If my husband hadn’t already proposed to me 10 years ago (I said yes), he probably would have proposed on the spot after eating this burger. For reals. This is that kind of burger, friends. We’ll be celebrating Independence Day in the U.S. next week and I bet if you put this on your menu it would be a huge hit. Seasoning the ground beef with Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, garlic and fresh rosemary adds […]
Beef and Root Vegetable Stew with Best Ever Mashed Potatoes
I tend to write a lot about my husband on here. I can’t help it. He’s such a part of the magic that happens in the kitchen. When we started dating, I was just learning how to really cook and appreciate good food. He’d grown up eating foods I’d never heard of or would have dared to try. I still didn’t like vegetables all that much–especially anything leafy and green. Last March, at my mom’s […]
How To: Making Authentic Swedish Meatballs
I originally published this four years ago. (!) And it remains one of the most popular posts on this site. Also, it’s still one of my family’s favorite recipes. I still make the meatballs the same way. The kids eat them as fast I put them on their plates. Love all around. I’ve kept the original post with pictures and directions, you can see it below. It’s fun to look back and see what we […]
Kitchen Q&A: Aunt Khali’s BBQ Beef
Back in March I posted the recipe for Aunt K’s BBQ Beef. Since then I’ve had a flood of e-mail questions regarding the recipe. I decided to go back to the source (Aunt Khali herself) to have all the questions answered and then repost it with better directions. (After reading the original post again this morning, I was even a little confused at the way I had written the recipe.) I am posting the […]
How To Make Chicken Fried Steak
This is one of those posts that has been sitting in my “Draft” folder for weeks! It’s almost getting to be too nice outside for Chicken Fried Steak. This is usually something I crave all winter long. It is comfort food at its finest. I learned how to make Chicken Fried Steak by watching my mom. Sometimes she would let me help her mix the flour and spices together, or I could stir the gravy as […]
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
I have to preface this recipe by saying that it was one that I sort of, maybe, kinda made up along the way. And to be down right honest…..that’s how I cook most of the time. Glad I finally got that out in the open. That’s why there are more dessert recipes than anything else in my archives–those recipes require strict adherence to the directions. Beef Stroganoff is a comfort food for me. Growing up […]
Gorgonzola Stuffed Meatloaf
This recipe for Gorgonzola-Stuffed Meatloaf is a good one! We love meatloaf around our house. I think there needs to be a meatloaf comeback of sorts. I grew up loving meatloaf and therefore make it very often for my own family. A lot the time I hear groans from friends and family members who do not have such fond memories of meatloaf. Can I be honest thought? I only really like the meatloaf I make. I […]