Pan-fried sirloin steak with simple chianti butter sauce (serve with olive oil mash)

ready in about an hour and 15 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • sirloin steaks
  • shallots
  • Fresh thyme
  • large wineglass of Chianti
  • watercress
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • Yukon gold potatoes

Campbell’s recipe

ready in about 45 minutes; serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • peas
  • tuna
  • cupes egg noodles

Ground beef, salsa and chili beans are layered with tortilla chips and sour cream and topped with melted cheese in this tasty dish.

ready in about an hour; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • lean ground beef
  • salsa
  • can chili beans
  • crushed tortilla chips
  • sour cream
  • can sliced black olives
  • green onion
  • fresh tomato
  • cheddar cheese

Baked chicken

ready in about 45 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • broiler/frier chicen

portions very flexible

ready in about 35 minutes; serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • salmon filets
Belongs to lawmama Meatloaf 
ready in about an hour; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • parsley
  • carrot
  • bread
  • egg
  • tomato sauce
  • ground beef

To make sure that the breasts cook at the same rate, purchase two similarly sized whole breasts (not split breasts) with skins fully intact. Whole chicken breasts weighing about 1 1/2 pounds work best because they require a cooking time long enough to ensure that the skin will brown and crisp nicely. If you do not own a broiler pan, use a roasting pan fitted with a flat wire rack. This recipe can easily be increased by 50 or 100 percent. If you do increase it, just make certain not to crowd the chicken breasts on the broiler pan, which can impede the browning and crisping of the skin.

ready in about an hour; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • rosemary
  • lemon zest
Belongs to lawmama Glazed Pork Chops 

If your chops are on the thinner side, check their internal temperature after the initial sear. If they are already at the 140-degree mark, remove them from the skillet and allow them to rest, tented with foil, for 5 minutes, then add the platter juices and glaze ingredients to the skillet and proceed with step 3. If your chops are closer to 1 inch thick, you may need to increase the simmering time in step 2.

ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • pork chops
  • cayenne pepper
  • soy sauce
  • Dijon mustard
  • apple juice
  • brown sugar
  • cider vinegar
Belongs to lawmama Manwich 

Yes, the stuff from the can. Have to include it for shopping list purposes.

ready in about 10 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • ground beef
  • hamburger buns
  • Manwich
  • canned corn
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • red wine vinegar
  • chopped fresh parsley