Quick Korean Beef

Aaaah!  I’m back!  Between moving to the new house and the loss of all electronics (including internet), I have returned with an arsenal of incredible recipes to share with you! First on the list this summer is this Korean Beef.  Oh. My. Lanta.  This is good.  And I mean, really good. My…

Easy Crockpot Corned Beef & Cabbage

I bought a new crockpot today. *sigh* Its a beauty. It is stainless-steel and black and holds up to 7 quarts of glorious food.  At more than double the size of my regular one, it was definitely an overdue purchase.  So what was the first thing I made in it?  Why, Corned…

College Pasta

Have you ever noticed that the dishes that grace your table are such a representation of your life that it is almost like a culinary scrapbook.  Let me explain… Years ago when I was in college (go figure), I lived in an old, yellow house just off campus.  The floor was so…

Traditional Meatloaf

The recipes that appear here are tested, reliable, honest, and usually fairly simple.  Right?  Right.  Todays post is a perfect example of that; something I make regularly that always works, is always good, and is the basic classic recipe I always use. My one regret is the name.  I know meatloaf is…

Simple Beef Stew

The weather here has finally turned a bit chilly (woohoo!) so comfort food is what I’m all about. I am sitting on my couch as I type this and Eli, my four year old, is sitting at my feet and going through the ToysRUs catalog that came in the mail today.  He…

Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

This is just a simple recipe I am sharing.  No grand story, no anecdotes.  Just a practical list of ingredients that you may use to replace the chemical laden alternative in the little pouches on the grocery store shelves.  But remember.  This will not taste like the salty packets you are used…

Grilled Ribeye W/Rosemary & Dijon

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: When it comes to steak, I am kind of a purist.  I know that my past grilled beef recipes kind of contradict that, but honestly, as my Father’s daughter, I like it grilled with salt and pepper.  So much that 99.9 percent of…

Grilled Steak W/Balsamic Drizzle & Bleu Cheese

Years ago-and I just realized how many posts I begin with those words-I watched Giada make something similar to this recipe.  I like my steak straight up and pure; grilled with just salt and pepper, but every once in awhile, I recognize that change might be good.  I try to embrace change…

My ‘Go To’ Sloppy Joe

One of the reasons I started blogging was because people would regularly ask me to pass along the recipes that I make all the time; recipes that were my ‘go to’ recipes because they were simple, straight-forward, and tasted good.  Well, BEHOLD!  This recipe is just that.  Classic and great using regular…

Steak Salad

It is no secret that I love the Farmer’s Market.  The small town that I live in has a very small one once a week that while tiny, fulfills most of my market needs.  Above all else, I love to support the local businesses and if I can, try and purchase something…

Flank Steak W/Tangy Sauce & Sisters

“I think this is my favorite meal,” said my sister, Hannah, as she inhaled the plate you see above. I mentioned earlier that my youngest sister was here to run a half-marathon, but she also came back through here on her way to the east coast for work.  She stayed a few…

Hobo Dinners

I am going to try to explain how happy this post makes me.  This meal, a Hobo Dinner, is the kind of thing that will make your wallet happy (you can easily feed four people for less than 5 bucks), will keep your house cool when the temperature rises, and will break…

Freezer Fajitas

Yes, this picture is just a pile of meat.  Mmm….it makes my heart beat a little faster.  Yum! A few posts back I mentioned a brief list of some of the meals I had stashed in the freezer.  Steak fajitas was one of them and since we made them this week, I thought…

Beef Bourguignon: Just call me Julia…

I’m back!  After a quick and brief hiatus which included but was not limited to doctors appointments, way too many trips to the pharmacy to get prescriptions after said appointments, an unexpected trip to mourn the passing of a friend, and really just general exhaustion, I am back on track and in the…

Fillet of Beef & Christmas Dinner

Mmmm.  Christmas dinner…. I was a bit alarmed when I looked at the calendar this morning and realized that there are only ten days until Christmas.  Not because I have shopping to do or my schedule is stressful, but because I make myself wait every year to do the typical holiday stuff. …