Have you heard of the new product called Fresh Take? It’s a product made by Kraft that combines cheese, bread crumbs and spices together to make a coating or a ground meat mix in. They are really pretty good. When they first came out I
Beef Stroganoff has always been a favorite of my family. I would mix in canned cream of mushroom soup. Since I am not using as many processed foods I don’t buy cream of mushroom soup anymore. Now I make it from scratch and boy it’s
Ham and Green Beans in the Slow Cooker It’s Friday the 13th! Been pretty busy this morning with my mom and 2 of the grandkids. I said in an earlier post, I am doing all things ham this week. Gotta get rid of the leftovers. Plus this time
Hope everyone is having a great week. Many are on vacation right now. Not me I am doing some prep work for Easter dinner. Next I’m heading out to the garden to plant some onions and garlic. First I wanted to share a recipe with
I use my slow cooker year round. It’s a little chilly today so instead of cooking the boneless short ribs on the grill I am cooking them in the slow cooker. This is so simple. You can use a bottled sauce or make your own.
It’s my week for my mom to be staying at my house, which makes it a good time to make a big batch of cabbage rolls. I used to love watching my mom make the neat little rolls. I’ve been making them ever
Sirloin Tip Roast in the Slow Cooker A Sirloin Tip Roast is a cut of meat that is perfect for the slow cooker. It is a lean cut of meat. It can lack flavor and moisture because it has a low-fat content. That is what makes
The other day I came across a recipe for red beans and rice on Miz Helen’s Country Cottage blog. I love beans of any kind, and they are so good for you. I have never seriously attempted making red beans and rice from scratch. I have
Green peppers stuffed with a delicious mixture of ground beef, brown rice, topped with melted cheese. These stuffed green peppers are a family favorite! Every summer I usually have a surplus of peppers from my garden so I make stuffed peppers. They are a meal
This time of year you can usually get some pretty good deal on boneless pork loin. I buy a large piece and cut it up into meal size portions and freeze. The piece I have today will be enough for two meals. I cut the
The price of steak this time of the year is usually high. In the summer you can get some great deals. We love to cook them outside on our good old Weber kettle grill. But since it’s February and I won’t be cooking anything outside
Many years ago when my kids were younger ( 25 years ago??? Yikes!) I used to make this ground beef dish. It never seemed to have a name. I think my sister found it in an old microwave cookbook. My kids called it “Stuff”. They loved it.
Today I am sharing my easy to prepare homemade oven-baked meatball recipe with you. I used to buy pre-made meatballs in the frozen section of the grocery store. They were easy to prepare. Add the meatballs to your favorite sauce, heat them and they’re ready
Growing up in my family we had a New Years tradition. We always ate sauerkraut and pork after we rang in the new year. It was one of the few meals my Dad cooked. He would make it a couple different ways. I still make it
