The other night Dana wanted some steak. So I went to the store and discovered top sirloin steaks were on sale. They are a rather inexpensive steak, but they grill up beautifully. The sirloin is a cut from the rear of the animal. There is a bottom sirloin steak and a top sirloin. The top [...]
I just went and got the gas in the grill refilled and I was ready to grill out. I just didn’t know what to grill. I asked Dana and within a second she said skirt steak with chimichurri sauce. It took little to no effort on her part to come up with this. I had [...]
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When you have a good steak, all you really need is salt and pepper. However, we can’t always have amazing steak lying around. So sometimes you need to season your steak to improve on its natural flavor. So I have been fiddling around with different seasonings and have found a great combinations of spices. The [...]
Last week I tackled homemade hamburger buns. They ended up coming out great! The only problem was that I made a ton of them. I am talking 2 dozen plus. So I had to make a ton of sandwiches. I love sandwiches so this was gonna be fun. Last week I also picked up a [...]
Posted in All, Burgers, Grilling, Recipes, beef Tags: homemade hamburger buns, mushroom, mushroom swiss burger, swiss 2 Comments »
I love bratwurst, but sometimes I don’t have a hot dog bun lying around when I want to enjoy it. So I figured out a way to make bratwurst into patties. I know what you are thinking, but you can’t just use a standard bratwurst recipe as it will dry out and fall apart. With [...]
Posted in Burgers, Recipes, Sausages, Veal, pork Tags: brat, brat burger, bratwurst, bratwurst burger, hamburger, homemade hamburger buns, recipe 4 Comments »
I was looking for a refreshing burger for this past weekend. After a little searching I found the perfect burger. It is a green chili burger with guacamole mayo. It was perfect. It was a tad bit spicy with the perfect refreshing guacamole mayo on top to cool the heat. Served on a sesame seed [...]
Posted in Burgers, Recipes, beef Tags: avocado, avocado mayo, california burger, green chile burger, grilled burgers, grilled chiles, guacamole mayo 4 Comments »
I love meatloaf, but it has been so hot outside that I have not wanted to turn on the oven. So I decided to make a meatloaf on the grill. It is super simple and you get to be outside. I love cooking outdoors in the summer. OK it is not summer yet, but it [...]
Posted in BBQ, Recipes, beef, pork Tags: bbq sauce, giveaway, grilled meatloaf, how to grill a meatloaf, meatloaf, pork barrel bbq, sweet sauce 11 Comments »The other day I was in a rush and I stopped by the local supermarket to pick up something fast. A little dish called tamale pie caught my eye. Basically it was a chili topped with cornbread topping. It was delicious, so I decided to make one of my own. I made a quick chili [...]
Posted in Mexican, Recipes, beef Tags: chili, cornbread, easy dinners, mexican meals, mexican recipes, tamale casserole, tamale pie 2 Comments »The other day I went to the store and they had sirloin steaks on sale. So I picked a few up. I wanted to try something new so I decided to make Asian Style Beef Kabobs. I wanted to do a skewer that was reminiscent of a Stir-fry. So I skewered broccoli, whole water chestnuts, [...]
Posted in Grilling, Recipes, beef, chinese Tags: asian, asian beef skewers, chinese, Grilling, grilling fish, kabobs, skewers 1 Comment »I am sorry that I was unable to post this weekend. I was in New York watching the Big East Tournament. The weather was horrible, but the games were amazing. Marquette made it to the semi-finals and the final game between Georgetown and West Virginia went all the way to the wire. It was a [...]
Posted in Recipes, Steaks, beef Tags: feta, Grilling, Recipes, roasted peppers, stuffed flank steak 3 Comments »When it is cold out I like a nice hearty meal. This usually takes hour at the stove preparing a feast. I unfortunately did not have hours to cook this weekend. My family is coming to town and I really need to clean the house. Not that it was dirty, but Tucker seems to shed [...]
Posted in Recipes, beef Tags: all day roast, beef roast, crock pot roast, pot roast, slow cooker, slow cooker post roast, wine 2 Comments »Last week was the big game. I was really excited that the Saints won. Mostly because of my hatred for Peyton Manning. Besides that, I loved the game because I got to make my Super Chili. I recreate this awesome recipe once a year on a Super Sunday! Last Sunday was the big day. The [...]
Last week it was 65 and this week it was 25 and snowing. Go figure. We got about 5 inches of snow in 8 hours. Not too shabby. Since it was so cold, I wanted a hearty dish. Something that would warm the soul. So I chose to braise some short ribs. Fall off the [...]
September 2, 2010 (12:24) Homemade Hashbrowns I love crispy edged hash browns but have had trouble making them consistently. Great tip on getting the starch out!
August 30, 2010 (11:40) Homemade Hashbrowns Waffle House hash browns have nothing on these suckers. Delish.
August 30, 2010 (9:12) Homemade Hashbrowns YES. Excellent man. Nothing like a good hash brown.
August 29, 2010 (8:13) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Chris - It is totally time to start using up that fresh basil. If you can move it into the house. That basil is good all year.
August 27, 2010 (10:49) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Fresh basil is the best. It's getting that time of year that I need to start using up our basil plants, they have been productive this year.