This is a heart attack on a plate. I mean that in the best possible way. The only way you could possibly make it more unhealthy is to serve it with a side of fried okra. Hmmm. Splurge at its finest? Absolutely. But it was Mrs. MFF’s birthday and what better than to go back [...]
Archive for the tag 'Beef'
May 25 2010
Barbecue Redux
If you asked, most Texans would likely claim that authentic brisket can only be its most sublime after hours of slow cooking over wood or charcoal. I’m sort of in that camp. But absent a smoker or charcoal grill, I wouldn’t resign myself to life without this meat of the gods. You can make darn [...]
April 30 2010
Ginger Beef Stir-Fry
I like Chinese food. A lot. But I’ve had some real difficulty finding the good stuff. Just don’t know where it hides around here. Mostly, the sauces are leaden and there always seems to be some taste of old oil. You’re probably asking where on God’s green earth we’ve dined. I suppose, however, that we’ve [...]
February 18 2010
Steak Diane – Fancy the Past
Today I have a lengthy reach back to the past. Sometimes I amaze myself at an increasingly fleeting ability to recall what some might consider to be trivia. Patience – I do have a point and a picture to paint. So we go back to my childhood in Minneapolis. It’s the early 1960′s and clearly [...]
