Category Archives: Beef

Spaghetti and meatballs 4/28/25

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Beebamom

I made the sauce for our dinner out of large can of tomato purée, an 14 ounce can of diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, oregano, and olive oil. The meatballs came from a bag of frozen meatballs. I garnished my plate … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers again. 4/23/25

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Beebamom

The problem with making ten stuffed pepper halves is that they wipe out your dinner plans for the next few days. So here is what we ate on our leftover night. I took one of the halves and topped it … Continue reading →

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Stuffed peppers. 4/22/25

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Beebamom

While perusing the shelf full of various overpriced orange, yellow, and red bell peppers I noticed a bag of colorful peppers on the shelf above. These actual looked healthier than the expensive ones on the shelf below. Usually I make … Continue reading →

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 4/9/25

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Beebamom

John cooked the burgers and I made the salad. Great dinner in less than a half hour!

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Grilled steak, potatoes, and asparagus. 4/5/25

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Beebamom

John cooked the steak on the grill perfectly. He also put a little char on the potatoes I had microwaved earlier. The asparagus cooked in a little water and butter. This was an easy dinner full of flavor.

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Corned beef and cabbage. 3/17/25

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Beebamom

We enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day with this traditional dish. The recipe we used is this one from NYTimes Cooking with the exception of omitting the glaze in Step Four.

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Penne with meat sauce. 3/11/25

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Beebamom

We were supposed to be having chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight. Sarah and I were tasked with picking a rotisserie chicken from Costco. But when we got there the chicken cupboard was bare and so we had to come up … Continue reading →

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Stuffed red bell peppers and salad. 3/5/25

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Beebamom

In order to be economical and efficient I browned a pound of ground beef and made a beefy tomato sauce first. Then I took half of the sauce and packaged it up to be frozen for a pasta meal in … Continue reading →

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Grilled steak, grilled potato, and broccoli. 3/1/25

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Beebamom

This is such a simple meal to make. John does the grilling and I take care of the potato and broccoli. Before the potato can go on the grill I microwave it until it is almost cooked through. The grilling … Continue reading →

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Happy Lunar New Year! 1/29/25 The Year of the Snake!

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Beebamom

Lots of folks here in Northern California are celebrating Lunar New Year. Since we are a family who likes to share in the celebrations of lots of cultures, we decide to make a holiday dinner of Asian treats. We started … Continue reading →

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