Beer Can Burgers - A hamburger you can stuff! Summer is hamburger time! Hamburgers and hot dogs are the mainstay at any backyard cookout. Fire up the barbecue grill and throw on the dogs and the patties. Want to make your hamburgers different and far more interesting - make some Beer Can Burgers. They are shaped with a deep depression in the … [Read more...]
Tailgating 101 – Are your ready for some Football???????
Thank you to Kraft Cheese for sponsoring this post. Are you ready for some football? It's time to tailgate! When the leaves change color, and the weather is crisp and cool, it's time for football! Here at the Thompson house, we are all avid football fans! Whether we're tailgating at the stadium or gathering in front of the TV for a Sunday NFL game, … [Read more...]
Steak Roulades with Celery Stuffing Recipe
Stuffed Steak Roulades - great from the oven and they freeze easily too! Stuffed Steak Roulades is a tasty recipe and it uses an economically priced cut of meat - flank steak. But another plus factor with this recipe is that I can double it and freeze half of it for a quick meal on those days when I am really pressed for time. Back in the day when I worked full-time and … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Stew – a warming solution for chilly days!
Slow Cooker Beef Stew - The solution to a chilly Fall day! There is nothing so comforting as sitting down to a bowl of piping hot, gravy laden beef stew on chilly fall night. The beauty of doing it in a slow cooker is once you assemble it the stew takes care of itself and is waiting for you at the end of the day. A hearty, glorious meal in a bowl, it's easy to … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Roll Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are tasty and healthy! Today I am making slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls! This Cabbage Roll recipe is absolutely delicious and makes cabbage, which can be an acquired taste, a lot more palatable for kids. Let's face it...stuff something with hamburg and pour a some tomato sauce on it and most likely your kid will eat … [Read more...]
Greensbury Market – Organic Meat Online and Easy
This is a sponsored post. Greensbury Market provided me with product and compensation to review their organic New York strip steak. The opinions in this article are my own and sponsorship never influences my assessment of any product's quality. Organic Steak shipped right to your door! Having Greensbury Market ship their organic grass fed New York sirloin … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Lumberjack Ground Beef Casserole
This recipe in the top 50 at allfreecasserolerecipes.com for the month of Fbruary 2018!!!!!!!!!! An Old Maine Logging Camp Favorite Adapted for the Slow Cooker! This old logging camp favorite has been adapted for cooking in today's slow cooker. Here in the Northwoods, the logging camps were famous for the hearty meals that they served their work crews in the old days. … [Read more...]
Shepherd’s Pie – easy, peasy comfort food
Shepherd's Pie ...for the Mom on the go! Shepherd’s Pie…..where did it get that name? No self-respecting shepherd would be caught eating ground beef and it’s a casserole not a pie! Actually some foodie is going to point out to me in the comments section that today’s version is different than the historical version. So living in today’s world, shepherd’s pie is … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe – Slow Cooker Saturday
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe - a St. Patrick's Day Tradition Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patrick's Day was a tradition in our family so this Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe is just an update on a traditional family meal. Nana was Irish and her Irish heritage was very important to her. On St. Patrick's Day we enjoyed decorating … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast – Slow Cooker Saturday #2
Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast When cooking beef, the opposite rules apply to slow cooker crock pot cooking as opposed to oven roasting. Cheap cuts are better in this case The slow 6-8 hour slow cooker/crockpot cooking breaks down the muscle in just about anything, consequently a reasonably lean inexpensive cut of meat is the best choice so you don’t end up with bits and … [Read more...]
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