Over the holiday season Dana and I went to visit my family in Michigan. While there, my Mom made us some enchiladas. These were a tad bit different from my normal enchiladas. They were meaty and delicious. I had to have the recipe. So I asked my Mom for it and she happily gave it [...]
The other week Dana and I went up to DC to visit our Friends Eric and Laura. Both of us have infants so it was a chance to get out of the house and talk to some adults. For lunch Eric made this great chili that included black beans and corn. It was delicious. So [...]
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Tags: black beans, chili, chili powder, corn, cumin, Mexican 
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Ever since I found the pressure cooker in our garage, I have been thinking of various dishes to make with it. So when I went to the store and found that short ribs were on sale, I knew I needed to make short ribs. Braising short ribs takes forever. At least 3 hours at a [...]
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I recently discovered that Dana and I received a pressure cooker for our wedding. I know it has been a couple of years since we received the gift, but it was awesome! It was like discovering a $5 bill in the dryer. I was so happy. So I decided to try my hand at making [...]
Posted in All, beef, Recipes Tags: Beef, braised beef, delicious, pressure cooker, pulled beef, quick meal, sandwich, shredded beef, sirloin roast 5 Comments »
Dana and I love a good pot roast. I have cooked beef roasts in the past but I have never done a basic pot roast. So I figured I would tackle that today. Simple and delicious. Beef, veggies and a slow cooker. Couldn’t get any simpler. Beef Pot Roast Coarsely chop a turnip, 1 green [...]
The other day I picked up a new Weber Charcoal Grill. I love it because it is the perfect size for my family. Plus it allows me to smoke ribs, brisket and pork butt without having to pull out my giant Lang BBQ. To test it out I picked up a rack of BBQ beef [...]
I love kabobs, but I always seem to pick the wrong cut of meat to make them. Either the steak is too tough or is cooks too fast. However, I have figured it out. I used top sirloin last night and the kabobs came out perfectly. By the time that the veggies were cooked, the [...]
Posted in All, beef, Recipes, Steaks Tags: grill shield, kababs, kabobs, kebabs, kebobs, Mushrooms, steak, top sirloin, veggies 2 Comments »
I have always wanted to enter into a chili competition but never had the time. So I decided I would make a nice competition chili at home to see what the differences are between it and normal chili. For one, Competition chili does not have beans. It can not have any fillers such as noodles [...]
Dana and I love meatloaf. We have it at least once a month. However, having a food blog makes it hard to repeat recipes. So we don’t have it as much as we would like. So I started to think about ways I could change the recipe to make it new and blog-able. So I [...]
Back in the day I used to work at a go-kart track that was situated right next to Ponderosa Steak House. One of my favorite lunch time meals was Sirloin Tips. I haven’t thought of that for a while until I went to the store and saw that top sirloin steaks were on sale. So [...]
Posted in All, beef, Recipes Tags: beef tips, easy, gravy, mashed potatoes, Mushrooms, noodles, quick, Rice, sirloin tips 4 Comments »
Dana and I have been really busy lately, so I thought it was time to use technology to our advantage. Yep, a slow cooker. I guess it is not on the cutting edge of technology, but it does allow us to be hands off and still end up with a great meal. This recipe [...]
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I am a huge fan of Flat Iron Steaks. What is a flat iron steak anyway? A flat iron steak is a relatively new cut of steak from the shoulder of a cow. It was discovered like all good discoveries, by researchers studying undervalued cuts of beef. Yep, penny pushers trying to find a way [...]
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Ever since passing an Ikea on my way to DC the other day I have been craving Swedish Meatballs. Hard to believe but Ikea has great affordable food. My favorite is the Swedish Meatballs. Those tasty little meatballs in the delicious beef gravy. After having the craving for a few days I decided to [...]
