We almost always have chili and corn bread for dinner on Halloween so this year I thought I’d try a new chili recipe. This recipe comes from http://www.about.com. It was really, really good! 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin or extra lean ground beef 1 large sweet onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 2 large … Continue reading
The 3 butternut squash that we got in last week’s Bountiful Basket have been sitting on the counter staring at me for a week now so I went online today and googled “butternut squash recipes” and found this one at http://www.marthastewart.com and it sounded like one that my family would like so I gave it … Continue reading
This is a Taste of Home recipe from the October/November 2008 magazine. 3 cups water 4 (8 oz each) cans tomato sauce 2 (16 oz each) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed 2 (14 1/2 oz each) cans chicken broth 2 cups frozen corn 2 cups salsa 2 teaspoons dried minced onion 1 – 2 … Continue reading
I thought I was done making soups this season but Mother Nature says no! so here is another variation on the Minestrone theme from the Food Network Magazine by Ellie Krieger. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, diced (I didn’t have an onion so I used 1/4 cup dried onion) 4 cloves … Continue reading
I pulled this recipe out of a magazine but can’t remember which one (again). It smelled delicious while it was cooking. This is a good recipe to throw together for dinner since you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry like I did. 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced (I only … Continue reading
I got this recipe in an email from Kraft Foods right around St Patrick’s Day. Not sure what makes it Irish Stew but it was good! 1 1/2 pounds boneless beef round steak, trimmed, cut into bite size pieces (I bought a package of stew meat and called it good) 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
Dinner #2 for Patty as requested, Beef Stew. 2 pounds stew beef or a cut up chuck roast (I went with the stew meat) 1 onion, diced 4 – 5 large potatoes, peeled and quartered 4 – 5 carrots, peeled and cut into slices 3 quarts hot water 3 – 4 tablespoons Kitchen Bouquet (couldn’t … Continue reading
Another recipe from “All You” magazine. So cold today so it’s a perfect day for tomato soup (a grown up version of tomato soup) and grilled cheese sandwiches on sourdough bread! 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I used my garlic press) 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes … Continue reading
The Christmas ham that we bought for Christmas dinner after the fact is almost gone so I googled “Ham Bone Soup” and this recipe came up from allrecipes.com and all the reviews were good so I thought I’d give it a try and it was good and easy! 1 ham bone with some meat 1 … Continue reading
Hello all, it’s good to be back! I haven’t posted in awhile, for a variety of reasons. I didn’t make a huge Christmas dinner this year because we had to leave the day after Christmas to attend my niece’s wedding in California and I didn’t want to make the big dinner and then have to … Continue reading
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