Instant Pot Crispy Beef with Red Peppers + Onions
Instant Pot Crispy Beef with Red Peppers + Onions Are you needing a mouthwatering, easy beef recipe? Well, here it is. I love that Instant Pot’s can do so much. I use the saute setting on high to sear these boneless beef short ribs up very nicely – like 15 minutes per side. And then […]
Instant Pot Fall Short Rib Pot Roast
Instant Pot Fall Short Rib Pot Roast My Fall menu for my clients came out last month. I keep some favorites on there but add about 30 new items every few months to liven things up a bit. We all get in a rut with what we cook, what we order at restaurants and what […]
Arugula + Lemon Chimichurri Steak
Arugula + Lemon Chimichurri Steak Think a classic salted grilled steak with a crispy outside and meaty inside with the freshest Spring flavored sauce you can make. This Arugula + Lemon Chimichurri Steak is perfect for a simple week night meal, weekend grilling session and even a Sunday meal at home. While the steak grilled, […]
Beef Hokkien Mee Stir Fry
Beef Hokkien Mee Stir Fry When making this recipe, I use a little help from a friend. Like a friend in the form of a store bought sauce. Give yourself some grace. Don’t stress about making everything from scratch. We all could use some help in the kitchen. When I found this sauce, (which by […]
Spicy Meatball + Garbanzo Bean Ginger Curry Bowls
Spicy Ginger Meatball Curry Bowls Get ready for some heat with the most tender and moist beef meatballs, spiced heavily with garam masala, ginger and garlic. Spoon over simple sautéed vegetables, garbanzo beans and a quick curry sauce. Garnish with scallions, lots of basil and Thai red pepper slices. I used the best gluten free […]
Quick Hoisin Ground Beef and Cauliflower Stir Fry
Quick Hoisin Ground Beef + Cauliflower Stir Fry Another quick and easy mid week meal for you. I’ve been looking at ways to use ground beef, other than the typical burger and meatball option – which are all delicious but I needed to change it up a bit. The homemade Hoisin sauce takes less than […]
Coconut Ginger Curry Mini Meatballs with Spicy Turmeric Sauce
Coconut Ginger Curry Mini Meatballs Don’t think about flavorless and dry meatballs again. These are moist, full of fresh flavors and are the perfect side for serving in a shallow bowl, along with rice and the spicy turmeric sauce. Such a great flavor combination – with color and spice. This recipe was made dairy free […]
Teriyaki Hanger Steaks with Charred Brussels Sprouts
Teriyaki Hanger Steaks with Brussels Sprouts Charred steaks coated with a quick and easy homemade teriyaki sauce with lots of garlic and ginger…pour it over the brussels sprouts and it’s a meal. It’s gluten free and dairy free – SO Paleo friendly. No need for rice or another startch. Serve it with extra vegetables and […]
Greek Inspired Ground Beef + Feta Bowl
Greek Inspired Ground Beef + Feta Bowls Give it to me in a bowl, pita pocket or piled high on a fork. Doesn’t matter how you eat this – just do it. Tender ground beef with feta cheese with all the oregano and mint, and a herb oil drizzle and crunchy cucumber and tomato salad…with […]
Weeknight Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
Weeknight Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps When you asked for more weeknight favorites that don’t take forever – here is one that I love and everyone at your table will too. Ground beef with garlic and ginger with all the red pepper flakes you can handle, plus carrots, red bell peppers and scallions. It’s fresh and […]
Classic 3 Meat Meatballs
Classic 3 Meat Meatballs We all need a classic meatball recipe to have around because classics really shouldn’t be lost. The 3 meats make it. It’s really a simple recipe but with the combination of the 3 meats – you have it made! The textures, fat contents, and tastes from each of them go so […]
Easy Lasagna Meatball Soup
Easy Lasagna Meatball Soup Lasagna in a bowl! What could be better. The same great flavors but with an amazing broth. I am adding this to my simple and fast weeknight soup’s. It comes together in less than 20 minutes – even cooking the meatballs and pasta separately. I just love the different textures, light tomato […]
Beef Enchilada Tater Tot Bake
Beef Enchilada Tater Tot Bake Beef. Enchilada. Tater Tot. Bake. You read that right and I typed that right. Tender and saucy beef and peppers, mixed with enchilada sauce, black beans and cheese. Whoa! Add in some staple spices, fresh herbs and crispy tater tots – you won’t miss the tortillas, promise! This Beef Enchilada […]
Saucy Ginger Beef Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Saucy Ginger Beef Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Let all your Paleo dreams come true with this simple yet powerful dish. The best tender roasted sweet potatoes with sauce covered beef with all the garlic and ginger you can handle. Top it with a quick cucumber salad with fresh mint. The combination of flavors – well, they […]
Quick Beef Shepherd’s Pie
Quick Beef Shepherd’s Pie If you could make this in less than 25 minutes, would you? Well, you can do just that. It’s a great comfort meal, weeknight meal and yes, even gluten free. I love serving it with potatoes on the side – even mashed sweet potatoes are so good with this. This meal […]
Paleo Beef Stroganoff
Paleo Beef Stroganoff Please try this recipe, because who doesn’t love a bowl full of comfort. It really is so good. Yes, it’s a Paleo version of the classic – trust me you won’t notice the difference. The flavors are perfect in this – I mean, check out that sauce. Mushrooms, onions, Dijon mustard, bone broth, […]
Instant Pot Beef Short Rib Carnitas
Instant Pot Beef Short Rib Carnitas I think Short Rib Carnitas, sounds fancy. Well, let’s eat this fancy meal on Wednesday night. Thanks to my Instant Pot (using a slow cooker works great too), all the spices, roasted tomatoes and fresh lime and cilantro – it’s a meal that tastes like it took days to […]
Rosemary + Sun-Dried Tomato Beef Stew wtih Bacon
Rosemary + Sun-Dried Tomato Beef Stew with Bacon Completely over the top delicious. This is a treat – a dinner treat. It’s rich, flavorful (I mean garlic, rosemary + bacon), filled with a simmering wine sauce and tender carrots and beef. It’s really amazing. The sun-dried tomatoes sets it apart – turns the richness up […]
One Pan Beef + Leek Pot Pie
One Pan Beef + Leek Pot Pie Creamy, rich and just perfect. Get your plate ready for tender vegetables and ground beef. Bone broth, coconut milk and tomato paste make a great sauce. Add in fresh parsley and top with gluten free crust. Delish. This is a Classic Pot Pie recipe but with a few […]
Mexican Beef Stew
Mexican Beef Stew You have to try this. Grab your Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or Dutch Oven…let the heat do it’s thing and marry all these delicious flavors together to make the ultimate Mexican Beef Stew. Classic beef stew meat, paired with smoky New Mexico chiles, garlic, red onion and all the dried spices. Don’t […]
Beef Curry Stew
Beef Curry Stew This next level beef stew is nothing to ignore. The meat is tender, the sauce is crazy good and give me all that gluten free naan to soak it all up. Make sure you have a big bowl – because this is a good one. I love a good curry – this […]
Not My Grandmother’s Shepard’s Pie
Not My Grandmother’s Shepard’s Pie Chunky steak bites in the richest sauce with deep garlic and worchestershire topped with crispy potato pieces. Don’t fret – it’s healthier, taster and faster than ever before. I took a couple short cuts, updated some flavors, used different ingredients and it became a great one pan meal! What’s with […]
Paleo Sloppy Joe Sweet Potatoes with Homemade Ketchup
Paleo Sloppy Joe Sweet Potatoes with Homemade Ketchup Did you grow up eating Sloppy Joes? You know the rich tomato based ground beef mixture! Usually on a toasted sweet roll or bun – hard to eat, makes a mess but it’s delicious. Well, this is a MUCH healthier version. I promise you won’t miss the […]
Horseradish Mustard Cream Sauce with Hanger Steaks
Hanger Steaks with Horseradish Mustard Cream Sauce You can’t have delicious hanger steaks with a sauce. And this 3 ingredients sauce takes 1 minute to put together. Spoon it over perfectly cooked steaks and you will be dipping all the way through this meal. The tangy and spicy horseradish with the grain mustard – so […]
Heirloom Tomato Grilled Chili Rubbed Steak with Cilantro Chimichurri
Heirloom Tomato Chimichurri with Grilled Steaks This sauce is so simple – full of fresh flavors and you won’t stop dipping into it! The combination of lemon, red wine vinegar, cilantro and fresh tomatoes is so GOOD. Perfect on top of a charred chili rubbed steak. The hints of black pepper, chili and red pepper […]
Saucy Sesame Ginger Short Rib Ramen Bowls
Saucy Sesame Ginger Short Rib Ramen Bowls I love pairing a fancy cut of meat with raw vegetables and simple and easy ramen noodles. So many textures and colors in every bite. Perfectly saucy and tender short ribs – cook them in your slow cooker or Instant Pot. Use the pan sauce as your noodles […]
Gluten Free Orange Ginger Steak Stir Fry with Broccoli
Orange Ginger Steak Stir Fry with Broccoli Take Out Fake-Out is what I call it. AND I’m in love. Gosh, I’m a sucker for take out food – love the tastes from all over the world BUT what I don’t like – is NOT knowing what ingredients are in the sauces. Did you know? There […]
Beef with Peanut Rice Noodles
Beef with Peanut Rice Noodles I’ve been looking at new ways to use ground beef. I mean, a burger and meatballs are always good BUT I need to change things up. AND I’m sure you do too! Ground beef cooks up super fast – add an amazing sauce and its even more delicious. And add noodles […]
Cumin Salt Rubbed Steak with Cilantro Chimichurri
Cumin Salt Rubbed Steak with Cilantro Chimichurri This screams summer! Nothing like a juicy grilled steak with bright green fresh cilantro sauce drizzled on top – plus pine nuts. Love how tomatoes grill up nicely and green bell peppers are always nice with a salted steak. The sauce comes together quickly in a blender – […]
Hanger Steaks with Roasted Tomato & Basil Chimichurri
Hanger Steaks with Roasted Tomato & Basil Chimichurri with Buttered Potatoes Check out these colors. Loving the bright red and orange hues of this sauce! It’s delicious with tender hanger steaks, browned bites of buttery potatoes and the tang of the freshly roasted tomatoes. It’s for sure a twist on pesto – since I’ve been […]
Basil Garlic Butter Steak
Basil Garlic Butter Steak Revised from 2020. Nothing says a long weekend more than firing up your grill and cooking a great steak. Then with all the fresh herbs (and garlic too) and butter, spread it all over the juicy steak. I love grilling vegetables, halved onions, and potatoes. Less dishes and all the heat […]
Crispy Shredded Beef Tacos
Crispy Shredded Beef Tacos I’ll always been in love with tacos. BUT crispy tacos are over the top. I mean, for real. The toasted tortillas with tender and saucy slow cooked beef and the best melted cheese…Ah, I can’t get enough of these. Yes, they take some time. Slow cooked and then a bit of […]
Pine-nut Garlic Basil Oil Grilled Tri-Tip Steak
Pine-nut Garlic Basil Oil Grilled Tri-Tip Steak My taste bud’s are slowing returning…but through this process (read my blog post about lossing my tatse bud’s here) I’ve been craving salty foods. I’ve actually been able to taste salt the most over the past 2 or so weeks…and this delicious steak fits the bill. I mean, […]
Healthier Beef Green Chile Soup
Healthier Beef Green Chile Soup I love a good hearty soup…but without the gut bomb feeling. This soup is SO flavorful, simple, a great broth and fresh herbs. So good. Not only is this a healthier version of a traditional green Chile – which is usually made with pork – it uses chicken bone broth for a lighter soup […]
Black Pepper Steak Toasts with Horseradish Cream
Black Pepper Steak Toasts with Horseradish Cream When I cater for a large party – heck even for a party of 10 these are the most popular thing on the table! I love that these can be passed around, they look great on a platter and everyone loves this heavier appetizer option. A simple grilled […]
Salted Hanger Steak with Red Chimichurri
Salted Hanger Steak with Red Chimichurri “I could bathe in this sauce!” “Ok, but in all seriousness, keep this on the rotation.” What are your dinner table conversations? I’m not going to tell you how amazing this dish is…WELL maybe I should. A simple salted steak (hanger is my new favorite) grilled quickly on a […]
Cast Iron Steak + Sweet Potato Tacos with Cilantro Butter Corn
Cast Iron Steak + Sweet Potato Tacos with Cilantro Butter Corn Piled high is how I like my tacos. Yes, it’s a huge mouth full and falls apart but grab a fork and it’s still delicious. The tender sweet potatoes with the seared steak pieces go so well with the simple avocado cream and buttery […]
Basil Beef and Rice Bowl with Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad
Basil Beef and Rice Bowl with Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad Mouth watering, right?! The beef is so tender, saucy and filled with garlic and ginger. The cucumber and snap pea salad is full of all sorts of flavors and textures – the cold crunches are perfect with a fork full of rice and beef. Don’t […]
Salt and Pepper Grilled Steak with Blue Cheese Butter and Yum Yum Sauce
Salt and Pepper Grilled Steak with Blue Cheese Butter and Yum Yum Sauce Ready for 2 simple steak sauces? 1 is a little bit traditional and the other is one you may not have tried. They required no additional cooking – just stirring in a bowl and you have it! They are completely different flavor […]
Cuban Spiced Flank Steak Sandwiches with Fontina Cheese
Cuban Spiced Flank Steak Sandwiches with Fontina Cheese Sandwiches for dinner. YES, please! Super simple recipe with a great spice blend that does a lot of the work for you! A saucy garlic tomato and herb puree coats the tender steak along with charred mushrooms and onions – you don’t even, need the ciabatta. But […]
Quick Peanut Butter Beef and Shishito Pepper Stir Fry
Quick Peanut Butter Beef and Shishito Pepper Stir Fry Mark this as another way to enjoy ground beef. I can’t get over how tasty it is – I mean, melted peanut butter and sweet chili sauce. Start by charring the peppers in a hot and dry pan – they cook in less than 5 minutes. […]
Quick Smoky Ground Beef Tacos with Creamy Salsa
Quick Smoky Ground Beef Tacos with Creamy Salsa Quick. Easy. Simple. Fast. Cheap. Grab a pound of your favorite ground beef (I like using Five Marys Farms or the best grass fed 80% I can get), spice it up and cook until crispy, then you flip and it’s done. Garnish with everything and extra creamy […]
Sugar Steak with Salty Worcestershire Mushrooms
Sugar Steak with Salty Worcestershire Mushrooms I marinated this gorgeous flank steak in coconut SUGAR. WHAT? Yes, I did. It gives it great color and caramelizes the outside from the heat of the grill. Serve it with this salty Worcestershire sauce – there you have it. The best sweet and salty combination! Give me more […]
Beef and Mushroom Bowl with Yum Yum Sauce
Beef and Mushroom Bowl with Yum Yum Sauce If you are looking for a meal to impress…WELL, this is IT! I can’t get over the depth of flavors…it’s really good. It not only looks so pretty in a bowl but the flavors are crazy good. I mean coconut aminos and tamari are a great blend […]
Ginger Grilled Steak with Coconut Lime Rice and Aminos Roasted Vegetables
Ginger Grilled Steak with Coconut Lime Rice and Aminos Roasted Vegetables I can smell the weekend. Who else likes a grilled steak on the weekends? HECK – I like a grilled steak any day of the week. BUT since it’s Thursday afternoon and I know you are thinking about what to make this weekend. Make […]
Coconut Aminos Grilled Steak Skewers with Black Sesame Seeds
Coconut Aminos Grilled Steak Skewers with Black Sesame Seeds This simple and quick marinade gives the steak a lot of flavor and helps it caramelize on the grill. I love that this recipe takes basically no time on the grill and it looks pretty on a plate for everyone to pick 1 or 2. Garnishes […]
Short Rib Fajita Plate
Short Rib Fajita Plate Slow cooked for 4 hours in a delicious flavorful broth – pull apart with forks and serve it on top of roasted peppers + potatoes. Don’t forget the fresh cilantro, avocado and toasted tortillas. I love serving it with dairy free sour cream and a ladle full of the cooking liquid. There is no […]
Molasses Slow Cooked Short Ribs
Molasses Slow Cooked Short Ribs Rich molasses and tomato puree along with garlic and bone broth sets the stage for these impressive short ribs. They are fall off the bone delicious. And that parsnip mash – it’s the easiest to make and adds the perfect balance to this seemingly rich meal. Sometimes you just need a slow cooked meal. […]
Green Chile Lime and Cheesy Beef Egg Rolls with Chile Dip
Green Chile Lime and Cheesy Beef Egg Rolls with Chile Dip This is a twist on tacos, enchiladas and egg rolls. Get it? It’s totally amazing. So good. Worth the effort and delicious. The egg rolls are crispy and crunchy. The beef is cheesy with lots of chilies and sauce…then dip it into the easiest sauce […]
Greek Steak and Cucumber Salad with Herb Oil, Olives and Naan
Greek Steak and Cucumber Salad with Herb Oil, Olives and Naan This herb oil is off the charts good. Simply stirred together and poured over grilled steak and cucumber salad. Don’t forget to make extra for dipping. Add in some pine nuts, olives and feta cheese. Gosh, it’s a meal. And naan. Always naan. Don’t […]
Hoisin Beef Shallot Bowls with Wonton Crisps
Hoisin Beef & Shallot Bowls with Wonton Crisps As you may know, I love a good fake-out take-out recipe. When you make it at home, you know the ingredients – no added sugar or crazy unknown ingredients. I think its better that way. The beef takes no time at all to cook – the sauce […]
Quick Grilled Steak & Veggie Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Pico
Quick Grilled Steak & Veggie Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Pico It’s time to grill. Frankly, ALL YEAR long is grilling time for me. I love the depth of flavor, how quickly things can cook up and all the heat is outside – I don’t really like a hot oven running on hot evenings. This simple […]
Beef Pot Stickers with Ginger Sauce
Beef Pot Stickers with Ginger Sauce My kids assembled ALL of these! Yes, it was amazing. I cooked the beef in less than 8 minutes, let it cool and they did the rest. Try it with your kids…or your spouse! It’s a labor of love after all. We loves these pot stickers. The beef filling is simple with tons […]
Simple Roast Beef and Horseradish Dill Mushroom Sauce
Simple Roast Beef and Horseradish Dill Mushroom Sauce I’m channeling all the SPRING flavors I can. We have some trees with buds on them, lots of bulbs are ready to flower and the robins are having so much fun in our yard….so it’s about that time for some fresh spring flavors. And it’s basically Easter – […]
Thai Basil Steak with Ginger and Bok Choy
Thai Basil Steak with Ginger and Bok Choy I’m speechless. I mean, when a meal comes together with 2 sauce ingredients, loaded with vegetables, my favorite fresh herb + tasty steak! Okay, maybe I’m not speechless – I loved how quickly this came together. I’ve been on a mission to create more simple meals with […]
Grilled Fajita Steak with Quick Guacamole
Grilled Fajita Steak with Quick Guacamole I haven’t had Mexican food since we got back from our trip to Todos Santos over Christmas – because we basically had chips + salsa every second of the day. We have been in a bit of a detox since then BUT now we are craving some good old […]
