Curtis and I have some dinners that we make again and again and this cheesesteak recipe is one of them. Is there anything better than tender steak and cheese tucked into oven-warmed rolls? Bliss! Last week I…
One Pot Lasagna Pasta
I’m excited to once again partner with Tuttorosso Tomatoes to bring you this post and recipe. I’m a huge fan of quick and easy meals. Weeknights are hard right? We don’t have kids but sometimes I feel…
Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Grilled Lemongrass Beef
This recipe was originally published June 14, 2010. I recently updated this post with new photos! These aren’t the traditional Vietnamese spring rolls you’re used to seeing. They usually come served with pork and shrimp and they…
French Onion Pot Roast (Slow Cooker Recipe)
This recipe was originally published on July 27, 2011, I recently updated it along with the photos. We love this recipe and make it all the time during the winter months, I know you’ll enjoy it! I…
Savory Hand Pies for Pi Day!
Pi Day is March 14! 3.14…get it? I love hand pies, savory pies, sweet pies, all kinds of pies so I was thrilled when KitchenAid asked me to contribute once again to their amazing blog, The Kitchenthusiast,…
Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles
I have a story to tell you about buttered noodles. I’m obsessed with them. When I was in high school, I actually worked at an assisted living facility and I worked in the dining hall. Every Sunday,…
Grilled Flank Steak with Chimichurri Butter
I’m excited to announce again to be partnering this year with Land O’Lakes on the Kitchen Conversations panel to bring you wonderful recipes with what else…my favorite ingredient: butter! Raise your hand if you like steak as…
Pressure Cooker Red Wine Beef Stew
I’m sure it’s still cold where you’re at now. This stew is the perfect comfort food. Last year, Aroma Housewares sent me a digital electric pressure cooker. I have been experimenting with recipes using the pressure cooker…
Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
No photos but I wanted to share with you the recipe I use for tacos using this taco seasoning recipe. Maybe one day, I’ll update this with photos!
Curried Beef Hand Pies
Happy Tuesday! I’m all excited because I feel really good about making my own homemade pie crust/dough whatever you call it. And then I made these curried beef hand pies for the KitchenAid blog. I used my…
Beef Short Rib & Mushroom Mac & Cheese
This is my second recipe for Kitchen Conversations by Land O Lakes. The assignment was to modernize a vintage recipe and my first thought was for my love of mac and cheese. Everyone has their tried and…
Lemongrass Beef Banh Mi with Fried Egg on Top
I’m so excited to be working with Land O’Lakes this year to share some recipes and one of my favorite things in life, butter. This year, I’ve partnered with Land O Lakes® Butter and Ree Drummond, The…
Cheddar Bacon Onion Sliders
I can get a little obsessed with things. For example, brown butter, red velvet, meyer lemons and brown butter. Seriously, you can ask my friends, I know I drive them nuts with the things I’m obsessed with….
Garlic Beef, Broccoli & Cauliflower Stir Fry
Curtis is obsessed with stir fries. I think he would like me to make them twice a week. Part of what I struggle with is making a variety of stir fries so I don’t get bored with…
Korean Red Pepper Paste Beef Skewers with an Asian Pear Cabbage Slaw
Working with McCormick© and their Flavor Forecast has been really exciting. I love trying new flavors and with the trends that McCormick forecast, it was really hard to decide which flavors I would try out for a…
Kerrygold Naturally Softer Pure Irish Butter
Last month, Kerrygold contacted me about participating in a blogger contest involving their new spreadable butter products. I immediately wrote back saying, yes! Of course! You may know that I’m a huge a Kerrygold stalker fan. I…
Irish Beef Stew (Slow Cooker)
I love slow cooker recipes and when I saw this Drunken Irish Stew on Sydney’s site, Crepes of Wrath, I knew I wanted to make a slow cooker version of it. Who doesn’t love a beef stew?…
Braised Beef Short Ribs with Tortelloni in a Marsala Cream Sauce (Slow Cooker Recipe)
I had beef short ribs for the first time at Olive Garden. They have this wonderful dish called Braised Beef & Tortelloni. It’s been at least a few years since I first had this dish and I…
Classic Roast Beef and Smashed Potatoes from Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love Cookbook
When I was asked if I would like to receive a copy of Cristina Ferrare’s new cookbook Big Bowl of Love to review, I said YES! Cristina is host of the show Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of…
Beef Tenderloin Filet Skewers with Dubliner Cheese Sauce
I love a challenge…Emily from Ultra Epicure challenged me to a Kerrygold throwdown! I love Emily I met her at Food Blog Forum Atlanta last year. She sat in front of me and we had fun chatting…
Beer Marinated Beef Fajitas
A couple of years ago, I went to Austin, Texas and had some amazing food from Chuy’s. I still think about the beef fajitas I had and have always been on the hunt for a recipe. Unable…
Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs Slow Cooker Recipe
Enter in the giveaway for America’s Test Kitchen’s Slow Cooker Revolution cookbook – the recipe below came from this book! I LOVE beef short ribs. It all started when I had a pasta dish at a restaurant…
Holiday Recipe Exchange: Slow Cooker Short Rib Ragu
Come join the fun at the My Baking Addiction and GoodLife Eats Holiday Recipe Swap sponsored by Le Creuset. Voting is now open, I hope you’ll vote for me! I’m #5 and voting ends on Dec. 19….
Pan-Seared Steaks
This recipe is inspired by a Cook’s Illustrated recipe. It’s very easy! I have only made this in a cast iron skillet so I hope you have one. My sister, Connie, got me one this past Christmas…