Month: February 2008

Peppered Steak Take 2

February 9, 2008 Food No comments ,

The steak, peppers, potatoes, and onions on the foil before cooking.

The steak, peppers, potatoes, and onions on the foil before cooking.

Trying the pepper steak again.  In part because I had ideas fresh in my mind and I wanted to use up the chuck cut so that I could have a good excuse to get some good sirloin next time I get food.

I wanted a bit more biomass than I had previously, so I tossed two potatoes in with it.  Ultimately, this was a mistake.  While I like potatoes in many forms, the potatoes were not completely cooked.  This will probably have to be done as a skillet or baking pan cooking instead.  From one recipe I’m looking at, it has 50 minutes of baking.  The skillet is a little bit faster with about 20 minutes spent over the stove.

The onions though, are superb and more bell peppers would be good.

Peppered Steak

February 7, 2008 Food No comments ,

Some time back I got a recipe book of things to make with aluminum foil.  This book is particularly good for me because the recipes while for four people are for making four packets of food.  This means it perfectly scales to one for cooking.

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First Thoughts

February 6, 2008 Food No comments

There are a few things about cooking for a group that don’t work well for one.  Portions, recipes, prep time, and cleanup…

The portions one finds at a supermarket tend to be much larger than a single person can eat in a reasonable time.  A bag of tortillas is 30 pieces. There are no 5 or 10 bags – enough for a week or two.  Salmon fillets are measured in pounds (from what I understand 4-6 oz is one serving).  Just too much food at a time.  On the flip side, smaller amounts means more packaging and less green.

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