Category Archives: Beef

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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Hamburger on a lettuce bed with Texas caviar 3/13/24

Since I have trouble digesting gluten, sandwiches and burgers on buns are no longer in my dinner plans. I know that there are gluten-free breads but they are a woeful substitution. Last night I decided just to eat the innards … Continue reading

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Beef pho. 3/6/24

Last week we tried a recipe from Jet Tila of Food Network for beef pho. It came out pretty good so I thought we would try it again making small tweaks to the recipe. We decided shorten the time the … Continue reading

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Quick beef pho. 3/2/24

The other night we saw Jet Tila make what he considers a quick beef pho. Pho is a delicious Vietnamese soup but the broth takes two days to make. I guess if you have an entire weekend to work on … Continue reading

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Grilled hamburgers and Texas caviar. 2/28/24

We switched our meal plan around this week because we needed a day when it was not raining to grill outside. We are having a bout of atmospheric rivers and it has been raining a lot. Can’t complain, though. It … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day dinner. 2/14/23

Who wants to spend mega dollars eating out in crowded restaurants on Valentine’s Day? We don’t. Instead we opted for a prime cut of beef with a couple of tasty sides followed by two dark chocolate Dove candy hearts. Originally … Continue reading

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Hamburger taco. 12/11/23

I know it looks weird but when you need to avoid gluten you have to be inventive. John grilled the hamburgers and I charred two tortillas and formed a taco shape while they were still warm. I used my typical … Continue reading

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