Who doesn’t like tacos?  Well, there might be a few people, but, for the most part, burritos, enchiladas, chili with beef or chicken have almost become mainstays in the American diet. We love the spices and the combination of flavors. It’s kind of like comfort food with a kick.  The following recipe combines ground beef, turkey or chicken with your favorite boxed [...]

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During the chilly winter,  crockpot meals are convenient, a great time saver and can turn less expensive cuts of meat into tender and flavorful dishes.  This recipe calls for chuck roast, however, a bottom round roast or eye of round will work nicely as well.  These cuts of meat have the best result with moist heat cooking methods for [...]

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Rice a Roni has been around for years. Recently, they added a pasta line and even more recently added Nature’s Way to both the pasta and rice line. Nature’s way is all natural with no preservatives and no artificial flavors. I am a big fan of natural. My friends will tell you that I like [...]

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Ground beef is often on sale and one of its many uses can be for Meat Loaf, an American Classic, that we all know and love! While this may take a little prep time, it can mixed and shaped in a pan, stored in the fridge and ready to go into the oven. The leftovers [...]

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Sliders or mini burgers have become extremely popular. It all started years ago with a restaurant called White Castle. The slyder (White Castle’s trademark name) is a very thin burger fried with reconstituted dried onion and served on a little soft bun. Now those little burgers are available in the freezer section of your local [...]

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Meatloaf is hard to beat when it comes to making something that everyone will like. This recipe is quick, easy and popular. To cut down on the cooking time, make 8 individual loaves and place them in a 9 x 13 lightly oiled pan. Any leftovers still make great sandwiches! 1  envelope of onion soup [...]

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Preparing London Broil has been a baffling experience for me in the past. For the best flavor, it can not be cooked to your preference (unless that is medium rare) and cut (unless it is in thin slices) like any other steak. This cut of meat or preparation method if you will, has tremendous potential [...]

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