Ground Beef

Runza

October 2, 2009

Ever had a Runza?  Ever been to Nebraska?  I had never been to Nebraska, nor had I heard of a Runza.  While visiting there recently, I had a Runza.  Similar sandwiches/dishes are called different names but if you’re in Nebraska, it’s a Runza. Since I only had one, I wasn’t totally sure how to make [...]

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Meatballs

August 15, 2009

This is mostly a re-post about my meatballs.  And, here’s my newest favorite spaghetti sauce recipe.  Since my meatballs are mostly frozen ahead of time, I start out by browning spicy Italian sausage.  Then I either make the sauce or pour in the jars of sauce that I’ve already canned.  If making fresh sauce, I [...]

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14 Packs Used

June 19, 2009

During the 9 nights we had ground beef, plus the pizza on Saturday, and 2 batches of Speck food, I  used 14 packs of ground meat.  That’s 21 pounds! And, this was enough that I could clean off a shelf in the freezer so I can get a 50 pound bag of wheat in the [...]

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Day #7 – Stuffed Manicotti

June 16, 2009

Beef Stuffed Manicotti 1 – 8 oz. package Ricotta cheese 1 – 8 oz. package Mozzarella cheese 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese 2 eggs 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (we like basil a lot — you may want to use less if you’re not a huge basil fan) fresh parsley, chopped (however much you want) fresh [...]

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Ground Meat Marathon Continues

June 15, 2009

Where did I leave off?  Day #3 was pizza and I think that was Wednesday.  Thursday was Day #4 with grilled burgers.  I didn’t count Saturday when we had pizza because . . well, I don’t know why I didn’t count it but I didn’t.  Sunday was Day #5 with spaghetti & meatballs.  Today is [...]

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My Poor Family

June 15, 2009

Last week we had ground beef four days.  Friday and Saturday were to be non-ground beef days.  Chad asked for chicken fried steak on Friday night so that’s what we had.  Real close to ground beef if you ask me.  And, guess what they asked for on Saturday! Pizza!  I almost choked.  I had ground [...]

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