Tag: beef

I live 2 minutes away from where I grew up.  This was a combination of happy chance and deliberate decision making – we knew we wanted the kind of beauty and community my hometown provided, …

<a title="In n Out Animal Style Dip by The Domestic Front, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/8430303637/"><img class="aligncenter" alt="In n Out Animal Style Dip" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8430303637_a054cf5b4a.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a> I'm lucky enough to live close enough to several branches of …

... We're all familiar with the role that California black olives play in traditional Cal Mex cuisine -- they're a regular feature of nachos, enchiladas, and taco salads. I decided to use them in …

<a title="LA Times Carne Asada by The Domestic Front, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/5928508527/"><img alt="LA Times Carne Asada" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5928508527_cf4c41861a.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /> Now that I live here, although there are plenty of visits to the local taqueria, …

I don't come from a place where chili is a thing. Heck, I'm from California -- we put barbecue chicken on pizza. We don't have things. What this means is that I …

Meatloaf is the butt of many jokes. I suppose it starts with the name -- meat loaf is not exactly appetizing what with the lack of specificity as to the meat and the rather …

This is a family recipe. It came from my grandmother (you can tell it's from my family by the addition of liquor. What can I say? We're WASPs. Liquid lunch isn't just a saying) and …