Category Archives: family meals

It’s Hot Dog Extravaganza!

What could possibly be more “All American” than hot dogs?  Well, maybe a good John Philips Sousa march but there’s not a whole lot else. As I little kid I loved eating “Coney” dogs for free at my grandparents’ A&W … Continue reading

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Quick and Easy Potato Salad

Comedian Ron White has this really funny monologue where he says that he once gave an alias to a cop by telling him that “They call me “Tater Salad”.  Well today’s recipe is ‘Tater Salad” but they still don’t call … Continue reading

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Shredded Leftover Roast Beast Part 2

After my last two posts you may be getting the impression that I enjoy the proverbial “squeeze the nickel so hard that the buffalo craps”.  Well, you would be right.  Let’s face it, times are hard—at least they are for … Continue reading

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Shredded Leftover Roast Beast Part 1

Here we go!  We’re going to take the shredded leftovers from the Roast Beast you cooked up the other day and turn it into quick, original, tasty and cheap dinners or lunches. Here’s a link to the first post, “Roast … Continue reading

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Roast Beast–Slow Cooker Pot Roast

My wife, Mrs. CB, dearly loves what she calls Roast Beast.  Of course that’s a term borrowed from the Whos of Whoville but it’s a terrific term for one of the most versatile meals that you can make. Versatile?  Oh … Continue reading

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