Beef Recipes

Hand me that skillet, I said to my neighbor Maria, who was holding it out like an offering over the fence. She’d watched me unloading … Read more

My friend Dave asked why I couldn’t just cook the rice right in the same pan as the beef. I started to explain why that … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite game-day dish on a random Tuesday in October. My neighbor, a guy named Pete who I mostly … Read more

Introduction “Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor said without ceremony, chopping a bell pepper like it was just another Tuesday. I’d popped over to borrow … Read more

“I wasn’t expecting much when I popped over to Jamie’s place just to borrow a few eggs. But before I even stepped inside, the warm, … Read more

Introduction It was 11:17 PM on a particularly quiet Tuesday, and a sharp craving for something savory and comforting hit me like a freight train. … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing these multi-hour smoked ribs or fancy … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always insist on marinating the ground beef before cooking it for a Korean beef bowl. I started to … Read more

Introduction My cousin Jake had insisted for years that lasagna was just an overrated, messy casserole. Five years, to be exact. Then one chilly Sunday … Read more

There used to be a tiny smokehouse tucked away on a dusty street corner in Austin’s East Side that made the most unforgettable burnt ends. … Read more