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Dinner, Main Dish - Beef, Slow Cooker

Mississippi Meatballs

Usually I don’t cook dishes using mixes of gravy or seasonings because of the sodium count. However, my friend Patsy was raving about this dish as she has several “picky eaters” in her home. Much to her surprised, they all loved this dish. I admit, I was skeptical, but my family enjoyed it as well. […]

Dinner, Main Dish - Beef

Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry

I often browse through food magazines and cut out recipes I want to try. This is one of those recipes. I don’t know which magazine it came from, but it was originally for chicken and broccoli. I tweaked the recipe and this is the end result. This dish cooks quickly and is quite tasty. You […]

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Cranberry Orange Icebox Cookies

When I was a child, my mother would make various types of ice box cookies. She had a basic dough and would add various ingredients to make different types of cookies. For example, for this recipe, she would add orange juice, orange zest and dried cranberries. If she wanted lemon poppy seed cookies, she would […]

Ethnic Dishes, Side Dishes

Refried Beans

Yesterday’s dinner menu was chicken fajitas and we like a side of refried beans with this dish. As I was gathering all of my ingredients, I discovered I never replaced the last can of refried beans. Now we had lots of snow yesterday, so I did not care to drive to the store. Luckily, I […]

Sauces

Horseradish Sauce

This spunky sauce goes great with prime rib. I make it the day before so the flavors can meld properly. If you like lots of spunk, add more horseradish and if you prefer a more mild sauce, use less. (I recommend starting with 3 Tablespoons of horseradish and add more if desired.) We had some […]