[Cook] Quick Chili with Cornbread

Another quick dinner made by ingredients bought at Fresh and Easy.


Quick Chili with Cornbread

1 lb ground beef
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 jar Fresh and Easy chili sauce
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Cornbread mix

[Cook] Sloppy Joe

This recipe came from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. I really like this cookbook. The book has 4 sections divided by season so all the ingredients in the section is in season and fresh. All the recipes were simple, using everyday ingredients, and tastes great. This recipe was supposed to make 4 servings of Sloppy Joe, but we had so much leftover I think it actually made 8 servings. I used the leftover with pasta, and it tasted great.


Sloppy Joe

Soft buns work best with these classic kid-friendly sandwiches. Serve them with pickles or potato chips. The beef mixture can also be served over pasta.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield Serves: 4

[Cook] Blue Cheese Covered Rib Eye Steak

I got some rib-eye on sale from the supermarket. We love rib eye steak. I could simply just grill it with some butter, and it is delicious that way. But I happened to have some blue cheese at home. So I searched online and found some blue cheese steak recipes. I made the rib eye steak with melted blue cheese on top, and it was super yummy. The steak was juicy and tender, and the cheese added tons of flavor!



INGREDIENTS:

2 rib-eye steaks
1/2 pound crumbled blue cheese
1/2 stick of butter, softened
1/4 cup unflavored bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

[Cook] Grilled Round Steak Dinner

I bought some round steak from Ralphs. It was labeled as "breakfast style". I think this is the kind of  steak you get when you order "egg and steak" at breakfast joints. The steak was cheap, and it also tasted cheap. The meat was tough even though it was cooked to medium. I didn't like the steak AT ALL! But Dr. P didn't mind it. He still finished the whole plate. What a good husband! haha....


Grilled Round Steak Dinner

To cook the steak, I buttered a hot grilled pan, seasoned the steak with grill seasoning for steak, and grilled each side for about 5 minutes.

[Cook] Homemade Chinese Dinner

This was a Chinese dinner I made at home using what I had in the fridge.



Sauteed shacha beef, shrimp omelette, tofu stir-fry, and pig's ear from 99 Ranch Market.

[Cook] Pho Bo Beef

I bought this app called The Photo Cookbook on iPad ($4.99). There were 80 recipes with detailed photos on each and every step. All the recipes are quite easy and fast to make. The photo of each ingredients and all the steps help a lot. The first recipe I tried from this app was Pho Bo Beef. I never thought I could make pho at home. Turned out it wasn't as hard as I thought.


Pho Bo Beef

Because of copyright, I won't post the full recipe here. But I'll describe what I did. First I cooked the rice noodle and topped each bowl with some thinly sliced beef. Then sprinkle A LOT of chopped green onion on top.

[Cook] Trader Joe's Bool Kogi & Satay Peanut Stir Fry Vegetables

This another "semi-homemade" easy meal for lazy cook.


Trader Joe's Bool Kogi & Satay Peanut Stir Fry Vegetables

I was doing grocery shopping at Trader Joe's, and tried a sample of their Bool Kogi with the satay peanut veggies at the tasting station. I thought both the meat and vegetable tasted pretty good. So I bought them for dinner that night.

[Cook] [Slow Cooker] Corned Beef Dinner

I know it's really late, but this was our St. Patrick's Day's dinner. The recipe came from The Taste of Home Cookbook. I got the cookbook from Borders for only $5 from the bargain bin. Lucky find! I saw corned beef at Costco a week before St. Patrick's Day and almost bought it for about $5/lbs. Then I was doing grocery shopping at Ralphs and saw corned beef on sale for only $0.99/lb. I bought the 3 1/2 lb meat for $4 instead of $20. Another lucky find!  This recipe is really simple, and it turned out great. The corned beef was super tender. The vegetables were full of flavor, especially the cabbage. Dr. P has requested to have this dish every year for St. Patrick's Day.


Corned Beef Dinner
This traditional meal is a must for St. Patrick's Day but great any time of the year. A slow cooker makes it easy.

4 to 5 medium red potatoes, quartered
2 cups fresh baby carrots, halved lengthwise
3 cups chopped cabbage
1 corned beef brisket (3-1/2 pounds) with spice packet
3 cups water
1 tablespoon caraway seeds

[Cook] Glazed Meatloaf

在瀏覽allrecipes.com這個網站時，看到了一個meatloaf的食譜，meatloaf我不知道中文要叫什麼，漢堡肉條？聽起來很怪耶哈哈！Meatloaf就是類似漢堡肉那樣但是是做成像一個吐司那樣的長條狀，然後吃的時候也是像吐司一樣切成一片一片的吃，在那食譜交流的網站上，這個食譜有將近600個評價，大部分網友都是給滿分五顆星耶！而且看起來蠻簡單的，這天我心血來潮就照著做了一個。

做好的成品真的是大成功耶！牛漢堡肉又多汁又嫩，一口咬下還有香甜又脆脆的洋蔥，另外有軟軟吸滿肉香的小小塊麵包(我妹一度以為那是起司)，整個口感很不錯，上頭的番茄醬醬汁也是超好吃的，總之就是很讚啦！我和弟妹都非常喜歡，不過爸媽就比較不怎麼喜歡這種外國人的口味，他們覺得這太甜了點，沒錯啦！這種甜甜的口感我們小朋友會比較喜歡啦！哈哈！家裡有小孩的爸爸媽媽們，有機會真的可以試試這個食譜，我覺得小朋友會很喜歡喔！


漢堡肉條 Glazed Meatloaf

材料：
1/2杯番茄醬
1/3杯黑糖 (brown sugar)
1/4杯檸檬汁
1小匙芥末粉 (我家沒有芥末粉，所以我是直接用普通的黃芥末)
2磅牛絞肉
3片白吐司，切成小塊
1/4杯洋蔥末
1顆蛋
1小匙牛肉粉 (beef bouillon granules)(就是像雞粉一樣的東西，不過是牛肉味的)

[Cook] Beef with Green Onion

很簡單準備的一道下飯的菜，但是為什麼我煮出來的牛肉老老硬硬的呢？誰能敎我如何煮出像餐廳那樣又滑又嫩的牛肉呢？


蔥爆牛肉 Beef with Green Onion

材料：
2大匙橄欖油
1/2磅牛肉片
2杯蔥段(切大約5公分長)
1杯洋菇(或是蘑菇草菇都行)
1/2杯筍片(我是用罐頭)
3大匙醬油
2小匙糖
1大匙酒

[Cook] Chili Burgers on Grilled Portobello "Buns"

現在美國很流行一種高蛋白質低醣類的減肥方法，我自己嘗試過，而且很有效呢！因為不能攝取醣類，所以除了餅乾蛋糕糖果汽水不能吃以外，澱粉類的東西也不能吃，所以麵包、飯、麵、馬鈴薯等等東西也不能吃，所以這道菜用大香菇(Portobello mushroom)代替漢堡麵包，真的很好吃喔！


墨西哥辣味大香菇漢堡 Chili Burgers on Grilled Portobello "Buns"

材料:
4個大香菇(portobello mushroom)
2小匙Worcestershire醬
2小匙黑醋(balsamic vinegar)
2大匙橄欖油
1 1/2磅牛絞肉
1小個洋蔥，切丁
2瓣大蒜，切末
2大匙蕃茄糊(tomato paste)
2大匙墨西哥辣粉(chili powder)
1/2大匙鹽
1/2大匙胡椒
自己喜歡的起司(絲或片都可以)
1個罐裝烤紅椒
2大匙香菜