Beef

Marinated Grilled Flank Steak

This recipe is from the first Junior League of Denver Cookbook, ‘Colorado Cache‘ which was first published over 30 years ago. It was also the first cookbook I bought when I moved to Colorado as I wanted something to add to my library that would include some regional favorites.

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Grilled Cheese/Short Rib Sandwich

I love Bon Appetit magazine. The end of 2009 saw the demise of Gourmet magazine published under the Conde Nast flag.

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Steak and Egg Muffin Quiche

My daughter Lauren came over today to help me do some preparation so that her dog could live here for awhile. Boring stuff; so when some friends dropped by for coffee; she took that opportunity to do something more fun and made us an afternoon snack. I had a package of Pillsbury Crescent Flaky Dough [...]

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Steaks with Rosemary, Garlic and Olive Oil

This past summer, a local grocer had a Buy One, Get One Free sale on sirloin so I bought 25 pounds of meat and vacuumed sealed it in individual packages at home. Now I want unique ways to serve it and have found that I can just as easily make a tasty marinade for sirloin [...]

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Sirloin & Grilled Asparagus

After days of Cheerios and Eggs; this simple steak was fabulous! I’m new to food blogging. Not new to cooking or putting recipes online, but it’s only since the first of this year that I decided to start using a blog. I’ve had a recipe website for friends and family online for over 10 years; [...]

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French Onion Soup – Famous & Barr

I grew up in St. Louis with a large family so we did not eat out much. Forget the expense of taking 6 kids out; it was the hassle that I’m sure was behind that uneventfulness. So, when I was old enough to drive and buy my own meals, it was fun to discover some [...]

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Michael Chiarello’s Brined Short Ribs with 5 Onion Cavalo Nero

This recipe was one of the entries from chef Michael Chiarello on the final episode of Top Chef Masters. The short ribs looked wonderful and received rave reviews from the judges; Michael came in 2nd place overall but this is a 1st place dish! Ingredients Serves: Serves 4 Brine: 2 quarts water 2 cups brown [...]

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Flank Steak with Cilantro Pesto

I love flank steak; it’s my favorite cut of beef. I’ll occasionally have a great steak and they are good, but I love how flank steak just seems to have been made for marinating and I love adding a variety of additional flavors. In this dish, Cilantro is used instead of basil to make a [...]

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Chili Dogs and Coleslaw

I’m really trying to make all of the dishes from Tyler Florence’s Twtlish class on Twitter after each lesson; but time and a holiday got in the middle of this one. I was going elsewhere for the 4th of July and just could not get it done; but hope to for a backyard event this [...]

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