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  • Sliders for Lunch

    Sliders for Lunch

    I wish I’d taken a picture but I did not.  Last night I made patty melts with Swiss cheese.  There are just two of us for dinner these days and I had a pound of hamburger. I could have frozen half, which I often do, but when I was at the store I had picked…

  • Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    This is one from my childhood, except I just made it up as I went along since I didn’t have my mom’s old recipe handy.  What I remembered is that it had cooked spaghetti and sauce, cheese, kidney beans, green peppers and ground beef. My mom used to make it in a large 9×13 pan…

  • Fun with Pancakes

    Fun with Pancakes

    When my girls were younger, I could always get a smile by making the first letters of their names in their pancakes. You just need to dribble the letter into the pan first (backward, so it will be right when the pancake is flipped). Wait just a minute, then pour the rest of the pancake…

  • Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Okay, I’ve said before I don’t watch many cooking shows but somehow I stumbled upon Big Daddy’s House on the Food Network and was taken with his beef salad.  You can see his original recipe here.  I knew we didn’t do big spices and I took a little nibble of one of those chipotle peppers…

  • Fettucini Alfredo with Roast Delicata Squash

    Fettucini Alfredo with Roast Delicata Squash

    How’s this for a great weeknight meal that almost cooks itself? Fettuccine Alfredo Roast Delicata Squash Green salad with vinaigrette. Went together pretty easily. Just start the squash about an hour before you want to eat, but then you can ignore it for another 30 minute. Save