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Category Archives: Beef
Fast green chili with carne picada
Everybody likes fast meals, if they are tasty. This one might be a bit different than is commonly found on the Gulf Coast though, as it takes on a lot of Southwestern influence along the way. It starts with the … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Easy, Quick, Recipes
Tagged budget, carne picada, easy, enchilada style, fajita, family, green chili, mexican, recipe, recipes
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New Orleans Sloppy Joes
This is a recipe I created a while back, and it works just as well today. It’s also my favorite version of sloppy joes–not too spicy, not too bland. It’s a great way to serve a crowd, whether it’s tailgating … Continue reading
Low key Labor Day menu
We’re not having a big barbecue, and we don’t have any company coming either. We’re not going anywhere, and it’s a kind of stay-at-home-and-get-chores-done weekend. We aren’t alone in that–lots of people are staying home between the price of gasoline … Continue reading
Carne picada again?
That oh-so-conveniently finely cut beef referred to as carne picada makes a repeat appearance in another recipe, this time using a variety of vegetables and the Gulf Coast’s beloved rice. For quick cooking, all of the vegetables are finely cut, … Continue reading
Carne Picada means speedy meals!
Carne picada sounds pretty exotic, at least if you are here on the Gulf Coast. It’s a relative newcomer in the grocery stores. But what is it really? Essentially, it’s meat that has been cut into matchstick-like slivers. It’s not … Continue reading
Carne picada?
If you shop at the Pascagoula Walmart, you’ll see a package of meat in the beef section labeled “carne picada.” The name is in Spanish, but what is it really? It’s plain beef, cut in fine strips or very coarsely … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Budget, Easy, Quick, Shopping
Tagged beef, carne picada, grocery, lucedale, meat counter, mississippi, pascagoula, walmart, wiggins
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Native American inspired stuffed pumpkin recipe
The Native Americans contributed a lot of things to our modern diets, including things such as pumpkins, squash, beans, and corn. Often, we forget our debt to their early agricultural endeavors and contributions to American farms. I was given the … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Casseroles, Entertaining, Holiday, Pork, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged easy, fall, pumpkin, recipe, recipes, vegetable, wild rice
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Fast and furious, alternatives to fast food?
We all know that fast food is not only not good for us physically, it’s hard on the budget. In addition, many of us are not only battling the battle of the “bulge” but we’re at war with inflation and … Continue reading
Green chilies or peppers?
While I now call the Gulf Coast home, that was not the case for most of my life. Most of my life was spent in the Southwest, where the beaches are plentiful, and the water is scarce. Okay, so it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Herbs & Spices, Make-Ahead, Recipes, Shopping, Soups & Stews, Tales
Tagged beef, cayenne, chili, chilies, green, hot, peppers, poblano, scoville, spicy, tex mex
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