This weekend my Mom was in town to help Dana and I get settled into our new home. My mom loves mushrooms, so I wanted to make a nice mushroom Swiss burger. Last year I made a Mushroom Swiss Burger. It was good, but I wanted to recreate it using my newly formed burger patty. [...]
With the 4th of July right around the corner, I wanted to share my perfect burger recipe. It is a simple recipe, but takes a little time to make. Grinding your own meat allows you to get more flavorful cuts. That way you do not have to add a ton of seasoning to the burger, [...]
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I am always looking for new ways to cook beef. I have made stir-frys’ in the past but none of them were Szechwan. What is Szechwan Cuisine? Well Szechwan means originating from the Sichuan Province of southwestern China. I is known for bold flavors, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers¹. This stir-fry [...]
I was starving for a French Dip sandwich the other day. So I jumped head first into my collection of cook books to see what a French Dip sandwhich consisted of. I wanted to get the herbs right. Who knew but the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook had a quick and easy recipe for it. [...]
Posted in All, beef, Recipes, Sandwiches Tags: au jus, Beef, beef dip, french dip, how to, recipe, sandwich 2 Comments »
The other night I was struggling to think of something to make for dinner. Then I saw this photo on SavorySights and I wanted stuffed peppers. So I modified the recipe a bit and created a stuffed pepper that was amazing. It was tasty and filling and best of all, easy to make. Stuffed Peppers – (adapted [...]
Posted in All, beef, Peppers, Recipes Tags: Beef, bell peppers, Garlic, peppers, stuffed peppers, tomato 1 Comment »
The other day I walked into the supermarket and discovered 1.99 a pound thin cut New York strip steaks. Although a little thin for grilling as steaks, they were perfect for making kabobs. So I started some rice in the rice cooker and then went to creating a Asian BBQ sauce. Asian BBQ Beef Kabobs [...]
The other day Dana was craving Beef Stew. It was cold outside and I thought it was a great idea. So I went to the store found a great deal on some chuck steak and went for it. Watch out when you go to the store. If they have pre-cut stew meat, ask the butcher. [...]
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Sometimes you want breakfast, sometimes you want lunch. Whenever there is an egg involved, well, it is love. I love eggs on burgers. I can’t believe that it took me this long to make it for the blog. The runny yolk permeating the meat and mixing with the cheese. Well it is divine and down [...]
Last week Dana and I went a Korean Barbecue and we ordered the short ribs. They were delicious, but they served them differently than I normally get them. Instead of having the ribs flaken style, they cut them like normal short ribs. Then they cut the meat off the bone swiss roll style. It was [...]
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 [...]
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