Today’s post is about one of my all-time favorite comfort foods — meatloaf. I’ve been down with a nasty head cold, so this loaf of meat provided much-needed comfort in my dark hours, and it always reminds me of a warm hug from mom. I’ve made many different versions of meatloaf, but I always…
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Spicy Beef with Green Papaya Slaw
If you read my recent Field Trip Friday about Mustang Flea Market, you know that this long-time market in Florida is a treasure trove of produce, mostly Asian. As you know by now, I love to try new foods (well, fish eyes and feet of any kind might be off my list), but pretty much…
Empanada-Inspired Stuffed Peppers
When I moved to Florida 20 years ago, a friend took me to a Sarasota strip mall where they sold empanadas. I had never had anything like those tasty little meat/dough morsels, but quickly found them to be one of the most delicious things I had ever eaten! I would sneak back to that place…
The Famous In-N-Out Burger
“If steak is the tuxedo of meat, and bacon is the candy of meat, then a good cheeseburger is the mother’s hug of meat.” ― Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story My husband and I were craving cheeseburgers recently and decided to make something a little more zippy than a simple grilled burger with lettuce,…
Swedish Meatballs
My husband told me that he knew he was going to marry me the night I made him dinner for the first time (I had made Swedish Meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans). Now, we’ve all heard that expression “the key to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, but I had no…