Buying Beef
June 24, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Beef, Breakfast, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Sandwich, Stir Laugh Repeat, ants, buying beef, cooking tips, meat buying tips, pare, steak, steaks, ve
What does it mean when you see USDA Prime, Choice, Select?? Prime is also considered the highest quality grade.? It’s also what is usually sold in restaurants and some specialty markets. ? Choice is the most widely available in the grocery stores.?? Select has the least amount of marbling and may not be as tender, juicy or flavorful. Young beef with the most marbling is given the Prime or highest quality grade. Prime is usually sold to restaurants, but may be available in some specialty markets. Choice is the most widely available grade in the retail market. Select has the least amount of marbling, but may not be as tender, juicy or flavorful as Prime or Choice. Beef tenderloin steak is also called filet or filet mignon. They are cut from the whole tenderloin. Round tip steaks, also called ‘minute,’ ‘breakfast,’ or ’sandwich’ steaks, cooks quickly but will dry out if overcooked. Porterhouse steak differs from a
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Shop Cuisinart Griddler – Chef’s Catalog
June 8, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Bread, Breads, Breakfast, Chefs Catalog, Fish, Grill, Healthy, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Sandwich, Sandwiches, Sausage, Shop Cuisinart Griddle, Stir Laugh Repeat, burger, burgers, cake, cakes, cookbooks, cooking, cooking appliances, cooking gadgets, easy, food, grilling, pancakes, poultry, recipe, sausages, steak, steaks, ve, vegetables
? Foodbuzz Daily Special The floating hinge makes it easy to adjust this grill for contact or open cooking. Use the flat grill plates as a breakfast griddle or ridged side for grilling or a combination half griddle/half grill. Reverse to the ridged sides for contact or open grilling. Grill/Griddle selector knob and adjustable temperature controls feature a “Ready” indicator light. Features easy slide-out drip tray to collect grease and keep countertop clean. Removable, reversible grill plates, drip tray and scraping tool are dishwasher-safe. Product Features • Sturdy panini-style handle with hinged floating cover adjusts to thickness of food • Panini press/contact grill will grill sandwiches, breads and quesadillas • Flat and ridged plates cook pancakes on one side and sausages on the opposite side, regulated by separate temperature controls and indicator lights • Open flat grill plates cook burgers, steaks, boned poultry, fish or vegetables • Removable, nonstick/grill/griddle plates drain grease for healthy cooking and clean easily • Power “on” light • Attractive brushed stainless-steel and cool-touch housing Includes: • Base with reversible griddle/grill plates • Removable drainage tray • Cleaning and scraping tool • Illustrated instruction book and recipe guide with 19 recipes
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Grilling Tips from Kingsford
April 26, 2010 by MAC
Filed under Chicken, Fish, Grill, Kingsford, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, apple, burger, burgers, charcoal grilling, cookbooks, cooking, cooking tips, easy, event, filled, food, grilling, grilling tips, ham, honey, hot dogs, meat, molasses, new, poultry, sauces, steak, steaks, tart, tips, turkey, turkeys, ve, water
I love grilling and the even though gas grills are so easy to use, I would much rather have a burger, steak, chicken, just anything cooked over charcoal. Here are some tips for cooking perfectly over a charcoal grill. Basic Grilling 1. Keep food from sticking by rubbing grill with vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray. 2. Leaving space around each food item on the grill allows for even cooking and smoke penetration. 3. Turn meat just once on the grill—for steaks, turn them when the juices start to bubble on the uncooked side (the clearer the juice, the more well done the meat). 4. Apply sauces
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Chili Verde for the Crockpot
December 30, 2009 by
Filed under Beans, Crock Pot, Dinner, Garlic, Ingredients, Onion, Recipes, Roasted, Tomatillo, all-purpose flour, black-beans, chili, comfort-food, entertaining, garlic powder, meat, new, onions, pie, pork, recipe, salsa, salt, soup, steak, steaks, stew, ve, water
It was cold yesterday.? At least by Southwest Florida standards.? I think we reached a high of about 60F for the whole day.? I’m not complaining.? I live for the cooler weather but I knew that I needed something to warm us up for dinner.? Knowing that we would
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Crock Pot Steak Strips with Dumplins
December 2, 2009 by MAC
Filed under Beef, Martha A Cheves, Martha's Kitchen Korner, Mushrooms, Onion, Peppers, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, beef dishes, cookbooks, cooking for two, crock pot cooking, crock pots, meat dishes, mushroom soup, onions, recipe, simple dishes, soup, steaks
This is another dish for those of you who wanted meals for 2. And of course, you can double the recipe to feed more. This dish is made up of beef strips, cream of mushroom soup, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and topped with light and fluffy dumplings. To view the full recipe go to Martha’s Kitchen Korner
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Season Meats Before Freezing
September 13, 2009 by MAC
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Sometimes bigger is better, or at least cheaper, when it comes to buying meats. I have a very small household and normally buy small packages of meats with 1-2 servings. But with today’s economy and my busy schedule I’ve found a way to buy cheaper and save time. Per pound, larger family size packages of meats such as pork chops, chicken and even steaks are usually cheaper than small 2 serving packages. A lot cheaper! I’ve started buying the family size packages, dividing them into servings for 2, and to save time, I season them before packaging and freezing. This works especially well for some of the tougher cuts of meat. I use a marinade that will tenderize the meat as well as
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Grilled Rosemary Swordfish with Capers
(Grilled Rosemary Swordfish with Capers served with Grilled Red Pepper and Squash Salad) Aaah….I’ve been missing my blog lately. I haven’t been cooking much these past couple of weeks. I think it’s because it’s August and disgustingly humid hot, and because the kids and I have been keeping busy finishing up the summer before school started. School started this week for us and I officially have two preschoolers now. My two little butterflies love going to school, you won’t find them crying at morning drop off…but quite possibly when it’s time to go home instead. Yesterday, during my new found 3 hours of (child-free) freedom, I checked out a local fish market called Lighthouse Seafood in Lake Mary that I’ve been wanting to check out for a long time. Apparently they have been around for 6 years…I had no idea! I’m sad that I didn’t visit them sooner. They have some great stuff in their little shop, most of it caught by their own boats right off our coasts. You would think that wouldn’t be so uncommon here in FL, but I have not found many local fish markets in the area that actually catch their own fish. I had a nice chat with the owner Glenda and it turns out she is from the same area in S. Florida that my hubby grew up in, and he actually knows her niece from high school…small world! I love visiting mom and pop shops, I literally walked in and said I wanted to pick up something for dinner and next thing you know we are talking recipes and I left with a beautiful piece of fish. What I really loved about Lighthouse Seafood – other than the actual seafood – is that they have a wall full of their own recipes to share with their customers! Little things like that really stick with me…you can tell these people really love what they do and take care of their customers too. I’m sending my hubby there for his next blogging assignment soon! Speaking of…it made me smile that so many of you enjoyed his first blog post last week ! It was really fun for him (and for me) and I am thrilled that he got into the “cooking thing” and might actually do it again! Ok, now onto the recipe…I found this recipe on the “recipe wall” at the fish market, when I told Glenda the owner that I wanted to grill some fish for dinner she walked me right over to this recipe…it sounded absolutely delicious! And it was!! Grilled Rosemary Swordfish with Capers Recipe from Lighthouse Seafood in Lake…
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Emeril’s Steak Rub – It’s Not Just for Steaks
August 3, 2009 by MAC
Filed under Dinner, Emeril's Steak Rub, Garlic, Martha A Cheves, Onion, PA, Peppers, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, baby back ribs, cookbooks, cooking, coriander, herbs, horseradish, meats, new, onions, pork, pork ribs, steak rub, steaks, tart, water
Last week I received a packet with a box of Emeril’s All-Natural Stock, a bottle of Emeril’s Kicked Up Horseradish Mustard, a jar of Emeril’s Original Essence Seasoning and a jar of Emeril’s All Natural Steak Rub. Boy was I excited. I couldn’t wait to start working up new dishes using these products. So I’ve started with the Steak Rub. I cook by smell and taste. When I took a good sniff of the Steak Rub I could smell the peppers. When I tasted the Steak Rub I could taste the coriander as well as the peppers. So what could I do with this other than put it on steaks? Then it hit me. I was planning on cooking baby back ribs for the following day’s dinner so why not try it as my dry rub. When I make my ribs I use a dry rub, which I apply the night before, and add a wet sauce near the end. These ribs never made it to the wet sauce stage of cooking. The blend of the peppers, garlic, onions and all of the other herbs combined in this little jar of heaven gave me a mouth watering taste. I hope this picture will make your mouth water too. Wait until you see what I do with the other products.
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Blue Cheese Garlic Butter
June 3, 2009 by MAC
Filed under Bread, Cheese, Garlic, Martha A Cheves, Onion, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, blue cheese, burgers, butter, ham, onion powder, pie, simple dishes, steaks
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