Category Archives: Beef

The past few days. 10/12/17

We have been busy getting ready for our son’s visit so cooking has been rather slap-dash and few pictures have been taken. On 10/9 we had spaghetti with a meat sauce that I unfroze and then pepped up with some … Continue reading

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Starting in October new recipes! 9/29/17

Since this blog’s tag line is “It’s what I eat!” I can only truthfully report exactly what I eat. However, even I can see that my choices have become dull and repetitive. So my October’s resolution will be to find … Continue reading

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I cannot stop eating pasta!!! 9/26/17

It’s my favorite. I love pasta. I love eating at home. I love eating it on our trips to Italy. I am fond of vegan and vegetarian pastas and I am a sucker for a meat sauce. I ate this … Continue reading

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Eat what you like! 9/18/17

One of the pitfalls of dieters everywhere is denial. I cannot eat this and I must not eat that. What happens inevitably is that when you finally give in and eat your treasured food, you eat way too much of … Continue reading

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A meat haiku. 9/17/17

Today I ate steak, Yesterday all vegetables. I feel conflicted.

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Sous vide then grill. 9/9/17

A couple of Christmases ago I bought John an immersion circulator as a present. Last year I got him a vacuum sealer. Although chicken is our main ingredient for the sous vide method, it works really well on steak too. … Continue reading

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Tired of burgers and leftovers – 9/5/17

Hopefully this is the end of burgers and leftovers. I have had enough. Problem is whenever I am having a family get-together I make way too much food and I do not like to throw things out. On Wednesday, even … Continue reading

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Better pasta at home than restaurant – 8/30/17

Here is a pretty poor pasta primavera I had in Banff at a fairly fancy restaurant. Obviously no care was taken in the plating, just slopped on the plate and not tidied up. Also vegetables were overcooked and the sauce … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with meat sauce – 8/26/17

OMG, I made such a delicious red sauce with ground beef! Nothing fancy but so good! As frequently happens when I make something this delicous I just dive in and forget to take a picture. Trust me, this was a … Continue reading

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Leftover fresh tomato sauce – 7/29/17

The fresh tomato sauce from a couple of night’s ago is sitting in the refrigerator and we have been out all day and I do not feel like making the planned dinner. So I decide to boil up some pasta, … Continue reading

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