Archive for the ‘Beef’ Category

Soba Noodle Salad with Steak and Mint

It’s almost November, but I’m still posting about summer food! I made this soba noodle salad with steak and mint back in August.

Ingredients:
1 package buckwheat soba noodles
1 pound thinly sliced steak (I buy the kind reserved for shabu shabu or bulgogi at the Asian grocers)
1/2 cup daikon radish, thinly sliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup mint [...]

Sirloin and Black Bean Chili

the chili and cornbread that i set out to make a couple of weeks ago would have been perfect were it not already approaching summer. as satisfying as a bowl of hearty soup and bread can be, the last thing you want to do is eat it in balmy weather.
in any case, i did just [...]

Seared Steaks with Porcini Mushroom Cream Sauce

this is around the time of the year when i start to crave fresh fruits and vegetables, and lots of them. the kind you can’t get in the middle of winter, when the produce section is looking less than stellar.
in any case, wintery foods are nothing to pass over either:

cumin-spiced roast beets

falafel-spiced chicken with tahini

chive-garlic [...]

Cassoulet d’Amore

i feel like i haven’t been cooking enough asian food lately. not that i don’t enjoy non-asian cuisines, but i’m a bit partial to the freshness of east/southeast asia.
nevertheless, there’s no shortage with european and american cuisine either:

crispy chicken subs

cheddar cheese soup

garlic knots

cassoulet d’amore
here’s the recipe for the cassoulet:
1 lbs sweet italian sausages, casings removed
6 [...]

Beef Stir-Fry Over Noodle Pancake

saturday was little zen’s first birthday party (kim chee salad and lumpia oh joy!) and sunday was little jayden’s christening (kim chee salad and lumpia oh joy again!).

the birthday boy.
i had a great time, and managed to avoid watching the superbowl altogether. (well, almost altogether.) little kids are adorable. especially the cute kind.
and i’ve been [...]