beef

Balsamic Beef Stew

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 22, 2011

in beef, family recipe, simple recipe

Never mind the fact that it’s December 22nd and it a) hasn’t really snowed yet, b) is about 40 degrees, and c) it’s only the first day of my winter break. Forget all that stuff. Let’s think about it this way: it’s December 22nd, what would’ve been my Grandma’s 94th birthday, and the cold drizzle [...]

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Holly & Mara’s Day of Fun!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 4, 2011

in beef, friends, Italian, travel

The blogging community is an incredibly cool thing. Thanks to my little blog, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the most amazing and wonderful people. Some people may think its weird that I met these people <gasp> online and now consider them some of my closest friends. Sometimes, I’ll read a blog and [...]

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Shepherd’s Pie & South Beach

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on November 30, 2011

in beef, simple recipe, South Beach Diet, vegetables

I can’t be the only one that thinks of the classic Friend’s episode when, thinking she was making a trifle, Rachel inadvertently made a trifle topped with a shepherds pie. “It’s a trifle. It’s got all of these layers. First there’s a layer of ladyfingers, then a layer of jam, then custard, which I made [...]

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An Apple of a Day

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 2, 2011

in beef, dinner out, friends, pork, random

Fall in Chicagoland is marked by many distinctive things. The changing of leaves is one, as is the cooler temperature, and the obligatory pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. In more recent years (since college to be honest) it’s not officially fall until I go apple picking. There’s something about grabbing fresh apples right off the [...]

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Roasted Tomato & Steak Chili

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 21, 2011

in beef, Mexican/Latin, simple recipe, South Beach Diet

I have never made the same pot of chili twice. I try, but somehow my chili always comes out slightly different from the time before. I’ve even made a bit of a joke of it here on the blog, and if you search for chili, at least 10 different posts come up (maybe more!) It’s [...]

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Shortribs & Socca

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 18, 2011

in beef, simple recipe

Many many months ago, when I was clinging onto the hopes that spring would, at some point, arrive, I made a meal for Adam and myself. It had been an extremely dark and depressing winter, with periods of deep sadness, deep snow, and deep bowls of baked goods. In early March, I experienced the meal [...]

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