Slow-Cooker BBQ Joint Beef Brisket Recipe

Posted on October 14, 2009 - Filed Under beef, cookbooks | 6 Comments

Making food from scratch is one of those things that I take pride in. Pancakes? We have ‘em at least once a week, always from scratch. Biscuits? When I get the hankering I turn to a great recipe that I found on The Perfect Pantry. Cookies? Always from scratch. Macaroni and cheese? Usually from scratch.
But [...]

Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers

Posted on August 11, 2009 - Filed Under beef, cheese, grill, sandwich | 4 Comments

It was a steamy, hot day today. It was one of those days where you just don’t know what to do with yourself. The kids and I ran errands, took a walk (what was I thinking?!?) and ran through the sprinkler. Because I wanted to. Finally, we gave in and collapsed onto the couch with [...]

Thoughts on Eating Local

Posted on July 28, 2009 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, beef | 5 Comments

Mmm. That is a locally grown and butchered Delmonico steak, hot off the grill. The cow is from a farm run by a family with a young child and I buy it directly from the mom at the farmers market. I. Love. That.
Frankly, I don’t write about eating locally raised and grown food nearly as [...]

Grilling Up the Perfect Homemade Hamburger

Posted on June 3, 2009 - Filed Under beef | 3 Comments

Sometimes I fear that my posts are starting to be too much of the same. I certainly hope that isn’t the case, but each time I sit down to write, I come from the same happy, joyous place that is grounded in the onset of spring and hopeful for the start of summer.
It was a [...]

To-Die-For: Honey Garlic Chipotle Flank Steak

Posted on April 4, 2009 - Filed Under beef, dinner | 3 Comments

Until a few years ago, I had never even heard of flank steak. Chuck, cube, sirloin, strip, porterhouse, filet, T-bone . . . those were all fine and recognizable. But flank steak? No clue whatsoever. And it’s certainly not the sexiest of names so I didn’ t have high hopes.
Finally, after reading about it again [...]

Double Duty Food: Basic Beef

Posted on September 9, 2008 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, beef, dinner, leftovers, pasta, pizza, quick and easy, sauce | 2 Comments

I love – LOVE – the ease of food that can do double duty. For instance, a roasted chicken like the one mentioned on the Everyday Food blog today can be Sunday dinner, Monday chicken tacos, Tuesday chicken and rice and Wednesday chicken salad. Talk about a blessing for a busy, harried mom — or [...]

Snapping Photos, and Easy Slow Cooker Beef Brisket

Posted on May 8, 2008 - Filed Under beef | 4 Comments

All of my cooking, photographing, and posting about our food has really caught on . . . with Will. The boy doesn’t miss a thing, I tell you.
I whipped out the camera to quickly catch a shot of the beef brisket before sitting down to eat. His little eyes lit up when he saw the [...]

Beef with Broccoli without the Guilt

Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under beef | 3 Comments

Here in the Cucina Bella household, we are pretty big fans of Chinese food. It only takes a passing mention of Chinese food to get us debating about ordering it — take Chinese New Year. Cate mentioned that she had to order her Chinese food dinner and I couldn’t get to the takeout menu fast [...]

Adventures in Tenderizing Steak: Part 1

Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under beef | Leave a Comment

My husband loves a good steak. I think if he had his way, we’d be eating steak every single night. In fact, we did eat steak every night for a bit early on in our courtship.
But, let’s face it, good steaks are a little pricey to have often. And when you have kids to diaper, [...]

Barbecue Beef and Potato Stew

Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under beef, soup | 3 Comments

It’s funny how things change as you get older . . . As a child and a teen, I used to jump with joy at the prospect of snow. There was so much fun from the falling flakes – snow days, sledding, snowball fights … But when I got up this morning and saw my [...]

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