There’s been talk of making tacos the state food for Texas. If this were to be on the next voting ballot, regardless of all political parties, I would vote FOR this. Tacos are one of the many foods of the gods. There’s no denying that food — meat, veggies, cheese (when applicable) — tucked into…
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Just a spot in the road: Thorndale Meat Market and (future) Biergarten (review)
For those who’ve been curious (or dare I hope, worried?), I haven’t died in the dry Texas heat, so bad it felt like any drive out was a race across Fury Road. Without the doof mobiles. Just ask anyone who lives in Texas how bad it’s been — days in the 100º’s before the heat…
Ginger, the rhizome of secrets — Beef Lomein
As promised, I’m back with another recipe. Beef lomein. Actually, this is a dish you can make with any meat (or no meat at all if that’s your preference), and to be honest, you can make it with any veggie. The first time I made it, I used carrots, onions, finely shredded cabbage, and I…
God bless us, Every one! — Yule Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
First let me say to my readers, I hope that you’re all having a blessed Yule and a Happy Hanukkah! It seems as if we’ve made it another year around the sun (or just about, since we still have New Years to get through). I imagine we’re all pretty stuffed from all the holiday party…
First Guest Cook Post: Tater Tot Casserole with The Roommate
Note: This has been tossed around since I started Geek Girl — the idea of having “guest cooks” to make posts with recipes and photos. I haven’t done it yet because I haven’t had anyone who’d cooked something that either wanted to make a guest cook post (or who doesn’t already have his/her own cooking…
You may be an undigested bit of beef : Rustic beef stew pies
The holidays are upon us. In America, we just celebrated Thanksgiving (as well as Hanukkah for those who celebrate it), and this means leftovers. So many leftovers. At this time, there are always posts throughout the internet about what to do with leftover turkey, leftover ham. At Yuletide, my tradition has been to do roast…
Adaptation is the key to survival: Beef with Broccoli
When a friend posted this recipe to Facebook, it was specifically for making this excellent dish in the crockpot. Now I have absolutely NO PROBLEM AT ALL with crockpot cooking. There are several meals I like to make involving my crockpot. However, I wanted to make this on the stove in my new “every day…
When the moon hits your eye like a big…Bistecca alla Pizzaiola…that’s Amoré!
For my recent graduation, I was given an amazing book put out by Williams-Sonoma called Essentials of Mediterranean Cooking. I haven’t even scoured the whole book yet to pick and choose recipes, but tonight, I’d had steaks in the fridge and wanted something fun and new to do with them. So I looked through this…
Even an hour later, I’m still full: Mongolian beef with jasmine rice
I know. I know it’s been too damned long since I’ve posted anything new here. With school, I don’t get much time to cook, and lately, when I have cooked, I’ve done tried and true recipes that I can throw together without having to think much, so there hasn’t been anything to post here. Well, that’s…
Restaurant Review: Black’s Barbecue, Lockhart, Texas
Friday, September 23, 2011. The Roommate and I went out to the cemetery near by to put autumn flowers (and an apple for Mabon) out at my brother Robert’s grave. After we were done, we were pulling back out on to the highway and we both looked at the road sign that said Lockhart…
The Weather Outside is Frightful…ly Hot — So I made Chili
Normally I wait until cold weather to make soup or stew or even chili, but for some reason, this morning when I woke up, homemade chili was exactly what I wanted to eat for dinner. Now, we all know that there are thousands upon thousands of recipes for chili, from meaty versions to vegetarian versions…
Happy 4th griller: Chipotle lime sirloin steak, baked potatoes, corn and garlic bread
I have discovered that I love grilling. I’m sure there are several tricks I could learn to improve my grill-fu, but I think for a beginner, I’ve done really well. So when Kass and I decided to grill steaks and potatoes for July 4th, I told her I wanted to try the chipotle-lime marinade that…
Eatery Review: The Gristmill in Gruene, Texas
Last September when my roommate bought her car, we started to explore the area where we live, which I think I mentioned before. One of the places we discovered quite by accident was Gruene, Texas. Its the home of the oldest dance hall in Texas, which was actually where one of the scenes in the…
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