Critter Chronicles
Beef
Recipe: Spaghetti Tacos
Huh? What? Yeah, you read that right. Spaghetti Tacos. It seems I’ve got a thing for pasta in weird applications, right? Brenna has recently started watching back episodes of iCarly, a show which I find a bit obnoxious, to be honest, but from which the inspiration for this recipe came, as it’s a common meal … Continue reading
Recipe: Easy Slow Cooker French Dip
>Like the carnitas recipe I just posted, I found this French Dip recipe when trying to find a way to use up a cut of beef that I had in our freezer. I’ve loved French Dip for a long time, and thought this might be a good way to use that roast. As it turned … Continue reading
Recipe: Beef Carnitas
>I found this recipe a few weeks ago when playing with the allrecipes app for my iPhone; I was trying to find a way to use a large cut of beef that didn’t involve turning into yet another failed pot roast, which I can’t seem to master no matter what I do. I found this … Continue reading
Recipe: Sour Cream Noodle Bake
>I was in need of an easy recipe last week when Pioneer Woman posted this one on her blog. I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand but I was headed to the grocery store that day anyway, and picked them up. As promised, this was easy and very tasty, though you do have to … Continue reading
Recipe: Top Sirloin with Garlic Butter
>I recently ordered a 36 lb. family sampler of beef cuts from a local ranch that provides organic, grass-fed/finished beef cuts, and when I asked Tony to grab a couple pieces out of the deep freezer the other day he brought me two wrapped pieces of top sirloin. I’m not really familiar with the different … Continue reading
Recipe: Taco Rice
>Taco Rice is one of those dishes that sounds kind of strange, but then you eat it and everything is right in the world. A Japanese specialty – Okinawan in particular – it’s basically the layering of taco ingredients on top of a bed of fluffy white rice rather than a taco shell. And while … Continue reading
Recipe: Skillet Tamale Pie
>A month or so ago I attended a Pampered Chef party, and a recipe for ground beef with chili beans and tomatoes, topped with cornbread and cheese was one of the featured meals for the evening. I’ve been trying to find that recipe because I’m positive that Tony would love it, but the one issue … Continue reading
Recipe: Beef with Onion Gravy
> Earlier this year I tried a new recipe for pot roast and it was just about as well-received as all the rest. Tony just really doesn’t like the texture of pot roast meat, but he loved the flavors of that roast and the gravy. In looking through my archives for that recipe I realized … Continue reading
Recipe: Skillet Cincinnati Chili with Spaghetti
>When I was typing up the recipe for barbecue beef with pasta last week I was surprised to see that I hadn’t put this recipe here when I made it last summer. In looking back over the ingredients I think I remember why: I cooked this recipe in July or August, when the temperatures outside … Continue reading
Recipe: Barbecued Beef with Pasta
>I’ve had this recipe in my 3-Ring binder that I keep filled with those I’ve found online, printed out, and stored in plastic sleeves for constant kitchen use. (I’m looking at the bottom of the printed out page now; it seems I’ve been making this particular recipe since September 2003… over six years ago.) I’d … Continue reading
