beef

Crock Pot Beef Stew

October 13, 2011 6 comments

Chilly weather has brought along with it a craving for some good old comfort food. It’s time to start breaking out the stews, soups and roasts. Today I made my easy peasy beef stew. I love this recipe for not only it’s tasty flavors but the convenience of it. All you need to do is dedicate about a half hour of prep time and the crock pot works it’s magic. I serve my beef stew [...]

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Classic Beef Chili

March 24, 2011 0 comments

My husband and I couldn’t be more opposite when it comes to food. He’s a big meat and potatoes person and I’m more chicken and salads. He loves things like chili so every once in a while I throw him a bone and make a pot just for him. It never even makes it to the freezer, he devours it all in two days flat. Being that I’m not a chili connoisseur, I have to [...]

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Spicy Beef Tacos

February 2, 2011 0 comments

Well it’s a new year and the holidays are over It’s officially time to put away the sweets and treats and get back to better eating. I was scouring the internet for some fresh new healthy recipes last week and came across several that I will be testing out. Most of these new recipes came from the Weight Watchers website so I was a little leery that they may not have much taste to [...]

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Easy Homemade Meatball Recipe

September 20, 2010 5 comments

My husband is not really a great fan of pasta but since he married an Italian, he knows he’s gotta grin and bear it. So to tempt him into my world of pasta loving, I usually bribe him with homemade meatballs. Works every time! This homemade meatball recipe is so simple to make and it only takes a few minutes to assemble. I get about 12 large meatballs out of one recipe so I usually [...]

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Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

August 3, 2010 0 comments

Recently I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could start making my own homemade taco seasoning mix instead of using the store bought packets full of preservatives and sodium. So on my continued quest for healthier eating, I decided I’d prefer to be able to pronounce everything in my taco seasoning mix instead of the artificial ingredients found in the packet versions.

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Chipotle Chili

May 20, 2010 1 comment

My husband loves anything meaty, especially chili. I’m not a fan of red meat so I usually use ground turkey instead. For chili lovers, you’re probably thinking “bleh, that’s not real chili“! So this time around I decided to make this new chili recipe with real ground beef. I found this new chili recipe to try at the recipe blog, ButterYum. Before making this particular recipe, be sure to gather a large group of hungry [...]

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Basic Beef Pot Roast

March 16, 2010 2 comments

Most of my favorite recipes are very basic with only a few simple ingredients, this pot roast being one of them. Splitting my time between work, household chores, and me time doesn’t give a girl very much dinner prep time on weeknights. But I still crave comforting, good food. Luckily I work from home so if the recipe is simple enough, I can still manage to cook a pretty good meal. This pot roast is [...]

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