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Weekly Menu 10.07.18

Weekly Menu 10.07.18

We’re straddling summer/fall weather around here, so the weekly menu 10.07.18 tries to cover both. We have some classic meals as well as some meals that can be grilled if the weather holds out. (I love putting Bert to work.) It’s a throw back Sunday 

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are so easy they practically don’t need a recipe. They bake, then they get whipped, then they get baked some more. Instead of putting them back in their skins, we put them in a casserole that can be held easily before 

Meatball Parmesan Makes Easy Italian for a Crowd

Meatball Parmesan Makes Easy Italian for a Crowd

Easy Meatball Parmesan makes serving up a meal for a group easy and delicious. No group? No Problem: the leftovers are spectacular. This is a cost effective way to make a pound and a half of ground meat serve eight people easily. This recipe also 

Weekly Menu 09.30.18

Weekly Menu 09.30.18

We’ve got summer in the rear view, but the weather is still gorgeous, and now we get to enjoy fall, my favorite season. Yippee! When I met Bert, he was wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins T-shirt. I thought he was super cute (still do), but I 

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

It’s a real shocker: we are admitting that this Smothered Cauliflower tastes like cauliflower. How come all the uses of cauliflower say it doesn’t taste like exactly what it is? I LOVE mashed cauliflower, but it tastes like, well, cauliflower. Ditto for cauli-rice. Cauli-pizza dough? 

Hungarian Beef Goulash

Hungarian Beef Goulash

Hungarian Beef Goulash is NOT your mother’s goulash. It is cubed beef chuck roast, seared and slowly stewed with onions, paprika and caraway in this rich crock pot preparation. It is a very elegant take on beef stew, and one that you could serve for