CHUCK ROAST SLOPPY JOES IN THE CROCK POT

When it is hot in Alaska, like it has been this week (85° today, broke an 87 year record) , I start thinking about my slow cooker. I certain...

TACO MEAT LOAF

This meat loaf is a lot of fun and it is a great way to perk up any week night. It has crushed corn chips, salsa and cheese in it and then i...

BAKED MEATLOAF BURGERS

I love meatloaf, especially the top and end pieces that are coated with that sticky sweet glaze, don't you? As a matter of fact, picky-p...

CROCKPOT SHORT RIB TACOS

The next two weeks are very busy "baking" weeks for me, how about you? I've made three different kinds of jam to put in gift b...

BEEF TOMATO-BARLEY SOUP

"It has finally stopped snowing", she said quietly as she knocked on wood. We actually saw the sun today and they are calling for ...

QUICK STEAK and GRAVY

This great week night dinner is fast and satisfying for sure.  It is  made with cubed beef steak and is versatile enough to feed two or twen...

CROCKPOT LASAGNA

SERIOUS COMFORT FOOD I guess this isn't technically lasagna, since it is cooked in the crock pot and uses rigatoni noodles, but it quali...

CHILI ON CORNBREAD WAFFLES

I saw a television commercial, recently, for chicken and waffles and that started me thinking (dangerous I know). Chili and cornbread were o...

ROASTED BEEF & ZITI (serious comfort food)

This is comfort food at its best!!! It is FULL of flavor, rings all of the right rich flavor bells and it reheats excellently. I make it wit...

BEEF POT ROAST (OVEN BRAISED)

I will be posting some old classic recipes, from time to time, for the younger cooks that visit my recipe blog. These recipes are classics f...

CROCKPOT SWISS STEAK

Super easy, super flavorful, super leftovers...what more can I say? This is comfort food at its best. For the richest flavor, brown the meat...

KID FRIENDLY CHILI

Because this recipe doesn't really have a name, I'm calling it "kid friendly chili" because it is very mild . There are se...

SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Hubby has a serious sweet tooth; he even likes SOME savory dishes on the sweet side, like this (quick and easy) sweet and sour sauce. It wor...

OVEN BARBECUE STEAK

I had big plans to barbecue outside today, and then Mother Nature decided to rain on us all day, I went for plan B (the oven). The outcome ...

ROAST BEEF and VEGGIE STEW

Have you ever tried to photograph a really tasty recipe and you just can’t capture it in a photograph? This is one of those recipes. I tried...

HUNGARIAN GOULASH + HOMEMADE PASTA

This is MY kind of comfort food…slow simmered beef until it is fork tender, in a rich, full-bodied gravy and served over homemade noodles; ...