimate in convenience. “Rosina” brand supplied the meatballs, … Continue reading

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