meat and potatoes
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To make the economics work for all you can eat meat and potatoes, executives with the Golden Corral buffet chain watch not only what their customers consume, but what they throw away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
"She got the diet just right for Middle England - meat and potatoes, all the greens in the right place. And sponge pudding to follow. It's comfortable and regular. Sometimes you'll even enjoy it."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Rachael Ray’s ending her longtime talk show after more than a decade, but food content will still be her meat and potatoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
In 2020, Taste of Home published a list of "39 recipes husbands can't get enough of," including some real "meat and potatoes" fare like beef chimichangas and burgers with grilled cheese sandwiches as buns.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2023
There would be stew with some biscuits and maybe some meat and potatoes for dinner.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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