Classic American Goulash

Mom’s Classic American Goulash

Mom’s Classic American Goulash is an old American standby that only has the slightest resemblance to its namesake, Hungarian Goulash; both types of Goulash contain beef and both have noodles and that’s pretty much where the similarities end.

Classic American Goulash

A classic pairing!

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Chicken Pot Pie with Cheater's Puff Pastry

Chicken Pot Pie like you WISH your Grandma made!

I originally posted this Chicken Pot Pie in November of 2011, one of my very first posts and absolutely favorite recipes. Today, as I made it again in 2019, I updated with new photos. Back in 2011, I had been looking at Time’s Money Issue (we as a nation were still recovering from the Great Recession) and became sidetracked. Pretty soon, I was clicking on one link after another; you know how that goes, right?

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie with Buttermilk Biscuits for Topping a Casserole

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Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole with Green Olives

For years, my daughter’s been describing this casserole to me, a family favorite of her in-laws. For years, in my head, I’ve been thinking: Do we NEED another Tuna Casserole? The “We” is not just our family, but the whole collective of people in general, the world as a whole! One taste of this Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole with Green Olives was all it took to change my mind.

Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

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