Category: Beef

  • Stuffed Peppers in a Philly Cheesesteak Style

    Stuffed Peppers in a Philly Cheesesteak Style

    We love Philly cheese steak sandwiches around here. My daughter saw a Philly cheese steak style stuffed pepper that used sliced roast beef and thought it sounded good.  I like a more traditional stuffed pepper with ground beef though so went back to my old favorite recipe and tweaked it a little for her, using…

  • Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce

    Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce

    I’ve been going through my freezer trying to use up the odds and ends and ran into half a pound of ground beef cooked with peppers and onions. I thought it would go well in a pasta sauce so quickly cooked up some marinara (from canned tomatoes) and added the  meat to simmer for a…

  • Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, Onions, Bamboo Shoots

    Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, Onions, Bamboo Shoots

    Tonight I wanted a quick dinner that used up some leftovers. I made a Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, adding onions and bamboo shoots from the pantry.  I used this leftover flank steak teriyaki from the other night. This quick stir-fry was made easier by having this refrigerator stir-fry sauce I had mixed up earlier! (See my…

  • Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    My eldest is home from college for the summer. She cooks a fair bit for herself at school but beef is not high on the list so it is always something she requests when home.  We saw a picture of teriyaki beef skewers in a magazine and she asked if I’d fix those for dinner…

  • Grilled Asparagus & a Marinade for Beef

    Grilled Asparagus & a Marinade for Beef

    Last night I marinated a flank steak, then grilled it. I also grilled the asparagus. For the steak marinade I mixed up: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp black pepper Score the steak (cut thin stripes across the grain), then put it in a gallon…