Category Archives: Beef

Stuffed peppers. 5/29/24

Stuffed red bell peppers is a dish I make about once a month. Growing up my mother always made them with green bell peppers but I find that riper peppers are easier on my digestion. I make a fairly thick … Continue reading

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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. May 26, 27, 28, 2024

On Sunday we decided to get some takeout Chinese food but it was not to be. Our favorite restaurant had decided to use this weekend to renovate their kitchen! What to do? We opted for pizza. Make a phone call … Continue reading

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Quick Vietnamese Beef Pho. 5/21/24

I have been willing to make pho just with beef broth and its usual accompaniments. But the we saw Jet Tila make a quick pho broth on his show, Ready, Jet, Cook and decided to give it a try. Here’s … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburger and salad. 5/14/24

Although here in California we can pretty much grill stuff all year long there is something about sitting outside while it’s warm and still light out watching John flip burgers that screams summer. John is an expert at medium rare … Continue reading

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Stuffed peppers. 5/6/24

Stuffed peppers takes some work. Rather than use some overly sweet jar of tomato sauce I always opt to make my own. Luckily we had some leftover brown rice from the chicken stir-fry the other night. I seasoned and browned … Continue reading

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Grilled flank steak, sweet potato, broccoli. 5/1/24

John grilled flank steak to a nice rosy medium rare and also put some char on the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved. Part of the darkness on the sweet potatoes comes from the use of chipotle powder which unfortunately … Continue reading

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Pinwheel steak, broccoli, mashed potatoes. 4/26/24

This prime piece of meat is a rib cap that has been rolled and tied. It is a very scrumptious cut. John seasoned the steak and grilled it to medium rare. Along with the steak I made some broccoli seared … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburgers. 4/19/24

Now that I am home again from the hospital it is so great to eat something with seasoning! The hospital did have a hamburger as a lunch selection but the idea of a really low fat, overcooked hamburger with no … Continue reading

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Meatloaf with rice and broccoli 4/6/24

Apparently having the flu has made me lose my appetite for anything other than comfort food from my youth. Usually I want vegetable or seafood based dinners but this week I am all about lamb chops and ground beef. Since … Continue reading

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Chili 4/5/24

We have not had a ground beef chili in years! I pulled a recipe out of my binder which said this one was good from March, 2014! Since I am still under the weather, my contribution to the dinner was … Continue reading

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