Category: Beef

  • Ground Turkey Picadillo

    Ground Turkey Picadillo

    I have seen various recipes for Cuban Picadillo over the years and somehow have delayed trying one until tonight. I love green olives and capers. I was leary of the kids’ reactions due to raisins (which they don’t particularly like). All the recipes I’ve seen call for ground beef of course, but we’ve been on…

  • Cottage Pie (aka Shepherd’s Pie #3)

    Cottage Pie (aka Shepherd’s Pie #3)

    My understanding is that in Britain Shepherd’s Pie is made from lamb and Cottage Pie is made from beef. In the United States, I’ve never heard of Cottage Pie and what I fixed tonight would be called Shepherd’s Pie by anyone I know, and any restaurant I’ve been to (admittedly not many!). So I make…

  • My Patty Melt Recipe

    My Patty Melt Recipe

    My youngest asked for patty melts for dinner tonight. I had, as a matter of fact, a few hamburger patties in the freezer, mixed up and formed the last time I made a bunch of burgers. So I pulled two out to defrost as I started to saute some sliced onions in butter.  I didn’t…

  • Sloppy Joes

    Sloppy Joes

    This wasn’t my mother’s sloppy joe mix but it was quite good. The barbecue sauce added a nice tang that my eldest appreciated.

  • Tacos without the Packet

    Tacos without the Packet

    Most people I know make tacos using those little packages of spices. Years ago I started using this recipe from Let’s Eat In Quick and Delicious Weekday Meals. Often, I make Spanish Rice to go with the tacos, which conveniently uses 8 ounces of tomato sauce as well so you can just use half a…