• Simple Ground Beef Taco Casserole

    This ground beef taco casserole is a quick and easy weeknight, family-friendly dinner that marries the flavors of tacos with seven layer dip. And cheese … ALL THE CHEESE!   Seems like we can never have enough ways to cook ground beef in our house, especially since I keep a…

  • Skillet-Fried Crusted Pork Chops

    I’m no ‘extreme couponer,’ but I do pay attention to grocery store sales, especially when they have to do with meat. I find pork chops are often discounted, even when chicken, beef and turkey are super expensive full price. When I see a good sale, I buy a bunch of…

  • Regular Good Ol’ Grilled Cheese

    Who doesn’t like a good grilled cheese? As an adult, I like fancier grilled cheeses. In fact, the other day I was at Kelsey’s in Ellicott City, and I ordered their Gourmet Grilled Cheese: brown butter mushrooms, caramelized onions, plum tomatoes, provolone and gruyere cheeses – finished with a balsamic…

  • Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf

    This cheese stuffed meatloaf is a total comfort food. You’ll be coming back for seconds! Meatloaf conjures up thoughts of slabs of bland, dry ground meat for most folks. Even at dinner the other day with friends, one said, “Meatloaf on the menu? Really?” Guess what. I happen to love a good…

  • Homemade Maryland Crab Cakes

    One of the traditions on my side of the family is having crab cakes at family gatherings. We hail from the east coast, and my mother’s side is from New England. We’re seafood people!I don’t remember why crab cakes became a holiday treat, but we seem to have them at…