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Beef

Ground Beef and Gravy—Comfort Food that Saves a No-Good-Rotten-Day

December 10, 2020 By Heather Solos 8 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

I think when we look back on it, 2020 is going to be the year of comfort food. I have a friend who has a wonderful website and is an amazing resource for everything low carb and keto. (Transparency – She’s also a client at my day job.)… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Best Of, Cook It Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Easy Recipes

Worth the Extra Effort Pot Roast

November 27, 2020 By Heather Solos 2 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

First of all, everyone hates a meandering introduction. I know this. This is not an introduction. This is the methodology. Real quick, I’m sorry this was late, one of the kiddos was sick and with COVID and the holiday, stress levels were high.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes

Pot Roast with Balsamic Gravy

November 12, 2015 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

recipe for pot roast with balsamic gravy

Heather says:

This recipe is a riff on Wicked Noodle’s Chuck Roast with Balsamic and Dijon.
I’m not a super huge thyme fan so I went with garlic, but you can do whatever makes you happy.

You could even do both.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes

Albondigas Soup, Simplified for Weeknight Ease

April 22, 2013 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Albondigas soup simplified into an easy weeknight meal. This has all of the same ingredients, but without the work of the meatballs.

Heather says:

I absolutely love albondigas soup, it’s a family favorite, but sometimes I just don’t have the energy to mess with rolling the meatballs. Sometimes I just can’t bring myself to care that much.

So on a whim one evening, when I had planned on making the original albondigas, I looked at it and said, “Fuhgeddaboudit, we’re doing a deconstructed or simplified version of the recipe.”… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Ground Beef, Recipe, Soup Recipes, Weeknight

Simple Philly Skillet

January 29, 2013 By Heather Solos 5 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

This simple Philly skillet is another in my impromptu, unorganized, and a johnny-come-lately decision to dive into cooking basics here on Home-Ec 101.

I try my best to stay out of the center aisles of the grocery store. Yes, there are some pantry basics on some aisles that I must have, but for the most part, if you want to have a healthy diet, stick to the perimeter, that’s where you’ll find largely fresh ingredients.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, cheap, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef

Turkey or Beef Taco Skillet

January 24, 2013 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Taco Skillet

Heather says:

Taco Skillet?

Yep. We’re Home-Ec 101 here and one of my goals for this year is to go back and share those simple recipes that we assume everyone already knows how to make. This is as close to Hamburger Helper™ as you can get without opening a HH box.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, cheap, Cooking Basics, Ground Beef, Ground Turkey, Simple Recipes

Getting past the ick factor: Boiled Beef Tongue – a Fearless Friday Post

March 9, 2012 By Bobbie 19 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

We haven’t done it for a while, but Fearless Fridays are where readers of this site share their culinary adventures. For some, it’s simply the act of preparing a meal in their home instead of hitting the drive through. For others it’s trying new foods, recipes, or techniques.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Cook It Tagged With: Fearless Fridays, Recipes

Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe – Like Mom Used to Make

February 14, 2012 By Bobbie 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

vegetable beef soup recipe

Bobbie says:

Have you ever caught a whiff of an unexpected scent that suddenly sent you back in time? Figuratively speaking, of course. The sense of smell is a huge memory trigger, and if there’s a smell that says “home” to me, it’s the comforting aroma of simmering Vegetable Beef Soup the way our mom used to make it. Packed… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: beef, cheap, Recipe, Seasonal Recipe Winter, Slow Cooker, Soup Recipes, Stock the freezer

Quick Beef and Cabbage Skillet Recipe – Hearty Winter Fare

February 9, 2012 By Bobbie 13 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Bobbie Sez

Bobbie says:

Winter was almost ignoring us here in south-central Pennsylvania:  not too frigid and hardly any snow, and heck, I even wore shorts last week. Well, indoors, at least.  Then that stupid groundhog saw his shadow on February 2, signaling six more weeks of winter.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: budget, Budget Cooking, cheap, Frugal Living, Ground Beef, how to cook cabbage, Recipe, Recipes, Seasonal Produce, Seasonal Recipes Winter

Beef Stroganoff, Gluten Free and for the Slow Cooker

January 7, 2012 By Heather Solos 9 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Beef stroganoff is not an attractive comfort food, which is why it has taken me nearly five years to get around to posting this slow cooker recipe. It’s not the beef stroganoff’s fault it’s unattractive and the recipe itself is quite simple; it’s just a homely dish.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Gluten Free, Slow Cooker

What Is the Difference Between Cube Steak and Round Steak?

January 6, 2012 By Heather Solos 18 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-Ec 101,

I’m really trying to cook more at home, but sometimes I’d like to make substitutions but I’m just not sure when it’s ok to substitute round steak for cube steak or vice versa. I’m just not comfortable talking to the butcher, I just want to grab whatever happens to be in the meat case and make dinner.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Cook It Tagged With: Buying Beef, Substitutions

Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

October 23, 2011 By Heather Solos 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

My inner twelve-year-old is having a field day as I try to describe this spaghetti sauce recipe without sounding like a pervert. In fact, I give completely up, snicker away. It’s a thick and meaty sauce perfect over spaghetti noodles or sauteed vegetables for the gluten-free and low carb crowd.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Best Of, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Budget Cooking, Gluten Free, Ground Beef, Pasta, Recipe, Stock the freezer

How to Grill Meatloaf

June 11, 2011 By Heather Solos 11 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Earlier this week I asked Home-Ec 101 readers to share their questions about grilling. Sandee asked how should I grill a meatloaf?

There are several methods out there on these wild, wild interwebz. Some of them are rather unsettling.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Recipe, Tutorial Tagged With: Grill it!

Country Fried Steak

March 4, 2011 By Heather Solos 11 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Country Fried Steak Recipe

Heather says:

I can’t remember the last time I made country fried steak for dinner. Heck, it’s been a long time since I’ve fried anything, the last frying adventure was when I made fried chicken thighs almost a year ago. -Running this site, makes it pretty easy to keep tabs on our lives.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes Tagged With: Southern Food

How to Cook Steak Properly

February 9, 2011 By Brian 10 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

BrianBrian says:

As I mentioned in my last post, there are a great deal of people out there who cook their steaks half to death with the slightest bit of remorse. At first I was just going to let it go, hoping to play the ignorance-is-bliss card but I just can’t let it stand, people!… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Beef, Cook It, Recipe, Tutorial Tagged With: how to, Steak

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