Ground beef in the Microwave

Ground beef in the Microwave

Ground beef is a great base for so many meals from Buddha Bowls, bolognese, to tacos, and so much more! Learn how to cook ground beef in the microwave in just a few minutes for a great protein all week long!  This method is great for making the base of any hearty...

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Marinate Steaks with Fresh Herbs Before Grilling

Marinate Steaks with Fresh Herbs Before Grilling

Marinate your steaks before grilling Instead of just seasoning your steaks with salt and pepper....or your favorite grilling blend, try marinating steaks with fresh herbs from the garden. What kind of herbs to use? Here are my favorite herbs that work really well with...

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Beef And Broccoli Stir Fry

Beef And Broccoli Stir Fry

This authentic Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is light, intensely flavorful without the goopy brown sauce! Easy to make and delicious Why This Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry Is So Good An easy stir fry recipe Crisp and tender broccoli Perfectly seared beef A rich and robust...

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Vietnamese Pho Recipe: Beef Noodle Soup

Vietnamese Pho Recipe: Beef Noodle Soup

Authentic Pho recipe from award-winning cookbook author and foremost expert in Vietnamese cuisine, Andrea Nguyen! With a broth that’s light yet so full of flavor, it’s infused with spices like cinnamon, star anise and cardamom. Utterly addictive! Why This...

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Guinness Corned Beef with Cabbage

Guinness Corned Beef with Cabbage

You can use Guinness in place of water, stock and wine in recipes. It adds a deep, rich, earthy flavor profile to the dish. I used to work for the Guinness company (Diageo) and created this delicious Guinness Corned Beef with Cabbage recipe.  Why This Guinness...

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Korean Beef Jerky

Korean Beef Jerky

This delicious Korean Beef Jerky is a healthy snack, it's nutritious, gives you energy, and best of all, it's real food. The kids love it and will pack beef jerky in their backpack for a snack instead of crackers or a granola bar.   Why This Korean Beef Jerky Is...

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Curried Beef Dumplings

Curried Beef Dumplings

This recipe for Curried Beef Dumplings is from Carla Hall's brand new book, Cooking with Love. Carla is a co-host on ABC's The Chew and a "Fan Favorite on Bravo's Top Chef All Stars. What I love about this recipe is that it's sort of a cross between steamed sui mai...

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Beef Satay Skewers with Habanero Peanut Sauce

Beef Satay Skewers with Habanero Peanut Sauce

During recipe testing, there was an unanimous "MMMMM!!!" along with what may have been a little happy-dance from yours truly. This is hands-down, the very best Beef Satay I've ever had. And it's from a Belizean cookbook called, Flavors of Belize. I actually had to...

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Steak with Orange Miso Sauce

Steak with Orange Miso Sauce

We'll be posting miso recipes regularly for the next few months, I'm working with Marukome to develop recipes for their brand new Miso & Easy product with substitutions using regular miso paste. So, Miso & Easy is like instant miso in a...

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Black Pepper Steak

Black Pepper Steak

One of my very first blogging friends is Bee from Rasa Malaysia. In the early days of the blog, we used to chat on the phone after my kids went to bed about the technical side of blogging -- silly acronyms like SEO, PHP, CSS and HTML. Back then (I say "back then"...

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Asian Steak Kabobs

Asian Steak Kabobs

We've been kabob happy lately, and it's all because of this man: click on photos to see where we were! and this man: My kids want to be Adam when they grow up. These two men wrote this book: Get this book! I know you'll love it! Chicken and Waffles on a Stick? hells...

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Rosemary Garlic Steak

Rosemary Garlic Steak

I’ve been fortunate in my life to meet some of the greatest people who have influenced food in a major way, from television chefs like Martin Yan to cooking greats like Jacques Pepin. But the person who I’ve enjoyed meeting the most is Marcella Hazan, who happens to...

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Steak with Whiskey Mushroom Sauce

Steak with Whiskey Mushroom Sauce

For our family, if there ever was a PERFECT cut of steak, it would be the bad-boy Porterhouse steak. It's big. It's massive. One giant hunk will feed our family of four. But before I get into our love for Porterhouse (because I'll get carried away and will forget...

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Skirt Steak Tacos

Skirt Steak Tacos

The recipe for Skirt Steak Tacos is simple and only takes 20 minutes start to finish. Instead of drowning my taco in a heavy salsa, I like to keep it simple and fresh with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, crumbled Mexican cheese and a slice or two of avocado. A...

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Orange Ginger Flank Steak

Orange Ginger Flank Steak

  Flank steak is quickly becoming one of my favorite steak cuts, and it's taken me this long to really fall in love with it because I normally opt for the skirt steak when shopping flatter cuts for grilling, tacos, fajitas, etc. It wasn't until the price of skirt...

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Korean Beef Rice Bowl

Korean Beef Rice Bowl

Last week was "Sneak zucchini on  your neighbor's porch day" - and lo and behold, I got a few on my doorstep. Except none of my neighbors have gardens. It's a complete mystery, and I appreciate the thoughtful gesture. I guess if anyone could find a use for...

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Artisan Beef Burger Tasting

Artisan Beef Burger Tasting

Carrie Oliver knows her beef. And luckily, she's one of my very good friends and loves to send me on happy beef adventures, including an Artisan Steak Tasting a couple of years ago and more recently an Artisan Burger Tasting, which I actually enjoyed even more. If...

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Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

Here's what you'll learn: How to choose and buy the freshest Chinese broccoli (gai-lan) The perfect marinade recipe Secrets to no-fail Chinese stir fries   Chinese Broccoli (Gai-Lan) Chinese broccoli should be almost all stem and green leaves. Look for Chinese...

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Korean BBQ Beef on Crispy Wonton Chip

Korean BBQ Beef on Crispy Wonton Chip

[imagebrowser id=13] Slideshow of Korean BBQ Beef on Crispy Wonton Chip Fundraising events these days usually include children hawking stuff I don't need (enough magazines already!) athletic events (can't I just drive that 5K?) or food and wine events (oh yeah, sign...

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