Archive for the ‘entrees’ Category

Easy Oven Omelet

This is a dish that’s easy enough to do for just one person, or a group, and is great for using up some left overs. I just did one with some turkey left over from Thanksgiving and some frozen broccoli, but use what you like or just happen to have on hand. And If you [...]

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Sour Cream Enchiladas

This is a recipe I originally got from my aunt Andi. She used to make these when we’d go visit her and uncle Ray. They are super-easy to toss together, and the ones she used to do were often just LOTS of cheese, and in fact I’ve done them using the really small tortillas as [...]

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Hearty Skillet Spaghetti Sauce

A friend commented on the lack of “Italian” food on here. I’m not Italian, I’m Scottish, but hey.. I can do pasta. I’m a fan of the traditional sauces. Totino’s, which used to be in NE Minneapolis had one of those great, basic red sauces. When I make spaghetti sauce at home though, I like [...]

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Chicken Enchiladas

I’ve tried a few different enchilada recipes. I definitely prefer a red sauce over green sauce. This recipe evolved using a few things from those base recipes, with my own couple of additions. And like much of my cooking, it’s an overall guideline that can be easily played with depending on what you have on [...]

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Simple Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff is a dish of Russian origin, and is basically sautéed strips of meat served in a sour cream sauce. Beyond that, there are dozens of variations with the sauce running the gamut from a strictly white sauce to those with more of a tomato base that is very light on the sour cream.
My [...]

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Cheater Chili

Now, for just about every person that eats chili, there’s a chili recipe. And this one isn’t so much a recipe as a general guide.
I used to call this my three-can chili, but it evolved in to four cans, and so I’ve recently renamed it Cheater Chili, because compared to the hours of work involved [...]

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Mexican Lasagna

This is one of those recipes that you can play around with to suit your tastes. Anything you would put on a taco you can add to your layers, and while I haven’t tried it.. I am sure you could use shredded chicken or port instead of the ground beef.
Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
12 ounces salsa [...]

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