Pot roast is not one of my favorite things on earth, but French onion anything is definitely one of my favorites! I’ve made this several times now, with combinations from various sites, but I always go back to The Kitchn for my base, and I honestly don’t do a lot to change it. Maybe a little heavier hand on the herbs. This one is worth the effort for sure! It’s great with mashed potatoes and a green vegetable.
I admit that I’ve always wanted to try making Beef Wellington, but never had wanted to take it on. We were looking for something fun to make for Valentine’s Day, and decided to finally give it a go…and I wish I had done so sooner, as it was excellent. Labor intensive, but worth it. Of course I used Gordon Ramsay’s recipe as a guide, but I have to say that I also used Delish’s recipe as well. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised with their recipe ideas. Two things of note – I made two Wellingtons, one with a gluten-free pastry crust, and one with a regular. The gluten free was still delicious. Second, neither of us likes mushrooms too much, so I made the duxelles with caramelized onions and olive tapenade. Still fantastic.
I’ve been planning to experiment with fettuccine sauce with dairy alternatives besides cheese, and this was a great success. We had a flank steak hanging out in the freezer that was perfect for this, and I liked the idea of using steak instead of chicken – if the sauce was lackluster, the steak has a stronger flavor than chicken. But the sauce was great, and I would definitely make it with either chicken or steak. We did use gluten free noodles.
The ultimate in comfort food! I’ve never actually tried to make this, but it was worth a go on a particularly cold evening after chores. While I am not much of a heavy food person, I did really enjoy this. We had it with mashed potatoes and green beans. I liked this recipe and would not make any changes. It does require gravy, which I don’t include here – use your favorite recipe for beef gravy.
Another pressure cooker adventure! Also another Skinnytaste recipe. We had this with cauliflower mash. Definitely one worth repeating.
My favorite baked ziti recipe – easy and always awesome. I usually just make it with ground beef and season a lot, but it would also work with ground turkey or sausage, as the original recipe (from Smitten Kitchen) suggests. We’ve also done this with shirataki and liked it just as much. 🙂
This was simple, came out perfectly, and is a definite do over. With a thyme au jus, mashed potatoes, sprouts, and yorkshire pudding, it was an excellent Christmas dinner. This is a Bobby Flay recipe. The leftovers were awesome, too!
Always on the lookout for new crockpot recipes to try, and this one was very good. Easy and a good riff on the takeout classic. I might add a hair more garlic and some Sriracha next time, but just being picky. You could serve this over rice or noodles, but we actually just had it on its own and enjoyed it that way.
This was an easy and tasty modified Cooking Light recipe – modified because I marinated it for 8 hours, rather than putting sauce on it and cooking it. Being a flank steak, I was skeptical of how tough it would be if it had no marinade at all. This came out well, especially because Shawn grilled it – thank goodness we’re getting back to grilling weather! 🙂 We had this with spiral zucchini, carrots, and radishes as a “noodle” side, tossed with some soy sauce and black vinegar.
We’ve been meaning to try zucchini lasagna for some time, and I’m glad we finally got around to it – we loved it! It was a bit time consuming to make sure the zucchini lost some of its water content, but totally worth it. I normally avoid reduced fat cheeses, but in this case, it was not noticeable when included in a very flavorful casserole. This used up the last of our tomato sauce from last summer, but a good use for sure. 🙂 The picture isn’t the most beautiful, but you get the idea. This came from skinnytaste, and other than using my own sauce, I followed it exactly. Don’t skip grilling the zucchini – it’s worth it. 🙂
Om nom nom! 