Beef

We are at the point of winter where one foot is still in cold weather, but we can see spring in the horizon.  This beef and carrots with gravy dish is perfect for this time of year. Next time you go grocery shopping, look for beef chuck boneless eye steak.  It’s super economical at around $4 – $5 a pound.  It does have a bit...

My next column for The Daily Herald is going to be these Salisbury Steak Meatballs. I have to thank my WW friend Jim for the hookup. Almost a year ago, Jim asked if I would like to contribute to the local paper in their food column.  The immediate answer was “of course!”  He said there was no pay, and my immediate answer was “of course!”...

 When my husband was alive, our Friday night conversations went like this:  Me: “Hey honey, I am meal planning.  What do you feel like having this week?”  Hubs: “I don’t care.”  Me: “Really?  You don’t have a taste for anything?”  Hubs: “Nope, whatever you make is fine.”  While I loved that conversation because that meant I could fix whatever I wanted, when it came time...

This post will help you be able to cook a tomahawk steak at home like a pro, pinky swear. No Labor Day Weekend would be complete without grilling up some meat. Mariano’s had Tomahawks steaks on sale for $16 a pound! What Is A Tomahawk Steak? A Tomahawk steak is essentially a ribeye. What makes it so expensive is how it is cut, and you...

My friend Bobby from FlavCity has SO many recipes.  I got his keto cookbook last year and I made a few dishes right off the bat. But like most things in life, it got put to the side and I recently rediscovered it. I made his Spicy Beef Lettuce Cups – I followed his recipe exactly for the beef filling (sans onions!) and made a...

Asian Meatballs These Asian Meatballs are going to be your go to weeknight meal because this dinner is ready in less than 15 minutes.  No one will know this is a Weight Watchers recipe! Recently I did a poll on Instagram and a surprising response was that you asked for take out meals made at home.  This dish would easily be $15 per person for...

Pizza burger bombs.  Holy yum.  It’s like the best of both worlds – pizza and burgers! I saw on Twisted about all the different “pizza” things you can do and one of them was a burger wrapped in pizza dough.  What the what?  I had to do a quick grocery shop yesterday for some other recipes I am developing this weekend, and ground beef was...

I love nothing more on a Sunday morning then being in my kitchen, chopping veggies and cooking pasta sauce for the week.  That rich tomatoey smell is intoxicating and part of me wished I had a loaf of bread to toast up, slather with butter and dip in the sauce. But I kind of ate like an asshole this weekend.  I recipe developed four recipes...

If my husband were still alive, this would be My Mariano’s Valentine’s Day Dinner. My late husband and I met in May and married in December, so our first Valentine’s Day was when we were already married! That first Valentine’s Day, I found a local restaurant that I wanted to try out.  The menu wasn’t too expensive, so my husband made me happy and we...

Taco potato skins bring back so many memories and I am so happy to have a healthy version to share with you! I worked in a bar in my early 20’s.  On Wednesday nights I worked the kitchen to give our only cook one night off a week.  He was the Uncle of the owner of the bar, and he drank Heineken and shots of...