Way Too Long Since Having This Flank Steak Recipe! I have been wanting The Chef to make this flank steak recipe again for some time! We first had it a number of years ago when we were getting Cooking Light magazines. We discovered some delicious recipes in those magazines, and this
Beef, Bean and Cheese Casserole Recipe by Living with Chopin, Cooking with Elmo
March 4, 2013 by 13 Comments
The blog name says it all If you love to eat and you have children, you will appreciate the name of the blog I was assigned for the Secret Recipe Club this month: Cooking with Chopin, Living with Elmo! Being that Elmo literally “saved” me during my
[Recipe for Cube Steak] Grilled Venison Sandwich
January 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
Our New Favorite Recipe for Cube Steak Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to the recipe that has The Lucky Wife begging me to go hunting again next year: a marinated, grilled venison sandwich. Oh, yeah, this recipe for cube steak is a winner.. and in more ways than one!
Crockpot Hamburger Soup ~ Crockpot Sunday
May 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This Crockpot Hamburger Soup has the same flavors as one of our favorite recipes, Old Fashioned Pot Roast (which I also make in the crockpot). The Well-Fed Children do not care for pot roast due to the texture of the beef (stringy and chewy), but The Lucky Wife and I love the flavor of potatoes […]
Poor Man’s Stir-Fried Rice Recipe
February 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This Saturday evening’s recipe, Poor Man’s Stir-Fried Rice, is yet another “open up the cabinets and use what’s available” creation. If you have followed our blog for any length of time, you have probably realized that our family loves rice in its many forms. We also love Asian flavors of any form. This dish is […]
Curried Hamburger Goulash/Soup
February 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This Saturday evening’s recipe can be eaten as goulash or soup (add more broth when serving) and is a super quick and easy meal to put together for your family. Recently, I made this soup using the ingredients listed in the variation below. The flavor was milder and surprisingly, we found that we actually preferred […]
Classic Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe {With a twist}
October 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Everybody and their brother has a recipe for vegetable beef soup. The recipes vary as much as the cars that you see on the highway, but MINE is different. ;) It is different because it isn’t really, technically my recipe. It has its origin with my mom. I made vegetable beef soup a few times […]
Christmas Traditions {Beef Curry Recipe}: Day 74 of The 100-Day Countdown to Christmas
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Does your family have special Christmas traditions that you look forward to each year? Why or why not? Today we are sharing a Beef Curry Recipe that became a part of our family’s Christmas traditions several years ago on The Chef’s side of the family.  The first year we ate curry for our Christmas meal […]
Another Childhood Favorite: Chuck Wagon Beans
August 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This week, we are serving another favorite recipe from The Lucky Wife’s childhood. The Well-Fed Son also loves it, and we will soon know what The Well-Fed Daughter thinks of it. Not only does it have great flavor, but it’s so easy to make, perfect for during the school year when you need a quick […]
The Feast of the Ages, 6th Course: London Broil with Cranberry and Portobello Reduction
May 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the sixth week of the Feast of the Ages, a recipe and faith series! You can read more about this series and how it came to be and begin with the first course here. For this week’s 6th course, we offer beef: London Broil with Cranberry and Portobello Reduction Yield: Serves approximately […]
Kicked Up Crock Pot Cubed Steak
May 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Okay…I’m from the South, and who in the South doesn’t like “Country Style Steak and Gravy”? I don’t see any hands raised, so we all must be in agreement that it is the epitome of comfort food. My personal favorite form of country style steak is made with Venison cubed steak., but I don’t have […]
Beef and Pineapple Vietnamese Rolls
April 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Chinese… Japanese… Thai… Vietnamese… we have always enjoyed eating Asian food. Some of our greatest memories from traveling to Vietnam to complete our son’s adoption several years ago was being able to experience authentic Vietnamese cuisine. One of the things the Vietnam government wanted to know when we adopted our son was how we planned […]
