Braised Beef Ragu
Braised Beef Ragu ~ tender, shredded beef in a rich tomato sauce made with every day ingredients. Serve over pappardelle or gnocchi. Fast prep, slow cooked. Top with fresh parmesan cheese. A million dollar holiday recipe.
When the local grocery store has BOGO beef chuck roasts, I stock up. There’s a lot you can do with them, like Pot Roast or this Braised Beef Ragu.Tender beef slow cooked in a robust tomato sauce. Serve it blended with pappardelle egg noodles or gnocchi. There’s no wrong answer there. Fresh bread is a must though . . . and fresh grated parmesan cheese on top.
If you’ve already checked the turkey and ham boxes at Thanksgiving, consider this Braised Beef Ragu for the upcoming holiday.
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff ~ tender cubes of beef simmered in a rich, savory sour cream-mushroom sauce with fresh herbs and a hint of Dijon mustard served over egg noodles.
Sometimes even really good recipes get lost in the shuffle. New readers have come on board – thank you! – and because there are hundreds of recipes on the site, some may get shuffled to the back.
I originally posted this recipe three years ago and decided to bring it back to the forefront for new follows as well as those who have been following for a while because it’s just that good.
Beef Stroganoff is one of my favorite winter recipes ~ comforting, old school classic and just what we need when temps drop as they’ve done here in the Midwest and even some parts of Florida. It’s not a quick weeknight meal, but a slow cook, Sunday Supper type and would even be great for entertaining over the holidays as well.
Yukon Gold Sweet Potato Au Gratin
Yukon Gold Sweet Potato Au Gratin ~ sliced sweet plus Yukon gold potatoes in a creamy, silky gruyere cheese, fresh thyme sauce.
Maybe you’ve made classic Au Gratin Potatoes ~ one of my favorite potato-cheesy comfort dishes. While I still love them, the combination of Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes with a rich, creamy sauce just takes potatoes to a whole new level.
Yukon Gold Sweet Potato Au Gratin makes a simple, yet elevated holiday side, but don’t save it for the holidays. Let’s make it today!
Parmesan Breaded Pork Chops
Sometimes I just crave classic, old-fashioned comfort food. Parmesan Breaded Pork Chops ~ crispy, golden breading on the outside, tender juicy pork inside. Sunday dinner with a touch of nostalgia for the dinners Mom or Grandma used to make.
Smoked Salmon Chowder
Hearty, flavor-packed smoked salmon chowder with bites of tender potatoes. Prepare in 30 minutes. Ideal for weeknights; elegant enough to entertain with!
Baby it’s cold outside! We’re in the middle of a deep freeze right now ~ a Polar Vortex. I don’t know what the question is, but soup is the right answer.
On top of temps that include a wind chill factor, Sunday we got 12″ of heavy, wet snow. It was the perfect day to stay home, cook, catch up on some reading and even watch a little bit of the football game.
Monday brought the reality of digging out and thankfully my husband was up to the task because I was ready to just pull the covers over my head and wait for spring. No really.
Smoked Salmon Chowder ~ thick, hearty, loaded with smoky salmon flavor and tender, bite-size pieces of potato ~ just what we needed. You can eat it without good bread, but really. . .why would you want to?
Minestrone Italian Sausage Soup
Minestrone Italian Sausage Soup ~ loaded with fresh vegetables, sweet Italian sausage and a rich, tomatoey broth.
It’s been raining here for several days ~ ugh ~ and the forecast is for several more days of heavy rain. I shouldn’t complain (though obviously I am) because thank God there aren’t experiencing hurricanes or flooding in these parts.
Still, it’s bone-chilling leaving me with little no desire to go to the grocery store, but on the upside, it does bring out my creativity ~ as in what can I make with what’s already here? The idea for this Minestrone Italian Sausage Soup recipe is part freezer, part pantry, part end of the year garden.
It’s hearty and packed with veggies in a rich, tomatoey broth, enhanced with the flavor of sweet Italian sausage and a downpour (you’ll excuse the pun) of grated parmesan raining down on each bowl.
Naan Traditional Turkey Pot Pie
This post has been sponsored by Stonefire Naan. The recipe and opinions are mine alone. #stonefirenaan #NaanTraditional
It’s Black Friday, which means we survived Thanksgiving. The second load of dishes that went into the dishwasher is done and unloaded, the leaf is taken out of the table and the cat has finally come out of hiding, but for those who hosted Thanksgiving dinner, we’re often faced with a refrigerator full of leftovers ~ especially turkey because we had to make sure there was enough turkey for everyone (I guess my husband was right). Even with this most traditional of holidays, I’m thinking non, er naan-traditional with a Naan Traditional Turkey Pot Pie ~ delicious, lightened up comfort food ~ something we can all use a little of these days.
