Archive for the ‘Beef’ Category
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
This is a traditional Polish / Jewish dish. Shaun and I had never had it before, but my mother recently made a batch, and it sounded intriguing, so I added it to my list of things to make and looked around at a few other recipes. A few ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
Tonight's dinner is from Ree's The Pioneer Woman Blog. This was an outstanding flavorful steak that Shaun and I both enjoyed very much. I served it with a green salad and some warm sourdough rolls. The only things I did differently were to grate the ginger and ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
This was a quick way to use up some of our leftover Christmas prime rib.
Beef Hash
Serves 2
1 tbsp butter
4 small-ish russet potatoes (about 1.5 lbs), cut into small cubes
Salt and pepper
8 oz leftover prime rib, cut into small cubes
3 tbsp leftover au jus
Heat the butter in a large skillet. ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
This is our traditional Christmas dinner. I usually make a yorkshire pudding with some of the pan drippings, but since it was just Shaun and I this year, I skipped it. I cooked the roast to a perfect medium rare, and we had some boiled potatoes and roasted ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
We're definitely in the mood for spicy and warm food these days. We're due for yet another snow storm tomorrow! Tonight's dinner was a flat iron steak rubbed with Mexican spices, broiled, sliced up, and served with black beans (just a can of beans with a dash of ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
This is very similar to my crockpot version of beef stew, but done on the stove top in about an hour. The only real change to the ingredients is adding more beef broth since it doesn't have all day to sit in a crockpot and release juices.
Beef Stew
Makes 4-6 ...
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
This is very similar to my chicken piccata - I just use veal scaloppine instead of the thinly cut chicken breast. The pan sauce becomes darker and richer from the veal, but it has a very similar flavor. I actually prefer the chicken version, but my store didn't ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
This hearty recipe is handed down to me from my mother and was a staple in the house while I was growing up. She's allergic to onions, and so always used zucchini instead for the veggie base, and I think it's a great flavor. When I was ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Chili is one of those foods that everyone has an opinion on - beans or no beans, fresh chiles or canned, and so on. Here is my recipe, which I'm quite partial to ;-) It has quite a kick, so cut down on the cayenne ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
This is a recipe I got right from the flat iron steak wrapper, courtesy of "The Beef Checkoff", as I was feeling less than creative tonight :-P It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either, and I don't think I'll bother making it again. ...
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