Beef Broccoli is a quintessential Chinese American dish, available in Chinese restaraunts all over the United States.  Unfortunately it is all to easily ruined by gloppy sauces, often the result of too much cornstarch or (even worse) using processed sauce from a jar.  Making beef broccoli from scratch is so simple and it’s also an affordable way to stretch expensive cuts of beef.  And if you’re really hoping to trim your food budget in the meat department, it’s time to consider buying part of a cow from a local farm.

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I hesitate to even call this a steak taco recipe because it’s SO simple.  But readers are always asking me for tips on using up leftovers, and this is one of my favorite ways.  We don’t usually have leftover steak since Eric and I typically split a steak between to make it more affordable.  But when I go to my dad’s for a barbecue we almost always get sent home with a bag of steak to play with.  I love using the leftovers in tacos because the result is so fresh that no one would guess your meat is a few days old. Read more

“I think we should grill today,” Eric said, looking outside at the robin’s egg sky with fluffy marshmallow clouds.  I wasn’t sure I trusted that sky because over the past week it was filled with a beautiful sun that was deceptively cold then would shock us with massive bouts of hail if we dared step outside.  But as I slid open the patio door, a mild wave of warmth washed over me.  It was actually a nice day, the perfect day for steak! Read more

Yesterday was the first day I actually cooked in about a week!  We’ve been in overdrive with this house and I was sick of fast food, supermarket sandwiches/salads, and pizza.  I had 15 minutes to make lunch and get to my next appointment, so I decided on utilizing some leftover taco soup (because I love re-purposing leftovers!).  I simply fried some corn tortillas nice and crispy, then topped them with a few things I had on hand.  Eric couldn’t stop saying how delicious it was. Read more

Oh man friends, can you tell by my internet silence that life has been crazy?  After a couple visits to the hospital and over 10 varieties of medication, I’m finally recovering from the worst bronchitis I’ve ever had.  But in the midst of recoverin,g crazy things have been happening!  But this is a teaser post so I’ll post more on that later this week.  Anyway, the bottom line is…I’m back baby!

See those lovely photos of Korean Galbi or Kalbi Ribs?  My friend Bee (in this day and age you can be friends with someone you’ve only met online!) took these photos of my Kalbi and I got to guest post about them on her blog, the famous RasaMalaysia!  Make sure you check it out and then come back Thursday for my exciting news.