Category Archives: family meals

Green Chili Pork Chop Taco

Have you ever had a time when you’re home alone for a week or two and you finally get tired of make do dinners of things you pop in the microwave just to fill your belly? Yeah, me too.  Cooking … Continue reading

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Old Fashioned Patty Melt on Rye

Sometimes regular old hamburgers seem so humdrum that you’d just like something a little different.  There’s cheeseburgers and sliders, double burgers and imitation “Big Macs” but what else is there? Have you ever been in a café scanning the menu, … Continue reading

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Family Sketti Night in a Half Hour

Yeah I know, it’s been done to death in the “blogosphere” and in cookbooks and by your Mom and your Grandma.  But, when you’re hungry or have hungry kids and you want a quick “sit-down” dinner that’s filling and good, … Continue reading

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Homemade Beef and Bean Tostadas

As a teenager in the 1960’s I was never exposed to Mexican food—at least until we moved my junior year of high school and a lot of my friends from high school liked to go to “Casa Mora” in Grand … Continue reading

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A Back to School Favorite! Pizza Chicken

You know, it’s totally possible to have a family meal together every night.  There’s no need to call Chili’s for carry-out or troop over to Quiznos.  With just a bit of planning you can have a meal ready to go … Continue reading

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