Month: February 2008

Steak and BBQ

February 29, 2008 Food No comments ,

Continuing on the marinade sauce while thawing, I tossed some BBQ sauce that I had sitting in the refrigerator while thawing.  At the end, I rapid thawed it with hot water for 10 minutes (proper vacuum sealed bag).

steakbbqOnce it thawed, pulled the steak out and put it on foil.  I pulled out a small bit of cayenne pepper and paprika with a dash of salt.  This was thinking back to that  BBQ sirloin I tried a bit ago, but much, much less spice. Then I started going through my vegetables to see what I had sitting around.  Some scallions, green and red peppers, and then some pearl onions.

It made for quite a stack of vegetables on top of the steak.

Cooked it for a standard 15 minutes at 450 F.

Lemon Pepper Sole

February 28, 2008 Food No comments ,

I’ve previously messed up thawing some of the meats in the freezer the other night.  I picked up some chicken fingers (and tossed them in a proper bag into the freezer rather than that saran wrapped foam tray) and a fillet of sole.

There was a recipe I saw that I thought I’d give a try.  In theory it asks for halibut, but there was none at the store so I went with another flat fish – sole.  Its either sole, catfish, or salmon and this isn’t a catfish or salmon recipe.

soleTake a serving (I made about two servings worth) and put it on the foil.  Drizzle 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice over it.  Then 1/2 teaspoon of lemon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of basil.  20 minutes at 450 degrees.

It worked quite nicely.  I’m thinking butter might be a better choice – something to try next time.  It crumbled a little as I pulled it out, but that wasn’t a bad thing.

Steak and Sauce

February 24, 2008 Food No comments ,

steakandsauceI’m just trying a simple steak and teriyaki sauce marinade.  Two tablespoons – thats it.  I’ve put this in a vacuum sealed bag and have it in the refrigerator thawing.  I took moved the steak from the freezer to the fridge last night to start it thawing.  Now that it has, I’ll let it sit and finish thawing.  I tossed a few red pepper flakes in there to see if I can detect the flavor when it comes time to cook it.  Planning another pepper steak.

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Some past dinners

February 23, 2008 Food No comments , ,

pastsalmon2I missed adding two dinners I’ve had between then and now.  One of them was a ginger sesame salmon.  It worked well, though I still need to cook it longer to get it to the feel I enjoy for meat.  I added more ginger this time, and it did help.

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Hawaiian Steak

February 18, 2008 Food No comments ,

pineapplesteakI pointed out this recipe the other day and with a three day weekend I’ve decided to cook it.  It is one that takes some time with the stove.  The four hour marinade is not something that is easy to do on a work day.  I could cook up the marinade in the morning (waking up two hours earlier) and then marinate all day – but that waking up thing is a problem.

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Salmon and Peppers

February 17, 2008 Food No comments ,

Salmon hidden under peppers, carrots and very visible celery.

Salmon hidden under peppers, carrots and very visible celery.

I did another salmon with peppers – this time rather than red and yellow, I used red and green.  A large slice of onions, quartered, some celery that I got and a carrot.

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BBQ Sirloin and Potatoes

February 15, 2008 Food No comments , ,

The final products - meat and potatoes.

The final products – meat and potatoes.

I wanted to try something else with the sirloin besides peppered steak (which I quite like).  This time I tried a BBQ sirloin and some potatoes with it.  I knew I needed a little bit more food than just one packet, so I made two – one of meat stuff, one of potatoes.

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It’s All Orange

February 13, 2008 Food No comments ,

The salmon steak, basil and peppers before cooking.

The salmon steak, basil and peppers before cooking.

Listed in the packet cooking recipe book as “Salmon with Rainbow Peppers” I added a few more items.

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Pepper Steak Take 3

February 11, 2008 Food No comments ,

Steak and Peppers

Steak and Peppers

So, I did the pepper steak again.  This time, with the correct cut of steak (sirloin) and teriyaki sauce rather than some soy sauce.  Finding I felt a lacking amount of biomass, I went with half a yellow pepper, half a red pepper, about half a dozen pearl onions  and two slices of a red onion that I previously had for the salmon. It need not be said, I am a fan of onions.

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Ginger Sesame Salmon

February 10, 2008 Food No comments ,

The salmon, onion and carrots.

The salmon, onion and carrots.

Again, working from the aluminum foil recipe book…

I’m starting to think its a good idea to go to the supermarket to get the meat every very few days.  So, I went over to the supermarket and got some sirloin to try that peppered steak again – though better this time.  I also decided to pick up a salmon fillet.

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