Beef Stew is a great way to use up your fresh vegetables before they go bad or if you want a complete meal in a bowl. Stew meat with potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, diced tomatoes, garlic and herbs. This is a fool proof meal that will leave you wanting more. Layer the potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, Worcestershire sauce and […]
Homemade chicken broth tastes so much better than store bought cans. Sure it’s easier to open up a can but you can’t get this rich, delicious broth from a can. You can freeze it, refrigerate or use it immediately with your favorite recipe. Place 3 pounds (approximately) of small whole chicken, or chicken parts, in a large stock pot. […]
Learn how to prepare your vegetables, how to cook them and for how long. Fresh vegetables are plentiful this time of the year in Ohio. If we don’t grow it we stop to support the local farm stands. VEGETABLES WAYS TO PREPARE SIMPLE COOKING METHOD TIME CELERY Scrub thoroughly. Cut off leaves and root end. Cut the celery […]
I wish you could taste how delicious and tender this oxtail dish is! I love it with mashed potatoes, just in case you were wondering. Decades ago, Oxtail was considered a meat for the poor because the butchers always threw it away or gave it to the poor. Today it is a delicacy and expensive for the little bit of […]
It doesn’t get any easier than this! Everything cooks in one casserole dish or small roaster in the oven with very little prep work and plenty of flavor. Spray a 4 quart casserole dish or small roaster with cooking oil. Place the prepared potato slices on the bottom without overlapping. Spread the ground beef loosely on top and then pepper […]
This is a good old fashioned stove top Hearty Beef Stew with potatoes, carrots, onion, green pepper and turnip. We are not fans of turnips, and I don’t like green peppers, so I left them out. Cut the beef into 1” cubes discarding any bone or large pieces of fat. I was told by a butcher never to buy beef […]
Who doesn’t love a meal where the meat is so tender that you don’t even need a knife to cut it? The flavor of this meat is spot on and makes plenty for a family. I serve mine with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Combine the flour, salt and pepper. Cut the round steak into serving size pieces. Dredge the […]
While most Shrimp Salad is simply served in a bowl or on a plate, I wanted to pick it up in a piece of lettuce for an appetizer. You can use any type of lettuce but one that is shaped like a cup, such as Classic Butter Lettuce, works best but of course they didn’t have any at the grocery […]
I made this stew with deer meat (compliments of my son) but this also tastes great using beef stew meat. This is an easy meal after some prep work, it cooks in one pot on the stovetop and it is delicious! In a heavy bottomed pot with a lid (Dutch oven) over medium heat, heat the oil until hot then […]
Anyone that makes a homemade dinner is welcome to type the name of one recipe that you prepared, in the comments, then we can all scroll through the comments for recipe ideas. This will be a weekly Friday post and only recipes on the Friday posts will be allowed. If someone wants your recipe and asks, there will be no pressure to […]