Category Archives: Beef

New! Vietnamese shaking beef. 6/7/18

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Beebamom

I get all sorts of cooking email in my inbox. The other day I got a recipe from Milk Street for Vietnamese Shaking Beef. Since I am a fan of all sorts of southeast Asian cooking and John was interested … Continue reading →

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Carolina Caviar and a Burger. 6/2/18

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Beebamom

So what, you ask, is Carolina caviar. I make a dish called Texas caviar which is a bunch of diced vegetables and beans in a spicy oil and vinegar dressing. Texas caviar was first made and served at the Houston Country … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti night! 6/1/18

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Beebamom

I cannot think of a better way to start off June than with a big bowl of spaghetti. Recently when I have been making my tomato and meat sauce I make enough to freeze two containers. Last night’s dinner was … Continue reading →

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Fancy wine night. 5/24/18

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Beebamom

Every so often we have a fancy wine night. Over the years we have collected a small stash of “better” wines which we normally save for special occasions. Other times we just open a bottle as a special treat to … Continue reading →

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Menu for the week 5/20/18

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Beebamom

Since I have been pretty lazy over the weekend with my cooking, the only thing I have to show is my menu for the week. We are planning on two vegetarian meals, two chicken meals, two seafood meals, and one … Continue reading →

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Gobi Mongolian Grill. 5/19/18

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Beebamom

It does not look like this is going to be a cooking weekend. In addition to our traditional Chinese takeout on Sunday night, our son came over for a visit on Saturday and we went out to lunch. We tried … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Bolognese-ish. 5/18/18

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Beebamom

Hardly a week goes by that I do not have some version of this dish. I made a bunch of sauce on 5/9/18 and froze two containers of it. The first time I used it, I diluted it too much. … Continue reading →

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Meat loaf. 5/14/18

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Beebamom

We had five hamburgers left over from Mother’s Day so I made meat loaf. I make meat loaf the way my mother did-nothing fancy, egg, breadcrumbs,Worcestershire sauce, some chopped up onions, garlic powder, salt and pepper. I cook it at … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day cookout. 5/13/18

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Beebamom

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. For the most part we do a pretty terrific job taking care of our children plus working outside the home and working inside the home. I hope everyone had a pleasant … Continue reading →

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And sometimes I don’t cook. 5/12/18

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Beebamom

As promised I did not cook Saturday night. We ordered Chinese food. Here is our standard order.

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