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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /hermes/bosnacweb04/bosnacweb04bb/b1943/ipw.kettleso/wp_site_1591105074/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the <\/em>Website<\/em><\/a>, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse.<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s October, and it seems that rather suddenly, we\u2019ve gone from warm to cool nights. A couple weeks ago, we were eating hamburgers grilled outside, and now, we\u2019re planning soups, stews, and casseroles using that same ground beef.<\/p>\n Many of us grew up in households that regularly ate ground beef dishes. Whether spaghetti and meatballs, American chop suey, chili, or your own family casserole \u2013 maybe one of those concoctions with ground beef, onions, and a can of condensed mushroom soup, topped with Tater Tots \u2013 ground beef was a staple. And we\u2019ve often continued to make the same type of dinners for everyday. We learned those recipes, they\u2019re easy to make, and we probably have the ingredients in our pantries with ground meats as the cornerstone.<\/p>\n How about something new and different \u2013 but familiar? Your ingredients can be repetitive, but your recipes don\u2019t need to be. What if we look at the ways that other food traditions fashion ground meat dishes? Like ours, most are quick and easy to make, but they offer interesting flavor profiles.<\/p>\n So instead of your usual pasta with a tomato-meat sauce, how about Picadillo<\/a>? This Cuban classic mixes ground beef, tomato sauce, fried potatoes, raisins, and green olives with a dash of hot sauce that you can serve over rice or even stuffed into roasted peppers.<\/p>\n If your heritage was the northern U.K. or Scotland, you might have fond (or not so fond) memories of mince and tatties<\/a>, that mix of braised ground beef, carrots, and onions, covered with homemade gravy and served over mashed potatoes. Filling and satisfying on a fall night. But how about a different twist from Japan? Gingery Soboro Donburi<\/a> (pictured above) is a hearty rice-bowl meal made with ground beef and frozen peas flavored with soy sauce, sake, and ginger.<\/p>\n On fall days in my youth, one of the most frequent family meals was beef stew, usually made with stew meat, but sometimes with ground beef. It included peas and potatoes and a gravy made from the rendered meat juices, flour, and water. It was one of the first meals my mother taught me to make. I haven\u2019t made it in years, and these days, I\u2019m more likely to try something like India\u2019s Beef Keema<\/a>, a ground meat curry that takes the pea and potato stew to new taste levels.<\/p>\n And of course, there\u2019s the good old meatball dinner, whether on spaghetti or a sandwich roll \u2013 another satisfying meal that will likely keep your family happy. But how about trying grilled meatballs with mint and za\u2019atar?<\/a> This Middle Eastern dish produces cumin-spiced meat that you wrap in lettuce leaves and dab with a tangy yogurt before popping them in your mouth. Though the recipe calls for the spice blend za-atar, you can substitute equal parts thyme, oregano, marjoram, cumin, and coriander. Your family gets a new set of flavors plus the fun of making their own lettuce sandwiches.<\/p>\nQuick and easy, but not ordinary<\/h4>\n
Flavors from Japan, India, and the Middle East<\/h4>\n