Tag: beef

  • Super Quick Mom Tip: Freezing Ground Beef

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    Buying meat in bulk and freezing it for later can often save lots of money… not to mention saving the time it takes for extra trips to the store. Kelleigh over at Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs has a great tip for freezing bulk ground beef in a convenient and simple way. Click over and take a…

  • Texas BBQ Brisket

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    Large slab of beef brisket Night before: In roasting pan, place long strips of foil, enough to completely cover brisket. Put brisket in fat side up. Season:  I pour a little Worcestershire sauce over it, then some liquid smoke (since I don’t have a smoker).  Then rub spices in—whatever mixture you like. Slice large onion and lay slices all over brisket. Close up…

  • Taco Pie

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    My mother used to make this when my father was not home for dinner.  We loved it.  My kids love it. Hope I get it right—doesn’t have to be exact.  This is enough for about 8 big servings, I think. I use “light” versions of ingredients to make it lighter. 2-3 lbs lean ground beef…

  • Easy Beef Stroganoff

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    Beef Stroganoff This comes to us from Emily who writes: One of my family’s favorites is beef stroganoff. This is a recipe that my parents made when I was a kid…and it’s so quick and inexpensive too. Ingredients: 1-Beef Rice a Roni (generic works well) 1-Stroganoff sauce packet (Durkee and McCormick’s…haven’t found generic for this)…

  • Menu Plan, September 1-7

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    Here’s what the 144 family will be dining on this week: Monday Breakfast- waffles with bananas, berries Dinner-left-over grilled chicken from fajita party in stir fry chicken and vegetables Tuesday Breakfast-scrambled egg whites and cheese, toast, yogurt smoothies Dinner–  Chicken and shrimp quesadillas (just grilled chicken and shrimp for mom plus some spinach) broccoli, pineapple…