Although this is called gravy soup, I do wonder if it is more like stew. I assume where she says to “prepare a carrot…” etc that she means to chop or slice the vegetables and to finely chop the herbs. Also, she’s left out a word where it says “…a few cloves…” and I take … Continue reading
Here we have a simple sounding dish which my mother called cabbage roll ups and this cook called meat and cabbage. It is very similar to the Armenian sarmas which my friend one year made me for my birthday. So delicious! Sarmas and dolmas are similar, being a little roll of filling surrounded by a … Continue reading
This is not a great old standard, but a new standard which is so simple. You will see that the recipe calls for 2 pounds of stew beef, but it makes so much sauce that you can easily put a third pound into the mix. Then there will be some left over for the freezer … Continue reading
This old standard was printed on the back of Quaker Oats packages for “generations” (at least 40 years). Finally I decided that I should write it down because I was afraid that they might not put it on at some point. Good thing. I haven’t seen it on the boxes in the past several years. … Continue reading
My mom used to make veal scallopini and I remember loving it. However I have no recollection of what it tasted like. These days I have a deep sense of guilt about eating veal, so I don’t. But I will never guilt someone else if they like veal, so please enjoy! I love how this … Continue reading
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