Jan
23
Selecting beef is the grocery store can be an overwhelming task. What can be even more overwhelming is trying to figure out what to do with that cut once you get it at home. Hopefully I can decrease your anxiety today by giving you some ideas on what to do with a flank steak. What …
May
25
When it comes to selecting a steak, the grocery store can be a confusing place. There are so many different names. My goal is to teach you what these steaks are and how to prepare them. Today I will look at the ranch steak, also known as the more complicated boneless chuck shoulder center cut …
Apr
20
In the last week, the topic of what is ground beef has been a hot one, thanks to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. This show airing on ABC, brought up the topic of pink slime. Pink slime is pieces of meat that were once considered only good for animals, but now is used as a filler …
Apr
13
Last night I was watching the season premiere of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. One of the points in this episode was to learn where your food comes from. This led him to the topic of pink slime. What is pink slime? Whenever a cow is butchered there are pieces that are cut off that aren’t …
Pin ItMar
17
Corned beef has become the traditional dish to enjoy each St. Patrick’s Day. The question is why? You might assume because that is what they eat in Ireland on this day. But the truth is eating corned beef on St. Patty’s Day is as American as apple pie. Beef was only eaten by the rich …
Mar
17
Corned beef has been around for quite a while, since the 17th century. But why is it called “corned” beef? Back when beef was first corned, we didn’t have those delightful sweet ears we all enjoy. Corn just meant a small particle. So to corn beef was to pack it with a small particle – …
Jan
26
Ah, the beef tenderloin! A lean, flavorful, melt in your mouth, morsel of beef. It also can be expensive if you don’t know where to shop. Buy it whole, use every portion, and save some serious dough (click here to read more about buying whole cuts of meat). I like to cut to my tenderloin …
Dec
14
There are a lot of words to describe the meat you find in your local grocery store. You may see words like choice, select, all-natural, grass-fed, angus, etc. In this post we are going to look at what the grades: prime, choice, select, and certified premium mean. Knowing what these grades mean will help you …
Dec
06
What is a Charcoal Steak? Whenever you visit your local mega mart’s beef case you are confronted with a wide array of choices. Steaks have so many different names. It can be hard to keep them apart. My mission is to help sort out some of these names, one steak at a time. Up today …
Oct
05
Looking for a dish to warm you up on a cold day? Try some beef & barley soup. You get the warmth of the broth, the nutrition of the barley, and the flavor of the beef. The dish can easily be placed in a slow cooker and left to cook while you work. Below you …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
