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…
Beef
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 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
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
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…