This brisket recipe makes a mess of beef for a large group, or can be cooked and then frozen in smaller packages for a quick meal at a later date. Randy made a mess of this Beef Brisket before our wedding, froze it and we served it (among other Tex-Mex foods) on the day after the wedding party for out of town guests and our wedding party. 

Sometimes it is nice to have a one pot meal, making clean up easy. Our Beef Stew is one that takes a bit of chopping, but the cooking is done in a single pot.  This Beef Stew is hearty and rich, and is great on a cold day or whenever you are looking for a filling meal. 

So I am only half Italian. I look like the Irish and English side of the family, but my stomach is Italian. But then I do love all types of foods - Italian foods just hold a special taste in my mouth and place in my heart.  Follow the link below to learn how to cook artichokes. Later on, I will add the stuffed pepper recipe.

If you like shortbread and would like to try a nutty version, try these cookies. This is a tribute cookie to the Pecan Sandies TM that Randy loves.

After trials and errors, this is the best homemade version of a Chocolate Creme Filled Cookie that we have made, so far!  Delicious with Milk!

This recipe takes a frozen block of beef and turns it into a delicious beef stew with about a 15 minute investment of your active time. The slow cooker does the rest! If your meat is not frozen, just cut down the cook time by about 2 hours!