Tag: Beef

Marinated Bourbon Steak

I wish I could say I knew enough about photography that you could see my success.  Gladly I am a little better at choosing recipes than camera settings for low light situations…

Aunt Hen’s Beef Barley Soup

After I was married and had left my home the boisterous family of five that had gathered around Aunt Hen’s dinner table every week night for years had dwindled to two. She and Aunt Bet were next door neighbors and still ate together but the big meals she cooked every […]

Mama Jean's Barbecue piled on a sesame seed hamburger bun with a checkered tablecloth in the background..

Mama Jean’s Barbecue – Old Style Sloppy Joes

While there are hundreds of Sloppy Joe recipes out there, the addition of cloves and celery seed make this recipe for Mama Jean’s Barbecue deliciously unique. In fact that small pinch of cloves, when simmered down with the ground beef and tomatoes, is the secret ingredient that takes me back to my childhood and makes this vintage recipe one to keep.

Beef Pot Roast served on a plate beside green peas and herbed potatoes.

Winter Refuge – Pot Roast

As a Pot Roast cooks in a warm oven, the delicious aroma of meat and herbs fills the kitchen. When the meat begins to flake apart easily it is time for the family to gather around the table to enjoy the hearty comfort of a deliciously satisfying meal.

Gram's Golumpki

Gram’s Galumpki

What is it that tells you most convincingly that autumn has arrived? Is it that the air turns cool as scarlet and orange begin to blush in the treetops and drift to the ground?…

Sliced red and green bell peppers sautéed with onions are arranged on a platter with beef and chicken to make fajitas.

Simple Fajitas

The trick to deliciously tender beef or chicken fajitas is as simple as dressing a salad. Serve these flavorful Fajitas with avocado, Pico de Gallo and warm tortillas at your next backyard barbecue.

Kentucky Chili, or Bluegrass Chili, served in a shallow white bowl.

Kentucky Chili

This vintage recipe for Homemade Chili comes from a local Homemaker’s Association Cookbook. Kentucky Chili or Bluegrass Chili might be a better name as this type of chili seems to be unique to the region. It is a brothy chili that stretches a pound of hamburger to feed a crowd. Spaghetti, added shortly before serving, completes this family favorite.

A garden view of A Good Irish Stew served in a Bread Bowl and topped with a puff pastry Shamrock.

A Good Irish Stew

Hearty and filling, this is the perfect entree to ward off a late winter chill. The rich flavor of stout adds a warm complexity to this Irish Stew. Served in a Bread Bowl and topped with a puff pastry shamrock it makes a festive centerpiece for a St. Patrick’s Day dinner.