Recipes

Beet Pickled Eggs
Beet Pickled Eggs are a beloved classic. My recipe is based on the one I learned 40 years ago from my elders on how to pickle beets for canning.
Spicy Pickled Eggs
Level up your egg salad or deviled egg recipe with spicy pickled eggs.
New England "Boiled" Dinner
Great-Grandma Ruth always made this simple and hearty dinner with a chuck roast and never corned beef.ย 
Mississippi Pot Roast
Pepperoncini's pack a powerful punch in this super-simple slow cooker fav.
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
One of my fav simple & easy meals with the seasonal bounty of local carrots,...
Tender Cuban Shredded Beef (Ropa Vieja)
Ropa vieja is all about the melt-in-your-mouth beef! Collagen-filled chuck roastย becomes rich, juicy, silky shreds bursting with flavor. Pile it high on fluffy rice or go solo - it's a beef bonanza fit for any occasion!
Rendering the Riches: Turn Beef Fat (Suet) into Tallow
Waste not, want not when it's so easy to make tallow, a delicious high heat cooking fat, from a lump of beef fat (suet) and use up the forgotten bits of the harvest.
how to make bone broth
Save money and reduce food waste by savingย yourย pork & steak bones, chicken carcasses & skin, shrimp shells & fish bones, gristle & fat trimmings,ย veggie & herb scraps to make bone broth.
Spaghetti Bolognese
Thisย family favoriteย can be used as a Spaghetti Sauce or as Sloppy Joe filling on a bun or piece of bread.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Hearty, quick & simple to make - Broccoli Cheddar soup is a regular on our menu!
When to Flip a Steak (or burger, or fish, or chicken or chop)
I fry my steaks in a panย because I learned to SEE when to flip - you can learn this too.
Meatloaf
Unlike Randy in A Christmas Story, I like meatloaf hot as a meal or cold...