Category: Beef
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Meaty and Cheesy Tostadas for a Cinco de Mayo Treat
Ahhh, what fond memories I have of Cinco de Mayo celebrations of days gone by…When I didn’t have a care in the world and could sit for hours eating, drinking and chatting with friends until the wee hours of the morning. These days, my outings have to be a little more planned and organized because I seem to be involved…
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Schnitzel Is Usually Overlooked & Underappreciated
When I was younger, wiener (pronounced vee-ner) schnitzel was something my family would often make. We just called it schnitzel for short, and when it was on the menu, we made sure to get to the dinner table early before it all disappeared. The name may have you wondering exactly what this is, so let…
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Marvelous Moussaka…
I have always been the type of person that likes to prepare quick, wholesome meals. Most of the time, life is so busy that I have little time to really enjoy the task of cooking…especially on the weekdays. Many of the delicious Greek foods I grew up with at home require a good bit of…
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Beef Stew with Potato Dumplings…Using the principles of Umami
When we eat, we use all of our senses to form judgments about how our food tastes. In deciding whether food is delicious, we are all unique in determining what balance of the four taste groups (sweet, salty, sour and bitter) must exist if we were to describe a meal as delicious. Our cultural backgrounds also…
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Easy And Oh So Delicious Meat Sauce
One of the first things I learned how to make was a killer meat sauce. It is truly a staple in our house and used in many traditional Greek recipes such as pastitsio and moussaka, and as a quick meal over my mom’s famous fried rice. I usually make a huge batch and then portion…