Posted in Freezes Well, beef, cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, leftovers, soup on Feb 8th, 2010 No Comments »
I write frequently about really involved recipes as the cooking *process* is the part in which I’m really interested. That said, I do have a few meals I’ve acquired over time that are super fast and easy, as well as really yummy. I learned this one from my mother (thanks Mommy!), and I think it’s [...]
Posted in beef, comfort, sides, soup on Oct 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
French Onion Soup has always been one of my favorites. It’s warm, comforting, and a perfect accompaniment for everything from Caesar salad to a giant Ribeye Steak. Traditionally it’s served topped with a crouton then shredded Gruyere as shown in the picture. I’m not a huge fan of soggy bread, but I love dipping so [...]
Posted in Freezes Well, beef, cheap meals, comfort, make and store recipes, soup on Sep 23rd, 2009 4 Comments »
When trying to recreate a recipe, it’s probably a good idea to have tasted it sometime in the last decade. I have this glorious memory of the Beef and Barley Soup served at the Madrigal dinners in my high school. I was a lowly serving wench back in those days, kept out of the kitchen [...]
Posted in beef, black eyed peas, comfort, leftovers, sides on Sep 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Friends, I’ve been lost in a book. Rather a series. Rather several series, but usually, I can suck myself out, back to the real world as I know it. These last few days have been like childhood, only instead of me gasping exasperated at one of my sisters lost in Gone With the Wind, or [...]
Posted in beef on Aug 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Making a standing rib roast in Texas is July is borderline insanity, but it’s one of my favorite things to eat/cook so I do it anyway. Apparently it’s one of my 2 year old son’s as well since he knocked back at least a pound of beef all on his own. Plus he likes end [...]
Posted in beef, food to share, sandwiches on Jun 17th, 2009 No Comments »
If you eat beef, it would be borderline insanity not to love beef tenderloin sandwiches. Tenderloin, though expensive, is such a great cut of meat, it’s almost impossible to mess up. Lots of people marinate them and otherwise season, I go for utter simplicity in my tenderloin and let the meat show its unparalleled flavor. [...]
Posted in Spices, beef on May 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
I’m likely going to incite riots with this post but it’s truly just a matter of opinion. And largely I think that opinion is formed by where/how you grew up. I grew up in the midwest, by way of Alabama, and I’ve now lived in Texas nearly half my life. I’ve really loved everywhere I’ve lived, [...]
Posted in beef on Apr 21st, 2009 1 Comment »
My sister, Amelia, started me making my own brisket. I just don’t really remember anyone making briskets growing up in the midwest. I don’t even remember hearing the word brisket until I came to college in the great state of Texas. My family has long been barbecue seekers and connoisseurs, but we tended to stick [...]
Posted in beef, herbs on Apr 21st, 2009 2 Comments »
This was the week for revisiting recipes I’ve already blogged about. Maybe I just wasn’t feeling creative, but I think I just wasn’t feeling on my A-Game. In any case, we had a great week of food, and luckily all the repeats turned out better the second time around. In early March, I blogged about [...]
Posted in beef, sandwiches, sauerkraut on Mar 30th, 2009 1 Comment »
I’ve always wanted to make a fresh corned beef, but I’ve never seen one and didn’t really know the process involved in the “corning”. Lo in behold, at the almighty Costco, I found a fresh one a few weeks before St. Patrick’s Day. I have no idea if I’ll see one of these again, and [...]
