Beef Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a dreary, rain-slicked Tuesday in late October, and I had a craving for something so specific it almost hurt. Meatloaf. … Read more

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place last November to drop off a chainsaw I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me … Read more

The first time I made this one-pan cheesy ground beef skillet, I was standing in my kitchen on a Tuesday night with absolutely zero plan … Read more

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