Dec
14
If you are looking for something extra special for your Christmas meal this year, why not try a rib roast. It’s got great flavor, can get a lot of people, and it’s that hard to cook. In fact I think it’s less work than a turkey. In order to cook one you need to find …
Dec
14
If you are looking for a way to delight your diners on Christmas day, try a standing rib roast. This delicious cut of beef is usually only found this time of year in most stores, so now is the time to enjoy it. If you are feeling intimidated by this roast beast, I recommend watching …
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 …
Sep
05
Whenever one is feeling sick, usually some intense TV viewing is a part of the experience. So myself being sick today, thought it make for a good time to review a Good Eats episode I had on my DVR involving one of my favorite subject: steak. Alton has done shows on several different cuts of …
Aug
21
If you are a meat lover there are two things that will make your live even better – buying Niman Ranch products and purchasing the Niman Ranch Cookbook. This fabulous book shares the history of Niman Ranch farms and how they went from a single family to over 500 independent farms all following the Niman …
Jul
27
It seems like there are a thousand names for steaks, and it can be difficult sometimes to pinpoint what you got. It took me a little bit of searching to discover what a petite steak was. The petite steak as it names suggests is a small steak that is cut from the chuck primal (or …
Jun
24
What is a tip sizzler steak? After much research online, I am still asking myself this question. I could not find anything with the exact name tip sizzler steak, except for the Meijer store web site, which is where I purchased this cut. So maybe they are the only ones using this name. With my …
Jun
24
If you don’t know what a tip sizzler steak is, check out my post on that topic. Before you cook this steak, it’s best to marinade it first. Ingredients 2 tip sizzler steaks 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 cloves garlic (minced) kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper canola …
Mar
15
Of all the grocery stores I have spoken about on this website, Cattleman’s Meat in Taylor, Michigan has gotten the most hits. So I decided to share with you my experience there this past Saturday (March 13th). I came there looking for brisket to use on St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, I bought a prepacked …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) 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.
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