April 25th, 2012

Mmmm, Surf and Turf

Looking for some new grill recipes?

You’ve come to the right place. The gorgeous meal above is seasoned with cumin, smoked paprika and lots of other goodness.

These steaks are T-bones, but you can use any cut you like.

Click here for all the ingredients to make your next cookout something memorable! Seafood and beef is always a great combo!

Photo courtesy of DayToDayThoughtsOnFood.com.

 


February 19th, 2009

Three’s Company

Our Valentine’s dinner started off with roses being delivered. Nice.

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We placed the salmon in the oven for baking. It was already seasoned and marinated. Nice.

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Then our neighbor called to rib us about something — and he ended up coming over to eat our steak and salmon.

Not nice.

So it wasn’t exactly the romantic spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp I had hoped it would be. But, really, with the kids in the other room watching Space Buddies on DVD, was it ever going on the list of most romantic dinners of all-time?

No. 

And after 11 years of marriage, we’ve come to expect the unexpected. I truly can’t remember the last meal we’ve had in our house where we weren’t interrupted.

It’s just usually done by someone under the age of 10.

All kidding aside, our neighbor brought laughter and frivolity to our dinner, along with his 6-year-old daughter who promptly went to watch the DVD in the other room. And we couldn’t have been more pleased to have them.

Here’s what we enjoyed . . .

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A little garlic rice pilaf amazingly complemented this juicy Top Sirloin. 

And those salmon filets?

salmonrice

They were moist and tender — and very flavorful. What a treat to have surf AND turf!

We topped off our meal with a wonderful Lemon Charlotte Royale cake that had raspberry swirls in it. It was just right for Valentine’s Day. Who could ask for anything more?

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And although it may seem like we had a very mature-sounding Valentine’s Day, don’t let us fool you. Our biggest topic of conversation was whether to Tivo “Bromance” on the living room TV or the bedroom TV.

Decisions, decisions.


January 8th, 2009

Don’t Get Crabby

Over the holidays, we had a total of 18 people staying in a rented beach house. Plus, other visitors who did not stay overnight.

So . . . food had to be ready and available at all times. We couldn’t keep enough of it around.

There were so many stomachs to feed and I heard the phrase “Salt water makes you extra hungry” more than I can count.

Thus, appetizers seemed to rise high on the totem pole fast because it appeared to tame the beast for a while.

Nothing like 18 fussy people on your hands.

We DID NOT want that.

We were there at the oceanside, so crabcakes seemed a fun thing to try. And they were a hit!

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That’s the only good photo I got because as soon as we put them out they got eaten. Well, devoured.

Here were the instructions for preparing these:

Preparing Crabcakes

Remove cakes from vacuum pouch and place on a plate. Put plate in refrigerator and allow cakes to thaw for 1 hour before cooking. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons of oil or margarine. Place cakes in pan and allow to cook for 6 minutes on each side or until the outside of the cakes is golden brown and the inside is hot.

And that’s exactly what we did. They were yummy. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside.

Here’s what they’re supposed to look like if you don’t have 18 impatient people salivating over the plate . . .

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Nice, huh? Try ’em next time you have guests to feed.

They’ll thank you by leaving you a plate full of crumbs.

Bottom photo and preparation instructions courtesy KansasCitySteaks.com.


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