Dinner

Dinner, Ethnic Dishes, Main Dish - Beef

Picadillo

Picadillo, a dish found in central Mexico, is traditionally served on flour tortillas. This dish reminds me of tacos with potatoes. But, it’s much more versatile, as you can make a dough and use this meat mixture as an Empanada. In addition, if you should have any leftovers, you can make breakfast burritos in the […]

Dinner

Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza

Being born and raised in Chicago, I’ve become accustomed to deep dish pizza. Then I moved up north and couldn’t find anything that remotely resembled the deep dish pizza I craved. While watching “The Kitchen” on television, one of my favorite chefs, Jeff Mauro, made a classic, Chicago style pizza. A few days later, I […]

Dinner, Main Dish - Pork

Pasta E Piselli

On a recent quest in search for something different to serve for dinner, I came across this recipe in a Rachael Ray magazine. It looked appetizing so I thought I’d give it a try. I cut the recipe in half because there’s just two of us, and there were leftovers. So I would venture to […]

Dinner, Main Dish - Beef

Braised Nuggets of Beef

What could be more satisfying than tender nuggets of beef, drenched in a rich, thick gravy, served over egg noodles or mashed potatoes? I recently came across a package of beef stew meat that needed to be cooked up, but I didn’t want stew or goulash. So, I visited one of my favorite recipe sites […]

Main Dish - Beef

Chicken Fried Steak & Gravy

There’s nothing that warms the heart more than a good old Southern dish known as Chicken Fried Steak & Gravy. Don’t let the name fool ya! There’s no chicken in this dish. You take some cube steaks, bread it with flour, buttermilk, egg and some seasonings and roll it in breadcrumbs. Then you fry it…just […]

Slow Cooker, Soups

Beefy Vegetable Soup

Nothing’s better than a hot bowl of soup, chock full of veggies and chunks of beefy goodness. This recipe was given to me by my youngest brother, who lives in a warm climate. His recipe calls for fresh veggies, which are available in his part of the country year round…no so in my neck of […]