my wife’s beef pizziola

A request was made for my wife’s recipe of Beef Pizziola, and she has been kind enough to share with the world. This recipe is one that was handed down by her mother, Betty, and it’s one of my favorites. But then again, I’m a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
Beef Pizzaiola
The original recipe:
1 chuck [...]

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more progress

Like kids in a candy store, we can’t control ourselves, so we stop by pretty much everyday to check on progress. Today, to my surprise, the siding was finally completed and the kitchen cabinets were going up. According to our builder, all the wood should be installed by the end of the week. That would [...]

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destain is down

I stopped by the new house today to check on progress and I was pleasantly surprised with how the quarter sawn oak hardwood floors have turned out. The stain has the deep red tone we were hoping for. I think the color is even better than we expected and matches our cabinets and doors almost [...]

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slow and steady wins the race?

If you’ve followed any of what I’ve said about our new home construction, you might remember a date thrown out here and there in relation to when we’d be in our new home. I think I may have started with a date somewhere in the range of Thanksgiving. Then I mentioned some delays that put [...]

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