Category Archives: Beef

What a root.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Brianne

On the Menu: Stuffed Flank Steak with Creamy Horseradish Sauce A recent round of recipe testing for food52 led to this delightful dinner. We had experimented with flank steak when we made fajitas a little while back, and we were … Continue reading →

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Fajitas, revisited.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Brianne

On the Menu: Steak Fajitas The last time we made fajitas, we did a few things wrong. We used chicken breast as our filling, and we used a combination of orange and lemon juice  as the citrus base instead of … Continue reading →

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Mom’s meatballs.

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brianne

On the Menu: Italian Meatballs Before I get into this recipe, I have to tell you a story about the one time we made Swedish meatballs. We used the recipe from the Joy of Cooking, and the crucial step to … Continue reading →

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The meal that made Brianne fall in love with French cooking.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Brianne

On the menu: Steak with Sauce Robert, Roasted Maine Carola Potatoes, and Roasted Asparagus Oh my goodness. I don’t even know where to begin with this meal. Kevin has always spoke highly of French cooking, and frankly, it’s always terrified … Continue reading →

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Moussaka

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Brianne

I have only recently been exposed to real Greek food. We went to a Greek restaurant called Greek Islands when we were in Chicago, and I loved it. It was unlike anything I’ve ever eaten before…the flavors, textures were new … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Kickoff Chili

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Brianne

We had a great holiday season this year! For Christmas, I got a round Corningware baking dish, an immersion blender, a cast iron skillet, a fabulous apron, and a bunch of Penzeys Spices (straight from Wisconsin!), and Kevin got an … Continue reading →

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Pot Roast

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brianne

We were lucky enough to wake up this morning to a winter wonderland. Yes, snow has finally come to Maine, and boy has it made it’s presence known! A quick check of my school email account confirmed my suspicion that … Continue reading →

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Sloppy Joes

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Brianne

That’s right. We began blogging on a particularly lazy night when we didn’t really feel like cooking anything that involved a ton of work, so we made sloppy joes. It had been a particularly lazy week, actually, and talk of … Continue reading →

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