I have gotten to the comfort level in my cooking that I no longer “follow” recipes. Sure I still look them up for ideas, but that is usually as far as it goes. This past week I made a super…
Oven Baked Hamburgers
I know I know, it is sacrilegious to cook hamburgers in the oven. Burgers are suppose to have that char flavor and the grill lines. BUT hear me out. We own an old charcoal Weber Grill. It takes at least 15-20 minutes…
Easy Deep Dish Pizza
On most nights you can find me craving a deep dish pizza. It probably stems back to my college days when pizza was a staple and a food group all its own. Even though we live fairly close to the Twin…
Nacho Bar- 30 minute ground beef meal
When the weather is nice out our family loves to eat outside on the deck. Besides the fresh air, I like eating on the deck because the kids’ messes don’t end up on our carpet. Recently, I turned our weekly…
3 Recipe tips to make Juicy Hamburgers
Now that the weather is warmer, the official grilling season has started. Actually, in Minnesota we never put away our grills. We grill in all kinds of weather. The most popular item to grill is the hamburger of course. We…
Easy Ground Beef Chili-Hunk Of Meat Monday
I could have called it Kitchen sink chili, because nearly everything went in it besides the kitchen sink.
Hunk of Meat Monday-Hamburger and Rice Hotdish
I have to admit: I’m not a hamburger hotdish fan at all. But this is REALLY good.
Mock Chow Mein Recipe-Hunk of Meat Monday
Even though I am a “Stay at Home Mom” getting a healthy supper on the table is tricky because I am usually doing farm chores during prime meal prep time. Even if I am not doing chores, I still need…
Hunk of Meat Monday: Hamburgers, Brats and Amazing Hot Dogs!!
Even though us tough Minnesota types will grill outside when it is negative 20 degrees, 50 degrees and sunny really brings out the charcoal and gas kings.
Hunk of Meat Monday: Shepard’s Pie
I love exploring new recipes at the same time teaching my children about their heritage. This St. Patrick’s day I vowed to make something “Irish.” And what is more Irish than Shepherd’s Pie.