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<\/a><\/div>\nFood\u2014one of my favorite topics. There’s a running joke that I should have been born Italian because my favorite food is just that\u2014anything Italian. Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, you name it.<\/p>\n
What I don’t claim is to be a good Italian cook. I don’t make my own sauce or pasta. It always tastes better when someone else cooks it.<\/p>\n
But I’m also a fan of comfort food. Old-fashioned cooking that clings to your ribs and fills your tummy. Chicken and Dumplings. Beef Stew. And I’ve got some great recipes. Granted, some of them are better suited to a cold winter’s day rather than the log days of summer, but it’s almost September already, and snow isn’t too far off in these parts.<\/p>\n
Here’s my take on Hamburger stew:<\/p>\n
Hamburger Soup<\/p>\n
Ingredients<\/p>\n
1 \u00bd lbs lean ground beef (or substitute \u00bd lb hot Italian sausage for an extra kick) In a large skillet, brown the beef, onions celery, garlic and pepper until the meat is no longer pink. Add the cabbage and cook together for a couple of minutes. Drain. (I find it easier to add most of the vegetables after draining the fully cooked meat.) Add the seasoning.<\/p>\n Transfer the meat and vegetable mixture to a stock pot, add the beef stock and tomato sauce. Mix. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30-45 minutes and serve. (I like it with shredded cheese on top.)<\/p>\n I’ve used both yellow and green peppers at the same time to give it some added color. I also like to add sliced carrots. <\/p>\n Serve with some freshly baked bread and you have a real treat. (Don’t make your own bread? Me either. I hit up my favorite grocery store bakery and warm up a loaf for a few minutes before serving.)<\/p>\n This is just as good as leftovers as it is the day you make it, but you may need to add some additional beef stock.<\/p>\n I wonder what our other authors are eating. Let’s go find out!<\/p>\n August 28, 2017 \u2013 Favorite Foods. What are your favorites, something you could eat weekly or more often. Feel free to share a recipe. Food\u2014one of my favorite topics. There’s a running joke that I should have been born Italian because my favorite food is just that\u2014anything Italian. Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, you name it. What I don’t claim is to be a good Italian cook. I don’t make my own sauce or… Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paJdTo-7z","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>3 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
4 cups shredded cabbage (I buy the pre-shredded cabbage. It cuts down on the preparation time.)
1 sweet bell pepper, chopped
1 tbls minced garlic
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
4 cups beef stock ( I usually use more)
\u00bd tsp seasoning salt
\u00bd tsb basil
\u00bc tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n
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