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Category Archives: Beef
Lasagna and Salad. 8/3/24
I know this is not a hot weather dish. But we did beat the heat by making the sauce and assembling the lasagna on Friday morning, then refrigerating it. We finished up by baking it at 7 AM on Saturday. … Continue reading
Flank Steak, Potato, and Zucchini 7/10/24
Tonight John was at the grill cooking the flank steak and putting a char on a Russet potato that I had microwaved earlier. I also made zucchini that our daughter had grown in her garden. First I sautéed onions and … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Grilling on the Fourth of July (and the 5th too!) 7/4/24 and 7/5/24
Our son came over for our Fourth of July celebration. The rest of his family was at a reunion of his wife’s clan. So as I am wont to do I made too much food for just the four of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Holidays, Hot weather meals, Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers, watermelon
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Grilled Steak, Broccoli, and Potatoes 6/30/24
Our grilled steak was a little rarer than usual but still tasted great. The broccoli also spent some time on the grill after I had parcooked it in the microwave. Since we were trying not to heat up the kitchen … Continue reading
Grilled Smashburgers and Caesar Salad. 6/25/24
On Tuesday John took our cast iron grill and heated it up on our gas grill. When it was piping hot he took balls of seasoned ground beef and put them on the grill. Then he squished the balls of … Continue reading
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Hot dog, sauerkraut, and salad. 6/20/24
I was going to rave about our all-American dinner celebrating the first day of summer until I realized that our dinner idea was imported to the U.S. like much of our cuisine. First of all a hot dog, also known … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Hot weather meals, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hot dogs
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Grilled NY Strip Steak. 6/18/24
Yummy meal tonight. We took advantage of a sale on these steaks for 6.97/lb. at Safeway. They came in a pack of four so it was kind of a gamble. This first steak which was about 1 lb. was a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Grilling, Methods, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, Grilling, Steak
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Grilled hamburgers with guacamole starter and leftover enhanced tabbouleh 6/8/24
Because our menu has adjusted due to the screaming hot weather, some groceries got used and some didn’t, there was takeout and repurposing of dishes. It is a beautiful evening here in NorCal. No humidity and temperatures in the low … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Grilling, Hot weather meals, leftovers, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged hamburgers
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Penne with meat sauce. 6/3/24
Last week our favorite brand of pasta, Barilla, was on sale for $1.27/lb. Since I love pasta we bought the 4 boxes allowed and cooked up 6 ounces that were sauced with the ground beef and tomato sauce I made … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta
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Flank steak with potatoes and broccoli 5/31/24
I have to admit that the flank steak got a little more medium than medium-rare. Nonetheless it was super tasty. I had scored two packets of mashed potato mix at Grocery Outlet for $.50 so I mixed that up with … Continue reading
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