You are here: Home / recipes As I mentioned earlier in our journeys through Stroganoffland, this is “stroganoff” because it’s beef and has a dollop of sour cream. It is there that the resemblance to real stroganoff begins and ends. But it was good! Mr. Big Food made if for supper last evening. The recipe includes a separate baked long grain
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In the oven! DELICIOUS AND EASY BEEF STROGANOFF Serves 6-8 3 lbs beef, cut into bite-sized piecesFlour seasoned lightly with salt, pepper2 Tbsp oil1 onion, sliced½ C dry sherry1 ½ C sour cream1 ½ C V-8 juice, maybe more (use Spicy V-8 for a spicier dish)5 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce8 oz sliced mushroomsSalt, pepper, to tasteCooked
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I was looking for a bread recipe that calls for cracked wheat and stumbled upon this (which does not). It looks interesting. And this is perfect weather for this sort of thing–cold, gray, nasty, and drizzly. I’m not inclined to commit to it though, but I thought I’d share. “Instead of using just all-purpose flour,
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This is going to be fun. It appears we toughed the ‘let’s eat stroganoff once a week’ for quite a while before we threw in the towel. So probably a whole week’s worth on content already written and ready to copy. This is good, as I am trying to finish a short story. Added: If
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I had forgotten all about this. I’ll have to look and see how far we made it until we tired of beef stroganoff. I’ll report back. Stay tuned. (Link to the recipe is at the end.) Originally published on January 10, 2019 The other day, Mr. Big Food announced that Beef Stroganoff was far & away
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We have really been enjoying the savory bread recipes in Best Bread Machine Recipes (Better Homes and Gardens Books, 1997). My only complaint about this cookbook is that the serving sizes are way off. I do 1 1/2 pound loaves and I supposed if I got the meat slicer out and sliced the loaf pretty
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We’re in the green and will be all week, but I see that blue–and yee gads even purple!–are moving south as we close out the month of January. I thought I’d remind you of the series of posts I did in December, Holiday Hot Drinks. Cocoas and chocolates, teas, coffees, and hot drinks with alcohol.
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I cannot believe I have never posted this recipe. Mr. Big Food has decide that this is a good time to designate Saturdays, long and slow cooking days. Not that he has be be in the kitchen the entire day, but what he prepares just takes the better part of the day. The result is
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This was originally published in April 2016. The crust for Rustic Pizza from The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines (1989). … an interesting bit of history. When chestnuts were near free, the locals in the Old World used them to make flour. The flour was not suitable for what we call bread but it
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We have so many great soup recipes it’s impossible to pick a favorite. But this one ranks up there in our top five. Mellowed leftover is even better, and it freezes well. This was one of three soups we did for a tailgate serving about 120 a few years ago, so it multiplies well, too.
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We went to The Asian Market the other day. (That’s it’s real name, by the way.) We love that place. It’s a restaurant, too. While we were wandering around, we spied rabbit in the freezer case. Only $4.99 per pound. We dithered. There’s a 5 or 6 pound rabbit in our freezer. We’ll be having
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Simply wonderful breakfast. French toast made from homemade bacon and tomato bread, fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, and coffee. The bread is a savory loaf and one of the best I’ve made. Just a hint of maple syrup turns it into a rich sweet and savory. Juice adds perfect snap of tartness. Coffee. Plus! We can
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Originally published January 26, 2021. Not exactly the most blog-worthy photos but it is real life. Yesterday was Marica Cooks Monday. We had Diner Old Fashioned Meat Loaf with Diner Candied Yams. An excellent and hearty meal. This is one of our favorite meat loaf recipes. For just the two of us, I made half
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I could enjoy a bowl of bread pudding this weekend, couldn’t you? Recipe: Old Fashioned Chocolate Bread Pudding Originally published on April 18, 2021 and then published again last year. And people have been looking at it all week long! “These are the best bread pudding recipes I’ve ever come across,” said Mr. Big Food. He’s
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I’ll have it for lunch today, too. That’s how good it is. It was a very casual supper so we had cheese hot dogs to go with. Yummy. I put it together differently than the instructions call for. It’s mac & cheese. Hard to go wrong. VEGETABLE MACARONI & CHEESE CASSEROLE Serves about 8 1
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A brief commentary on words follows the recipe. We’ve made this and it was good. Recipe: Authentic 1949 Chow Mein Originally published on April 9, 2019 (Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1949) The Home Economists of the Crisco Kitchen at Proctor & Gamble recommended serving Seafood Neptune, Creamed Chicken, or Chow Mein over Fried Noodle Rings. Unfortunately, the pages
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We had this again not too long ago. It’s marvelous. And for some unknown reason, getting a lot of hits today. Recipe: Baked Onions Originally published on December 12, 2018 If you have never cooked such a dish for your family, get ready for a surprise. They are going to love it! Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet
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This is good! A Big Food Favorite. We had a beef stew in the clay pot last evening. If you don’t have a clay pot, and you like to cook, you’re missing out. The crossing off continues! Recipe: Randy’s Clay Pot Roasted Chicken with Leeks and Apples Originally published on March 1, 2015 Served with Coconut Broiled
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Mr. Big Food has informed me that we’ll be trying new recipes for tomorrow’s Football Food. So tomorrow will be new stuff, and today, some old. Fitting, don’t you think? (Should have put the dip in a nicer bowl.) Recipe: Tasty Black Eyed Pea Dip Originally published on January 2, 2021 We had a friend over
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The original post with this recipe is all-time #7 most viewed post, #5 most viewed recipe. It’s a big food Favorite. And we got to cross off the electric skillet from the list of kitchenwares we’re determined to use over the holidays. TACO PEPPERS IN ELECTRIC SKILLET Serves 6 6 bell peppers, each cut in
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