From the category archives:

Beef

Sloppy Joes

August 26, 2010

Sloppy Joes are one of those great, quick, and easy comfort food type recipes. For a long time I stayed away from making sloppy joes because my impression of sloppy joes was the kind I had seen so many people make. You know the version that is just opening the famous can, heating it, and [...]

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Teriyaki Steak Salad

July 19, 2010

Since we love salad in the summertime, I am always thinking of new ways to serve it. I recently served some leftover teriyaki steak with lettuce and other vegetables, and it was so good. An Asian style dressing works perfectly with this salad. I like to make steak salad because it is an inexpensive way to [...]

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Dry Rub for Steak

June 28, 2010

I have mentioned many times how much I love to grill. This time of year we grill several times a week. From steak, to chicken, to hot dogs, and sausages, we grill it all. And can I just say, when I say, “we grill”, I mean me. I do the grilling in this house. In [...]

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Emeril’s Hamburgers

June 23, 2010

Okay, so these are not “Emeril’s” hamburgers, but they are hamburgers using Emeril’s homemade Baby Bam seasoning and they are so good. I recently posted about how much I love Emeril’s Homemade Baby Bam Seasoning. It is so easy to make at home. I use it all the time. I love it for my oven [...]

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Teriyaki Steak

June 21, 2010

It is currently quite hot here in Oklahoma. I don’t think I will ever get used to the hot summers in this part of the country. However, the one thing that I do enjoy about summer here is how much grilling we do. It makes cooking and clean up so much easier to cook outside. One [...]

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Cowboy Spaghetti

June 7, 2010

We love pasta in our house. It is usually a quick, easy, and frugal meal that the whole family enjoys. However, we like variety. We enjoy pasta dishes like my easy ragu, my quick and easy pasta sauce, and my taco pasta, but we like to experiment with other kinds of pasta and spaghettis as well. So, [...]

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Mexican Beef and Beans Casserole

May 17, 2010

I think we all need a few recipes that are quick and easy. We need recipes that contain ingredients that we always have in our kitchen. This recipe is one of those. It is a quick and easy. This is one of those recipes that you can put on the table with very little work using [...]

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Crockpot Round Steak

May 6, 2010

Round steak is a cheaper cut of meat, that if often tough, and hard to cook. My favorite way to cook it is in my crockpot. Cooking it long and slow, helps give it a better flavor and texture. I often us round steak for my crockpot fajitas, but I don’t always want a Mexican [...]

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Freezing Taco Meat

April 28, 2010

One of my favorite things to freeze is taco meat. It is so easy to make a large batch, place it into Ziploc bags, and freeze. What I love about having taco meat in the freezer is that I can use it for so many things. It works great for tacos, taco salad, and nachos. I [...]