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Yogurtlu Kebab (Kofte with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt)
Middle-Eastern Nachos indeed! The meat-eaters (and a couple Sneaky Sams) at our party a few weeks ago all seemed to enjoy this one. Sausage-shaped meat logs (okay, awesome phrase) are plated atop pita chips, tomato sauce, yogurt, and pinenuts fried in butter.  This worked out really well as party food as you could take as […]
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Quick-Seared Poblano Beef Tips
Meat and potatoes, Rick Bayless-style. This easy recipe from Mexican Everyday features deliciously tender… tenderloin… dished up with potatoes and full-flavored, slightly spicy poblano peppers. We don’t cook tons of red meat and aren’t fans of huge slabs of beef, so this was a nice treat. The potatoes took a lot longer than suggested in […]
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Beef Satays over Thai Salad
Tonight’s recipe comes from Food & Wine Magazine’s Quick from Scratch Herbs & Spices Cookbook, and is a great quick, light summer meal. Cubes of sirloin are marinated in lemon, salt, pepper, and lemongrass, quickly grilled, and served over a simple salad with a nuoc-chom-like dressing. We were lazy and served it with a quick […]
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Fee, Fi, Faux Pho
Sometimes you know a recipe’s just not going to be anywhere near authentic, not going to be nearly as good as you could get in a restaurant, but could still suffice for a quick weeknight meal. This is one of those recipes, from the cookbook How to Eat Supper. Should you really expect a full-flavored […]
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Red Curry Beef and Mushrooms
A new recipe from Great Bowls of Fire for us tonight — this one was nice and spicy! Thin strips of beef are stir-fried with peppers, mushrooms, and snap peas, and drowned in a sauce of coconut milk, chicken broth, and soy sauce. Filling and delicious! Chris says: Whoa — this is spicier than I […]