Category Archives: family meals

Saint Patricks Day Favorites

On St. Patricks Day everybody is a leprechaun for the day.  We wear green.  We drink green beer.  We eat corned beef and cabbage.  Come to think of it, about the only things there that are genuinely Irish are corned … Continue reading

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Jambalaya

Before I sat down to write this today, I pulled up a You Tube video of Hank Williams and his original version of “Jambalaya”.  You know, the one that starts out: “Goodbye Joe, we gotta go oh, me, oh my-o…Son … Continue reading

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Chinese Steak

Sometimes you just have to “change it up” just a bit.  I love cooking Salisbury Steak and I love cooking Swiss Steak.  Both are Midwestern comfort food classics.  OK, actually what I love is eating Salisbury Steak and Swiss Steak.  … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Food

OK, on Sunday, February 2 they’re going to play Super Bowl XLVIII.  If it wasn’t for the Super Bowl nobody—especially males—would have the faintest idea of Roman numerals.  That’s something that an old fart like me had some exposure to … Continue reading

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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Here we are at the end of January and I’m just getting around to writing about Christmas leftovers.  Well, I’ve been busy trying to sell cars to people who want a $25,000 car for the price of a Yugo.  Oh … Continue reading

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