Messy, yummy, kid-friendly perfection - all hail the Sloppy Joe! Okay all of you busy soccer moms relentless in your continued search for fast, easy, and adaptable recipes, All Hail The Sloppy Joe! I figure it's time to bust out some of my childhood oldies but goodies, given I am still fielding questions regarding quarantine...
Beef
Marinade for Steak
If your hubby loves to grill, don't miss great Father's Day gift ideas at the bottom of this post! A great marinade for steak is what keeps summertime grilling delicious. The easiest dinners at our house are the ones cooked mainly on our grill out back, and almost always involve preparing a great marinade for...
Sour Cream Noodle Bake
I’m just saying, there is some damn thing about Sour Cream Noodle Bake! Okay all of you fellow carboholics, this Sour Cream Noodle Bake is comfort food bliss 101. Just before I moved from my last home, a neighbor dropped in unexpectedly. I had prepared Sour Cream Noodle Bake earlier in the day...
Korean Beef Bulgogi
Bulgogi translates to ‘fire meat.’ Korean Beef Bulgogi is traditional Korean street food and ridiculously uncomplicated to make. Plainly speaking, bulgogi means ‘fire meat.’ Hugely flavorful and incredibly aromatic, it is undoubtedly one of the tastiest of dishes to prepare on a grill. Neighbors in close proximity will swoon and linger. Tender pieces of...
Sausage Studded Beef & Turkey Meatloaf
Sausage Studded Beef & Turkey Meatloaf has more flavor than traditional meatloaves because it combines a full pound of both Italian pork and turkey sausages into the mixture. Sausage Studded Beef & Turkey Meatloaf is a clear winner for a weeknight supper, not only because it’s a crowd-pleaser, but also because it just so happens to...
Christmas Dinner Beef Tenderloin Roast
This recipe adapted from our Friends at America's Test Kitchen All traditions have to start somewhere... Christmas Dinner Beef Tenderloin Roast is not only a seasonal favorite, it is also my family's tradition. Christmas Eve in our home has always been the more formal meal we celebrate over the two day Holiday celebration....
Shepherd's Pie
One of my year-round go-to recipes is a Shepherd’s Pie. One of my year-round go-to recipes is a Shepherd’s Pie. It's incredibly satisfying comfort food, and it checks off all of the staple ingredients in a recipe: the meat, the veg and the potato. It really need only be supplemented with rolls and butter...
French Onion Salisbury Steak
Tender and delicious, French Onion Salisbury Steak is suspended in a resplendent sauce of onions, beef stock and red wine. It largely resembles French Onion Soup with the addition of Herbs de Provence which contains thyme. In this recipe, it is served with a side of cheese toast, however you could easily 'hearty things up'...
Ukrainian Holubtsi, Great Grandma's Legacy To Me
Mom nailed it today. We hit the grocery yesterday so she could pick up a few cabbages. Her take on it - family coming in mid-week, and Holubtsi would definitely feed a crowd. My take - she's missing her Mom, my Grandmother who we lost in 2016. Truth told, I am, too. I...
