Ferris’s Day Off – Wine Tasting, Shopping & a Llama, Oh My!
August 9, 2009 by Lynn
Filed under Travel / Adventure
If you’ve never taken a day off Ferris-Bueller-style and skipped work or school to play, you owe it to yourself to do it! Friday we loaded the car with 4 women, delicious cheeses (Red Dragon cheddar with mustard and ale, Triple Cream Goat Brie), artisan breads, and chocolate truffles and headed for some of Oregon’s [...]
Recipe: 5 Star Steak on a 2 Star budget–It’s the Merlot Sauce
Tough times doesn’t have to mean serving friendly carnivors tough meat. For a friend’s birthday Sunday, I wanted a great grilled steak and I am on a limited budget. With a fabulous sauce, a less expensive cut of meat (like a sirloin tip), plus my handy tenderizer, I can plate a steak worthy of a 5-star restaurant. This [...]
Tools: Meat Tenderizer
July 23, 2009 by Lynn
Filed under Tools / Tips
The right meat tenderizer can make a less expensive cut of meat seem like a filet minion. I love this Jaccard 15 Knife Meat Tenderizer and use it often. There are 15 tiny blades that really tenderize quickly and efficiently. It also allows marinade to really permeate the meat and shortens cooking time. This tool will [...]
Recipe: Heavenly Chocolate Zucchini Cake
What to do with a zucchini on steroids? As the season gears up, that’s a common question among enthusiastic gardeners. This recipe from grandma is really heavenly (yummy chocolate) but fresh & trendy (orange zesty) and delicious in a bundt cake with simple glaze or cupcakes with rich cream cheese frosting (my fav!) , and surely the [...]
