Beef stir fry {plus a menu}

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My daughter went to a friend’s wedding this week and had some troubles returning home, as in her flight got cancelled. So she is settling in to the adventure and looking to God’s Plan B for this trip. I will have to make sure that the bus ticket she...

My dad was a great cook!

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My dad was a great cook! My mother was absolutely DREADFUL in the kitchen! She got better over time, but she had no flare for discovery, invention and no sense of why baking soda was NOT a good substitute for baking powder in a pancake recipe! My father taught me to...

Recipe for freezer meals – shepherds pie

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2# ground beef 4# potatoes (cooked and mashed or 3 c hot mashed potatoes from instant) 1 med onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, pressed 1/2 t salt 1/4 t pepper 2 (16 oz) can kernel corn 2 can cream of mushroom soup 1/2 c milk 1 c grated cheddar cheese (or 9-10 American...

Recipe for freezer meals – lasagna

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LASAGNA 1# hamburg, cooked and drained 1 pkg lasagna noodles (no boil) 56 oz tomato sauce (2 large cans) 1 pkg ricotta cheese 1 8oz pkg mozz cheese, shredded Parmesan cheese 2 eggs oregano -Mix meat with tomato sauce -Combine ricotta cheese, eggs, and oregano, mix...

Recipes for freezer meals – beef enchiladas

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Here are a list of freezer meals I’ve made over the years, as well as freezer meals from friends. For a list of helps for Once A Month Cooking (OAMC) or cooking for the freezer, see my blog post called Stocking The Freezer. BEEF SKILLET ENCHILADAS 1# ground beef...

Killer Meatballs

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2 28 oz cans tomato sauce 1 28 oz can tomato puree 1 5 oz can tomato paste 1 T oregano 1/4 t pepper 1/4 t crushed red pepper 1 bay leaf 2 cloves garlic, crushed Put all in a large pot, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour (or longer). Mix: 1 pound ground...