• Everyday beef brisket

    The cost of living is getting higher. How many times a day do we hear or read that in the news and on social media? The majority of posts on this blog feature expensive cuts of meat. With the cost of food rising, I need to increase my consumption of more economical cuts. I will…

  • Creamed spinach with blue vein cheese and mushrooms

    Today began with strange dreams. I know I tossed and turned a lot. My dreams involved family members in unusual predicaments. Friends’ faces appeared randomly. There were no clear actions in the dreams. This morning, I went for a walk along the beach and enjoyed the early sunrise. I expect to continue relishing this until…

  • Crumbed chicken and mushroom

    Tonight’s meal is not elaborate. I bought the chicken from my butcher, so I didn’t create the crumbed chicken from scratch. I did make the sauce from basic ingredients. Normally, I wouldn’t eat crumbed chicken (or any crumbed meat for that matter). I felt like celebrating. I had a pretty good week. I spent a…

  • Beef Adelaide

    There’s been a lot reported recently on Beef Wellington and mushrooms. This post has nothing to do with that. That said, the reporting about the Beef Wellington got me thinking about cooking something a little more “fancy” than I usually cook. If this intrigues you, go to a search engine and type something like, “Australia,…

  • Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Blue Cheese Sauce for Steak

    I was participating in a Microsoft Teams chat with some colleagues, and the subject of “butter making everything better” came up (again). Friends at work know I’m fond of butter. One friend (BC) said she feels the same way about cheese. I agreed and mentioned how I like a soft cheese with steak. Another friend…