Category : Dinner

6 years ago 1
In Dinner, Grilling

Short Rib experiments

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I have been trying to figure out a good way to make my short ribs so every couple weeks I buy a couple short ribs to play with.  I have been trying to work out a good timing method to try and get the short ribs tender and tasty at the same time.  The first couple of tries ended up to be dried out and shriveled junk that went into the trash, the past couple of times though, I feel that I have found the timing that works the best and has created probably the two best short rib dishes I have ever made.

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7 years ago 0
In Dinner

Shredded Chicken, rice and veggies

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This meal came together basically by looking around my fridge and wanting to make something healthy and easy.  This is a pretty quick meal to make and only uses one pan and a rice maker so clean up is pretty quick and easy.  First I will get the rice going, I could do the rice and try to make this dish like a paella but, during the week when I am looking for a quick and easy meal I am going to take short cuts if possible.  I get the oven heated up to 415 while I start to get everything else going.  I use my cast iron skillet since it is going to go into the oven and one of the joys of the cast iron is that you only have to clean one pan.  I use a bone in chicken breast to cook since I still hold to the belief that it just has a better taste then plain old chicken breast.  

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7 years ago 2
In Dinner, Soup

Potato and Leek Soup

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So winter in Arizona is much different then the winter’s in Michigan I had growing up,there is no snow and now when it is under 50 degree’s it is considered a freezing day and winter gear is needed.  I love this time of year because it means soups and stews are acceptable meals and comfort food to warm the soul is great.  I have tried several variations of this soup adding different types of meat or veggies and each one has been great and so filling.  Now I am always trying to add in more veggies into my meals so you can adjust your ingredients as needed aside from the leeks and potato’s.

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7 years ago 0
In Dinner, Grilling, Recipes

Burgers on the Grill

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There is a never a bad time or day to enjoy burgers from the grill.  It doesn’t need to be a holiday or weekend to make a good burger.  Lately I have steered away from ground beef and have been using ground lamb for more and more meals that used to be ground beef, I just think that it is a better tasting meat and easier to use, I also use ground pork in combination with the lamb to add a little bit more fat and it cooks better.  This recipe will make around six good sized burgers, it is pretty easy and quick meal and like I said there is no bad time for a good burger.

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7 years ago 0
In Dinner, Recipes, Summer

Scallops with corn and heirloom tomatoes

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It is still in the hundreds in Arizona so trying to find cool and refreshing meals is still a priority.  Seafood in general seems to always be a lighter and more refreshing meal so this is a great summer time meal I think.  This meal is also very quick and easy to make and does not require to much prep work or time to make.  First I get the ingredients together, I was cooking for four so I just got one pound of scallops, four stalks of corn, a handful of heirloom grape tomatoes and one regular sized heirloom tomato.  For the seasoning I used salt, lemon pepper, garlic, cilantro, fresh lemon, olive oil  and bread crumbs.

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7 years ago 0
In Dinner, Grilling

Short Ribs

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A couple months ago I decided that I needed and new grill, since we are probably moving again soon  I wanted a smaller grill but one that can do slow and low cooking.  Thankfully Traeger Grills are perfect, easy to move can maintain temperature and will be easy to move.  I  usually would get smaller short ribs then these, but Costco had a big sale and these short ribs looked great so basically each rib here is two pounds.  They are big but so good and perfect for grilling like this.  So to start get the grill set at 250 degrees,  I used the Traeger maple pellets for this the big thing with the Traeger is you have to make sure that there are pellets aside from that the best thing is that you set the temp and leave it.

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8 years ago 0
In Dinner, Recipes

Chili time

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Fall might be my favorite time of the year, thankfully I live in out in Arizona so fall lasts usually from mid September to March.  Part of why I love fall so much is because it now becomes stew, soup and chili time.  I am a big fan of chili and will probably post several different types of chili just because it is so good to eat.  This chili is one of my more basic ones but so good.

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8 years ago 0
In Dinner, Recipes

Paella

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Unit around a year ago I had never even tried to make Paella, it was on of those dishes that I loved eating and trying but was not sure I could make.  The first time I tried making we invited some friends over and I warned them I have no clue how this will turn out but we will serve a lot of wine so we will be OK.  I of course forgot the saffron a pretty big miss step but the meal wasn’t to bad so I gained more confidence in making it.

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8 years ago 0
In Dinner, Recipes

Fresh lasagna

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We have had a lot of close friends recently have babies so of course the first thing I think about is what food can we bring over to at least make sure the new parents are eating well.  Lasagna has been my meal of choice, it is really the perfect meal I think, it will last a couple days, hearty, comfort food, and damn good.  

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8 years ago 0
In Dinner, Recipes

Pressure Cooked Ribs

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Since it has been a 110 degrees plus for the past month or so here in the dessert I have been trying to figure out a good way to make summer bbq food indoors.  I got the instapot around six months ago and have started to use the pressure cooker mode more and more lately.  It’s to damn hot to be outside smoking and grilling right now but ribs are to good to go a whole summer without.

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