Tag Archives: entree

Trader Joe’s Cheesy Chili Cornbread Casserole

File this under easy kid-pleasing weeknight dinner or simple side dish. Much like banana bread is really banana cake, cornbread is really more like corn cake and who wouldn’t want to have cake for dinner, right? We ate this dish … Continue reading

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Oma’s Sour Cream Chicken

Time for another Oma classic.  File this one under easy weeknight dinner.  As an avid follower of the Tao of Oma, you know that Oma is all about simple, easy, hearty food.  Her Sour Cream Chicken is no exception.  Wait … Continue reading

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Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Featured in Gourmet Live’s Weekly Roundup:  The Best of Beef You know you want it. It’s another installment of Oma’s cooking class. Like all of Oma’s meals, Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is simple, hearty and delicious.  However, if you … Continue reading

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Beef Shepherds Pie aka Cottage Pie Because I Couldn’t Find Lamb

Attention meat and potato lovers! Welcome to my Shepherds Pie with Beef, which I’m told by one of my readers is actually called Cottage Pie.  This is essentially a thick hearty beef stew covered with light and fluffy mashed potatoes … Continue reading

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Oma’s Old-Fashioned Rouladen

Back in the 40s and 50s, when my German mother-in-law (aka “Oma”) was a young girl in Northern German, rouladen was her family’s traditional Christmas dinner.  Now, this classic meal is a common Sunday supper all over Germany, but back … Continue reading

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