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Category Archives: Beef

Heather’s Stickless Shish-Kabobs

Shish Kabobs. Shish-Kabobs. Shishkabobs. Shish Kebabs. Every variation is used just about equally, with “shishkebabs” coming in close behind. I guess that’s not surprising for something that’s been around as long as this has. The first kebabs — and I can’t even write that without hearing it in Jamie Oliver’s voice — were made by soldiers [...]
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My Name Is In The Freezer Section!

This is quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve heard since starting the blog. Shortly after I did the ribs, Linda wrote to tell me: BTW, have done your ribs and sauce (recent ones in foil) twice since you published the recipe. Last time was for our Memorial Day BBQ. Big hit. Major hit. We have packets [...]
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Jerky.com Buffalo Jerky

Jerky ain’t pretty. Okay, the pineapple jerky I showed you a couple of weeks ago looked pretty cool. But usually it looks more like shoe leather. But jerky isn’t about looks. It’s … No, you know what? If you don’t already know why you love jerky, I’m not going to try to convince you. As [...]
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Grass Fed Steakburgers

When you cook from scratch, you’re eventually going to notice that not all ingredients are created equal. Fresh tomatoes from your backyard are not like the perfectly-round, perfectly-red, perfectly flavorless ones at the grocery store. Some brands of flour rise more than other brands. Is your pasta made from “hard winter wheat” or “100% durum [...]
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The Last of the Corned Beef

You might remember my experiment with braised corned beef last week. And the corned beef pizza I made with the leftovers (plus some boiled cabbage). And of course the rye bread. Of course I had to put it all together.
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