Ground Beef Stir fry with a Teriyaki-Hoisin Sauce Here I present my recipe for Ground Beef Stir fry with a Teriyaki-Hoisin Sauce; an easy, yummy recipe for a lean ground beef stir fry with crunchy veggies in a homemade Teriyaki sauce with Hoisin sauce! The Idea I'd never had a stir fry with ground beef. I wasn't even sure it was a thing. It ...
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Meat Sauce
Meat Sauce Here I present my recipe for Meat Sauce, a simple recipe for a classic rich and delicious sauce, perfect with any pasta shape and tastes even better as leftovers 😊 If I were to make a top 5 list of my go-to recipes, I’m confident this would be number 1. Honestly we have this 2-3 times a month; leftovers are great and more often ...
Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff
Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff Here I present my recipe for Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff. I wanted Swedish Meatballs but I was too lazy to roll out the meatballs... Swedish Meatball Beef Stroganoff was born! Read on to learn how to make it! The Inspiration Swedish-ish Meatballs I was craving meatballs. Swedish meatballs but I was ...
Classic Diner Burger
Classic Diner Burger This is THE burger you get in a diner or burger joint that celebrates all things beef. The charred meat is key, achieved when using the hot pan. You get smokey, caramelized flavour simply using your run-of-the mill frying pan. This is also the foundation for my Ultimate Burger. Originally posted on 06 January, ...
Oven Baked Burgers
Oven Baked Burgers We had the crappiest spring!!! Never mind the impending zombie apocalypse where I don’t know about you, but I was waiting for the locusts. I seem to recall a body of water turning red too 🤔 Anyway it was cold and Mike didn’t want to bbq in the snow in may. Yes may. So I endeavoured to make THE most amazing oven baked ...
Classic Chili
Classic Chili Here I present an updated version of a recipe I published years ago. Through natural evolution this recipe is very different. I cal for lean ground beef. Over time I've realized I prefer cooking with it (just take care to drain the fat). I've added celery, a trick I picked up from my mother in law years ago. I use one jar of ...
Hot Beef Sandwich
Hot Beef Sandwich There's something about slow cooked beef in a rich sauce that makes me extra happy to be alive. Enter Hot Beef Sandwiches, served on your favourite garlic bread 😍. I warn you though... It's rich and really easy to eat... Which is why I doubled up on the beef 😂 Originally posted on December 03, ...
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew with Dumplings
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew with Dumplings It’s official, the snow tires are on my car so the crock pot/slow cooker is on my counter!!! Without even meaning to, I make a slow cooker beef stew every late autumn. This year I wanted to try a traditional, gravy based stew with dumplings. Enter doughboys. Doughboys are something I ...
Sous Vide Roast Beef
Sous Vide Roast Beef My sister bought me a Sous Vide Precision Cooker a few Christmas’s ago. I don’t know why this is the first time I’m sharing a recipe because I use it a lot. Especially in the colder months where you love slow cooking. Now I’m far from an expert on the world of sous vide but this roast beef is glorious. I even brought ...
Roast Beef with Wholegrain Dijon Mustard
Roast Beef with Wholegrain Dijon Mustard This is really a great time of year to make a roast beef and honestly it is one of the easiest things you can make. While a roast can be expensive, just wait for it to come on sale at your local grocery store. Another great tip is to buy it while it’s on sale and put it in your freezer. Somewhere on the ...
Beef and Broccoli
Beef and Broccoli This is one of those dishes I had heard about time and time again, thinking this was difficult. I love this dish. It’s easy and delicious and it comes together in minutes. This is perfect for this time of year because it’s fast, healthy and full of protein. Why is this seasonal you ask? Well odds are there is someone thinking New ...
Ultimate Steak marinade
Ultimate Steak marinade With bbq season safely here it’s a good idea to have a recipe or two that works for tougher, less expensive cuts of meat. The tougher cuts save you money but the reality is, they taste better. Using a marinade breaks down the tough connective tissue associated with chewy beef. Also, the natural sugars in the ...