Category: Beef

  • 90 Minute Oven Pot Roast

    90 Minute Oven Pot Roast

    This oven pot roast starts on the stove with browning, then finishes in the oven with a tight seal in a Dutch oven.  The gravy practically makes itself and is delicious. It went great with some mashed potatoes and delicata squash. I’d never cooked a delicata squash before but it’s perfect for smaller families and…

  • Quick Beef Stew from Jacques Pepin

    Quick Beef Stew from Jacques Pepin

    Yes, it was 90 something degrees yesterday and hot!  But my youngest came home from her horseback riding not feeling well and said beef stew sounded really good to her if there was any way I could make that for dinner!  At first I said no, thinking of stew cooking for hours and hours, but…

  • Daikon and Carrot Pickle (aka Do Chua)

    Daikon and Carrot Pickle (aka Do Chua)

    Even our local Safeway carries daikon radishes now, plus I can get them at our farmer’s market too.    I wanted to make  a home version of banh mi sandwich last night so went online to find a recipe. Ended up at the Viet World Kitchen and used the recipe here for Do Chua. Aren’t they…

  • Simple Italian Meatballs

    Simple Italian Meatballs

    Meatballs are very flexible and easy to make if you have some ground meat. I’ve used  ground pork and ground beef, only ground beef, or ground turkey.  My favorite is to use half ground pork and half ground beef but ground pork isn’t always easy to find.  The last time I made them with ground…

  • London Broil Marinated in a Bourbon Marinade and Grilled

    London Broil Marinated in a Bourbon Marinade and Grilled

    When I bought my new grill last summer I picked up Weber’s Real Grilling: Over 200 Original Recipes book while I was waiting for them to roll out the pre-assembled grill (because I hate putting stuff together). I was taken with the recipes, which sounded good and there are pictures for most if not all…