Cooking with Barry & Meta
Batch Cooking is a concept I sometimes use to organize meal components in advance so they are ready to use when we’re in a hurry.

Another in a series of batch cooking recipes.

This recipe came from “Make-A-Mix Cookery” by Karine Elaison, Nevada Aharward, & Madeline Westover.
Inspired by a Campbell’s® soup recipe in a magazine, I adapted it to use with Ground Beef Mix ( click on the MIX tab at the top of the .
We grew up eating Sloppy Joes but our favorite was a Beef Burger - a divine loose meat sandwich sold in Stafford, Ks.

Kids in the Kitchen – A quick-fix meal that kids can easily assemble.
Summers in Stafford County always meant taking meals to the field during wheat harvesting.
This recipe is an example of why I’ve become a fan of 5 Ingredient Fix on the Food Network.

Amanda Lindahl brought warm zucchini muffins to a meeting I attended recently.

This “taste of summer” salad comes from the 1994 cookbook, The Flavors of Bon Appétit .
Although this recipe could be made with chicken breasts (skinless & boneless or the bone-in variety with skin), we generally keep chicke.

“From Fern’s Kitchen” is the recipe collection of Barry’s mom’s recipes that I compiled a couple of years ago.
The experimentation continues! Used our slow cooker to prepare the squash for today’s recipe – just threw the squash into the crock pot, .
This is our favorite supper (or lunchtime) salad; it has been on our summer menu since the 1970s.
Created by The Culinary Center of Kansas City, this is one of their "best" recipes.

As Emeril would say, “It’s not rocket science!” — just a simple to prepare homey and hearty breakfast.