Category: Beef

  • Cooking for One: Panini Sandwich with Roast Beef, Boursin Cheese, Avocado and Sprouts

    Cooking for One: Panini Sandwich with Roast Beef, Boursin Cheese, Avocado and Sprouts

    When I’m cooking for just me, I’ll often turn to making a Panini. I can load it full of good stuff and get a bit creative and have a fantastic custom meal rather than just leftovers and not create leftovers either!   It’s a great way to use up little bits of vegetables (1/2 an avocado,…

  • Meatball Sandwiches

    Meatball Sandwiches

    My youngest requested meatball sandwiches for dinner. I had some meatballs in the freezer. I like to make them up on a weekend and then flash freeze the extras so I can pull out a few when needed for quick dinners like this or to throw in some soup (see meatball, pasta and spinach soup). …

  • Russian Dressing for Reuben Sandwiches from Mark Bittman

    Russian Dressing for Reuben Sandwiches from Mark Bittman

    Russian dressing is never anything I actually put on a salad but I do like it on sandwiches periodically, particularly Reuben sandwiches. And I figure lots of folks might be having Reuben sandwiches tomorrow with their leftover corned beef from their St Patrick’s day dinner tonight. I just skipped the whole plain boiled dinner and…

  • Marinated Beef Kebabs Recipe from Saving Dinner

    Marinated Beef Kebabs Recipe from Saving Dinner

    I was sent a copy of Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table to review. The book is a collection of weekly menus, organized seasonally, complete with categorized shopping lists and good clear directions. Each individual recipe is clearly detailed as well, along with serving suggestions…

  • Bierocks or Runzas

    Bierocks or Runzas

    I was thumbing through old magazines as I was decluttering and came upon an Old Cooking Light magazine that had a section on Mennonite recipes. I’ve never eaten these bierocks anywhere else, but the recipe reminded me of the piroshkis we used to pick up sometimes for dinner in Sonoma, where I grew up.  These…