Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
It's taken me almost a year to post this recipe since I first made it for a friend's party. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean that I wasn't incredibly eager to post it. I was just waiting for the right time of year and the day before Thanksgiving seemed appropriate! The recipe uses sirloin steak tips as... Continue Reading →
A representative for Negra Modelo Beer contacted me and asked if I would like a free blogger kit that I could use to throw a party for my friends that featured Negra Modelo food pairings. These pairings would support Negra Modelo's "Perfect Complement" campaign (#theperfectcomplement). As someone that already enjoys Negra Modelo, I agreed to... Continue Reading →
I've spent years of my life trying to figure out the secret to the perfect hamburger mix. As it turns out, my efforts were somewhat foolish considering how simple it is to make a great burger. In fact, the simpler, the better. I tried almost everything to perfect a ground meat mixture for my burgers.... Continue Reading →
Kobeba (pronounced Ko-beh-buh) or Kibbeh, is a classic Middle Eastern dish consisting of a filling of ground beef surrounded by layers of a ground beef and cracked burghul (bulgur) wheat mixture. It is very commonly found in single-serve preparations shaped into conical, fried, meatballs. While the meatball version can be very good, I prefer it... Continue Reading →
It's the summer (or the winter!) and you don't have a grill or a smoker. What do you do? Sit there and lament your grill-less state? No! You buy some ribs, turn on that oven, and make some fall off the bone beef ribs! The funny thing about "fall-off-the-bone ribs" is that according to rib... Continue Reading →
Kofta, Kafta, or Kafka is often characterized as the Middle Eastern version of a hamburger. Yes, it's made with ground beef, ground lamb, or both, but that's pretty much where the similarity ends. Kofta is more like a sausage without the sausage casing. Sure, you can make this into patties like a burger and eat... Continue Reading →
No big holiday gathering or pot luck dinner with my family is complete without delicious grape leaves. These amazing little packages of green leaves, beef, and rice take a while to make, but disappear like a flash of lightning in a room full of hungry guests with only a few streaks of cucumber yogurt sauce... Continue Reading →
I've heard a few less than kind statements made about lamb from lamb haters over the years. Many of them say that lamb is "too gamey." I'm the first to state that when lamb isn't fresh or prepared properly, it can have a less than desirable taste. However, fresh lamb, prepared the right way, should... Continue Reading →
Man Fuel: I've been trying to get my friend (let's call him "Double Down") to do a guest blog on my site for a few months now. He tells me about a lot of the food he makes and it all sounds great. He's like me in that he's a guy with self-taught cooking skills... Continue Reading →
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