Ground Beef of All Things

@DianneN (247186)
United States
March 8, 2023 11:32am CST
Many don’t eat beef due to cultural reasons, diet, or health reasons, but hubs and I do. Although we have cut way back on eating red meat, we couldn’t resist buying 8 pounds or almost 4 kilograms of ground beef that our butcher ground freshly for us and had on sale! I used it to make meatloaf, meatballs, hamburgers, and sliders (tiny hamburgers), and the rest was divided into little portions for tacos. It’s all stuffed into my freezer for quick and easy meals. Last night we had sliders and boy were they good as well as cute We have 7 weeks left in Florida and a lot of food to eat up!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180286)
• United States
8 Mar 23
I guess you will be eating your fair share of red meat. I eat a lot more turkey or chicken these days when I want meat. I know, have a barbecue!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
I told my son when he FaceTimed us earlier. He almost threw up I'm making an Asian chicken dish tonight and spent most of the afternoon mincing, dicing, and chopping. No wonder we eat out so much
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180286)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@DianneN Not much of a fan of labor intensive cooking myself... Leave it to the Julia Child's of the world!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@snowy22315 I think I was in the mood, but not now
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Always smiling
@allknowing (135823)
• India
8 Mar 23
Here cow slaughter is banned and anyway I have stopped eating meat for years now Good you enjoyed your slidiers.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (135823)
• India
8 Mar 23
@DianneN Banning cow slaughter is for religious reasons but my not eating meats is just my choice.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@allknowing I now understand. Thanks.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Is that due to religious reasons? I know others who said the same thing and those who have eaten beef.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60925)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Mar 23
Seven weeks in Florida. Wow. I feel your pain.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60925)
• Centralia, Washington
9 Mar 23
@DianneN Heh heh.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Oh, stuff it It's my home after all.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (17661)
• Mombasa, Kenya
9 Mar 23
Me too
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
8 Mar 23
We eat beef sometimes especially for making meatballs and hamburger.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
I told hubs I could live off hamburgers and meatballs for the rest of my life. I really love them. Tonight I am making an Asian chicken inspired dish, based upon a Filippino dish my neighbor made for us.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
@thelme55 No I made something Asian hoping it was Filippino inspired
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
11 Mar 23
@DianneN They Must be your favourite food. Are you making Chicken Adobo?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (54986)
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8 Mar 23
It is nice to have almost ready meals at your fingertips.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
It's so true. However, I decided to make an Asian inspired meal with chicken for dinner tonight. I spent a couple of hours in the kitchen dicing, chopping, mixing, mincing, and stirring and haven't even cooked dinner, yet. I swear I'd rather order in or go out for dinner.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
8 Mar 23
I have tried beef and i rarely have it . I have tried curry and fry, briyani rice . Enjoy your food there
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Is it because beef isn't allowed in India? Briyani rice is delicious. I like it spicy.
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Icydoll
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
8 Mar 23
@DianneN i like spicy too . It is allowed but some religious person don't eat it .
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@Icydoll Yay! Thanks for explaining
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (72079)
• United States
8 Mar 23
That’s awesome you made so many freezer meals to heat up when you want them. I use a lot of ground beef here but I buy it in the freezer section in tubes at Aldis. We have a local butcher shop in town but they don’t actually butcher the animals anymore and the prices are a lot higher than Aldis. My husband buys steaks there though.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (72079)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@DianneN they usually have big parking lots and lines can get long fast but the cashiers are also crazy fast. One of the ones I go to now has about 10 or more self checkouts so that helps a bit.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
My brother discovered Aldi's in Florida which isn't too far from us. He found some great items there, so I may give it a try if the parking is okay
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18345)
• Indonesia
11 Mar 23
I eat vegetables more often than beef, and I haven't eaten satay in a long time.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Mar 23
Vegetables are much healthier to eat. Even I know that
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81899)
• Onaway, Michigan
8 Mar 23
I hope you enjoy those 7 weeks and I am sure you will get that food ate before you go home.
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81899)
• Onaway, Michigan
8 Mar 23
@DianneN I am sure you will have fun planning meals to make with it and enjoy.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Thanks! We have a lot of things planned in the coming weeks, and in-between, I will gobble up everything. If not, I will give it away to my friend, who is staying until June.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@Tina30219 Thanks, Tina. I love cooking when I have the time and the ingredients.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139449)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9 Mar 23
That is what we do when we get a bunch of hamburger on sale, I buy the 95% lean so it does not have that much fat to it.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Same here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137256)
• United States
9 Mar 23
I buy 5 lbs of ground beef (80% lean) and mix it with 2 lbs of premium ground pork. I freeze it in 1 lbs packs. Then use it for burgers or in pasta dishes.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137256)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@DianneN Thank you. I like experimenting in the kitchen. It's rare that something gets thrown out because I goof it.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
I don't use ground pork or veal, but they say it adds great flavor to ground beef. You seem to know your way around the kitchen. Good planning!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil I need you to move in with us. Bring Pretty!
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Mar 23
I like ground beef of all sorts, so maybe I should come stay with you for the next 7 weeks!
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Mar 23
@DianneN I hope it’s stuff I like!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@moffittjc If you are a fussy eater, I may have to give you a smack
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Come on down! I have a freezer full of everything with your name on it.
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Beef on a good deal is good :-)
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
I'll say! And plenty to feast on
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@FayeHazel Oh, yum! Hubs made my meatballs with pasta tonight. I didn't feel like cooking. lol
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@DianneN I just had some tonight in my slow cooker enchileada bake :-)
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BanaMukuka
@Greencindere (669)
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8 Mar 23
I found a new appreciation for beef since moving to Zambia lol . I enjoy cooking and most of my go to recipes are with pork or chicken(most Serbian traditional recipes are with pork)but most of my friends in Zambia don’t eat pork so I have been learning many new beef recipes. Just last night we had beef tacos and ‘twas delicious. I’m trying meatloaf next never done it before.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@Greencindere That's just fine. Cooking is very therapeutic. Tonight I am making up an Asian inspired recipe. I spent a couple of hours mincing, dicing, chopping, stirring, beating, and wasting myLot time. I hope hubs likes it. He's so fussy
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BanaMukuka
@Greencindere (669)
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8 Mar 23
@DianneN I actually have TikTok only for recipes lol . I’m not creating just following and getting ideas. Got into cooking when I was 25 and now it’s a daily routine… therapeutic indeed
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BanaMukuka
@Greencindere (669)
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8 Mar 23
@DianneN I’m sure he will. He better lol . Oh hubby and I spent 6 years in China so their fried beef noodles are our comfort food still 3 years later lol. Have a nice evening.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471217)
• Switzerland
9 Mar 23
We do not eat beef often, I confess that I love Carpaccio and steak tartare.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471217)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 23
@DianneN - I am not eating raw meat from the day Covid started, I do not feel safe. I still eat my steak medium rare, as I cannot stand overcooked beef.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@LadyDuck Glad to hear it. I stopped eating raw fish then, too. Not sure I will every feel comfortable eating it again. One guess who has learned to eat her steak medium rare???
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
You're smart not to eat beef too often. I can't eat meat raw, but if you enjoy it, it won't hurt every once in a while.
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rakski
@rakski (121809)
• Philippines
8 Mar 23
I like to stock on ground beef as well. It always comes in handy. I also made them into burger patties, meatballs, and for tacos
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rakski
@rakski (121809)
• Philippines
9 Mar 23
@DianneN that is so true! It is my 'to go' when I cannot think of anything to cook
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@rakski And it's delicious! I need Filippino recipes. My neighbor across the street from me up north made me a delicious dish. I think it had rice noodles, chicken, and carrots in it.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
We are twins! It's great to have on hand when you need something quick.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Mar 23
Seven weeks? That doesn't seem very long. I hope you can eat up all that meat. I guess Friday nights will be eating in instead of out.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@just4him We should, but I want to get my garden started. We may return for a mini vacation here, but who cares?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Never! We go out most Friday nights and have a play to attend this Friday as well. If we don't eat up everything in our freezer, it will all go to my friend. She's staying until June and everyone else is leaving at various times in April.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Mar 23
@DianneN I thought you were staying for six months now with the residence change.
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Macy
@almostoveryou (4757)
• Philippines
10 Mar 23
i wouldn't mind stocking up on freshly ground beef even if it totals to 4 kilos! :D and yes, i'd portion them right away. i bought a kilo of ground beef on sale last week and just dumped it all in the freezer. i was that lazy. but then i ended up portioning them because it got overwhelming seeing that huge pack in the freezer every day.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I find that portioning that amount of ground beef before freezing it just makes life easier unless you plan on cooking all of it at once
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Mar 23
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Macy
@almostoveryou (4757)
• Philippines
13 Mar 23
@DianneN at one point i got sick of it and cooked a tub of ground beef for our dog. haha.
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Denise Knight
@gnatsmom (2412)
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9 Mar 23
We love beef. We like hamburgers, spaghetti, lasagna, chili, etc. My husband loves meatloaf, but I don't care much for it. I guess I need to make one for him, though.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
You could always fancy it up for yourself. I love leftover meatloaf in sandwiches the next day.
DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@gnatsmom You're like my friend. She won't eat anything with onions or garlic.
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Denise Knight
@gnatsmom (2412)
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9 Mar 23
@DianneN I would eat it if it didn't have onions. I could just leave the onions out.
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (83946)
• Rupert, Idaho
8 Mar 23
That's good that you were able to buy it fresh like that, and on sale. Sounds like good things to make out of it
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Mar 23
The butcher here is so nice and friendly. He remembers us every time we come in. Having things in the freezer ready to go makes life easier. Hubs is sick of ordering food for dinner here. Nothing is good to be honest.
Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (83946)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Mar 23
@DianneN That's good that he is, I don't know any butchers myself. We don't get our meat that way. Just get what we can afford. But that's good to hear. That is very true, it does make life a lot easier! Nothing is good there that you could order from?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@MommyOfEli2013 Hubs prefers to go out or get takeout The food that can be ordered is pretty crummy around here.