Category Archives: family meals

Spaghetti with Zucchini and Other Good Stuff

Right now I’m channeling Sly and the Family Stone.  The lyrics to “Hot Fun in the Summertime” are rolling through my brain.  This is the time of the year when gardens are loaded with all kinds of good stuff.  And … Continue reading

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Fishcakes with Swai

Not to be an alarmist but food prices continue to climb.  Beef is at an all time high and chicken is starting to climb.  Seafood is already out of reach for many. But every once in a while you still … Continue reading

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Cheap Bastid’s Pretty Doggone Good Grilled Hamburgers

Yeah, I make a “pretty doggone good hamburger”.  Other bloggers and recipe sources have been extolling the virtues of their “perfect hamburgers”or “the only hamburger recipe you’ll ever need” or “the best grilled hamburger” all over Yahoo and other places … Continue reading

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Easy, Quick and Cheap Baked Ziti

Back when my kids were in elementary school in Iowa, one of my favorite places to take them out to dinner was a new restaurant on the South side of Des Moines called Fazoli’s.  This is a franchise chain that … Continue reading

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Is it “Brinner” or a Breakfast Skillet?

Brinner.  That’s a term I first heard on the CTV sitcom “Corner Gas” which, an incredibly funny show set in Saskatchewan about a gas station/café in a tiny prairie town.  And “brinner” is what attorney Dismas Hardy likes to throw … Continue reading

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