So, long and irrelevant story short, we are having some sort of beef loin for Thanksgiving.  My sweet husband is going to marinate it and grill it.  He's never done either before.  Neither have I.

The Loin is one from his parent's cows, and it is "a whole loin" and it is vacuum packed.  Now I am not sure how a "whole loin" fit in the freezer or if ( Read more... )

ETA: Pronunciation corrected

In celebration of the new US president and to soak up some of the liquor you're tossing back, make the classic loco moco  (pronounce loh-koh moh-koh), a dish served throughout the Hawaiian island chain in various forms.

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Hello! It's finally my semestral break and I'm back from a long hiatus of not posting anything :) It wasn't like I did not cook at all, I had photos and blog drafts waiting to be posted. I suppose, my school took a bit of a toll on my literary creativity that I'm currently suffering from writer's block. So, forgive my babbling in this latest blog ( Read more... )

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This meat recipe is Must Do! Meat: beef round steak with the round bone. Outcome: delicate stewed steak or stew. Easy in preparing, you can use it in day-to-day cooking or for holiday: serve this popular Italian dish à la carte with Gremolata! And Voila! Your guests will enjoy it!
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It's ridiculously hot in Chicago right now, so to prepare before the heatwave hit, I made one of my all-time favorite summer salads. It's perfect right off the grill the day it's made, but is just as good served cold the next night when it's 100 degrees outside.


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Even though this is a meat-tastic recipe, feel free to veggie it by using roasted vegetables & vegetable stock or lentils in lieu of meat.


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