Category: Main Dishes

  • Cheeseburger Soup with Cream of Mushroom Soup

    Cheeseburger Soup with Cream of Mushroom Soup

    Eldest is off for her first year of college. Youngest chose Cheeseburger Soup as our first meal together with just the two of us.  I took shortcuts tonight, using a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of making my own white sauce and using some chopped mushrooms. If you want to see how to…

  • My Favorite Barbecue Sauce

    My Favorite Barbecue Sauce

    I experiment now and then but I keep coming back to this one. It’s so simple. I always have the ingredients on hand. It goes together quickly. I usually serve it with ribs, slow cooked over a 300 F grill for a few hours, turning every 45 minutes.

  • Pasta with Lentils and Tomatoes

    Pasta with Lentils and Tomatoes

    I served this for dinner tonight. I was nervous trying out a brand new dish for company so made a fantastic cheese souffle as well so folks would have a choice, but this was really good!

  • Pork Carnitas and Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

    Pork Carnitas and Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)

    These are both repeats but WORTH repeating!  First the pork carnitas.  Keep an eye out for pork roasts on sale and this is cheap gourmet!  I usually cut a roast in half and just cook up half at a time. If you’re working with the half you froze before don’t defrost it all the way.…

  • Marinade for Rib Eye Steak

    Marinade for Rib Eye Steak

    I had some rib eye steaks in the freezer, a shame to freeze them I know but they were vacuum packed. I’d bought a Max Pack when they were on sale. After defrosting them, I marinated them in a mix of steak sauce, balsamic vinaigrette and minced garlic. Mix up your own vinaigrette or use…