Category Archives: Comfort Food

Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing

Thanksgiving is just around the corner so, I thought that I’d share a couple of recipes with you now just in case anyone wants to give it a try.  But first, a little story about Thanksgiving: The first Thanksgiving dinner … Continue reading

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A Cheap Bastid Thanksgiving

I’m salivating just thinking about the food in this post.  Last year I managed to photograph most of the dishes I made for Thanksgiving.  And quite frankly, I’m doing the same menu this year. Over the next week or so … 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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Grilled Corned Beef

A couple of months ago my grocery store had a special on vacuum packed corned beef briskets at a buck-forty-nine a pound.  So we bought 2 and put them in the freezer. And the other day I got the bright idea … Continue reading

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