Beef Recipes

As David likes to say, these smoked beef brisket enchiladas are: “slap your grandmama good!” – no, not really, but they are pretty damn good. Cooking a whole beef brisket for just two people results in a lot of leftover brisket. So, each time we […]

It’s mid-October and there is finally a chill in the air on the mountain, which has me wanting comfort food. One dish that immediately comes to mind is this easy Italian meatballs recipe. Tender, juicy Italian meatballs, simmered in a rich tomato sauce with pasta is the ultimate comfort […]

CALLING ALL SMOKED PASTRAMI FANS: It’s time to smoke your own deli meat!! The long days of summer have come to an end, and we can’t think of a better way for you to spend a beautiful fall day than tending a smoker to make […]

There are three reasons I chose to make this recipe for Grilled Thai Steak Salad. The first reason is that it involved steak; enough said. The second reason I chose to make this recipe was the fact that it was way outside of my taste […]

I’m here to tell you, grinding hamburger meat is not overrated. David and I finally broke down and bought the meat grinding attachment of our mixer to grind our own hamburger meat. We have actually made burgers from fresh ground meat a couple of times […]

Imagine a lean, boneless and tender flank steak rolled up into a pinwheel, with rich garlicky Italian meat, cheese, and herbs, on a skewer, grilled to perfection. This grilled stuffed flank steak is just like a giant lollipop! Yes, I’m talking about juicy Italian Meat […]

I’m in love with the new refrigerator! David is too; his beers are cold again… The delivery guys showed up early afternoon on Tuesday, just as I started to put all of the food from what we could salvage from the old fridge and freezer […]

Tired of boring dried up meatloaf? I have two words that will change everything you ever thought about meatloaf: Italian Meatloaf. If you love Italian meatballs, then you will love this Italian Meatloaf. This meatloaf recipe is inspired by meatballs.  I first made this Italian Meatloaf almost 4 […]