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Reuben sandwich

October 31, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Reuben sandwich

I’m hard pressed to name my favorite anything, let alone sandwich, but this one comes close. Real close. Certainly I can’t imagine anything materially better between two slices of bread. …

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Linguine with tomato sauce and smoked sausage

August 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sam's Choice Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Sausage in linguine

Three ingredients. That’s all you need here. Quality pasta, quality sauce and excellent sausage. Seriously, what are you waiting for? Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the …

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Burger and fries burrito

August 15, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Burger and fries burrito

If you’re rolling your eyes right now, I get it. That’s pretty much been the response from everyone I’ve shown these photos too. Still, I’m undeterred, I love this, and …

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Categories Burgers, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Mash Up, Mexican Tags Ore-Ida, Simple Truth, Wild Coyote Leave a comment

Loaded veggie tots

July 10, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Loaded vegetarian tots

Loaded ‘anything’ is good by me. It’s basically an excuse to pig out on whatever you have to hand. Here I had some Kroger Tater Bites in the freezer and …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Mash Up Tags Kroger, MorningStar Farms, SW Beans Leave a comment

Three meat chilli with tater tots

June 14, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Tater Bites with three meat chilli

Admiteddly this one relies having some chili in the freezer. Pro tip: make chili often, make it in big batches and always have some in the freezer. It’s one of …

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Teriyaki mushroom and egg burger

May 27, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Teriyaki mushroom and egg burger

If you want to add a ton of lip smacking umami to your burger look no further than a handful of mushrooms…and an egg doesn’t hurt either too! The mushrooms …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Burgers, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Meat Free Tags Beyond Meat, Kikkoman Leave a comment

Three chile eggs and steak fries

May 27, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Three chile eggs and steak fries

Thick cut steak fries like this brand from Walmart smothered in Hatch brand green chilli sauce. Thick fluffy potato with slightly sweet and zesty mild chills is a match made …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Meat Free Tags Great Value, Hatch, Walmart Leave a comment

Sweet potato fry nachos

May 24, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sweet potato fries with MorningStar Farms crumblers

The crinkle cut fries from Alexia are the basis for this meat free comfort food dish. After cooking the fries to a crisp finish (an air fryer works best) its …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Mash Up, Meat Free Tags Alexia, McCormick, MorningStar Farms Leave a comment

Egg fried rice with mushu vegetables and garlic bok choy

May 20, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Egg fried rice, vegetable mushu, garlic bok choy

This one requires a little planning ahead. The very best fried rice always starts from leftovers. When I find myself making long grain rice for dinner, I always make double, …

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Grilled tuna done right

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Grilled tuna done right

Done right? For me that’s a hearty amount of good quality mayo – we use Duke’s brand. After mixing in one can of tuna I add a few heaped teaspoons …

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