Both of my regular readers may remember that, once upon a time, I was a food blogger. This made me happy because I love food and I love writing. However, given that I've eaten literally hundreds of times since I last wrote a blog post, you can guess which one I love more. Still, if I can combine my loves, so much the better.
So when I was asked if I would be interested in blogging about beef, you might expect my response to have been, "Heck, yeah!" Which pretty much was my response. And then I started thinking about which beef recipes to share. I have a lot of beef recipes.
There's my Aunt Katie's recipe for meatballs. When I was a kid, I lived for dinners over at Aunt Katie's. She would always make me spaghetti and meatballs because she knew how much I loved them. I was lucky enough to get her recipe, in her handwriting, before she passed away a few years back. If my house was on fire, that recipe card is one of the first things I'd grab after making sure my family was safe.
But I also love Shepherd's Pie. Hundreds of years ago, some pissed-off housewife in some English cottage muttered to herself, "I'll be damned if I'm cooking for that slugabed again tonight. I'll just throw the week's leftovers into a dish and serve that to him." I love that kind of thinking. And from it, the best casserole EVAH was born.
Unless you count beef pot pie as a casserole. Man, that is one of my favorite things to make with the leftovers after I make a pot roast. I have the best pot roast recipe. It's easy, because it has like four ingredients and is made in the slow cooker. And it is so delicious.
Probably by now you're thinking to yourself, well, where are the recipes, woman? And the answer is: downstairs in my industrial size recipe box. And I will find them this week, and I will post them. I promise. In the meantime, hie thee over to the website of the nice people who grow all that beef for you and check out their recipes. Take ten seconds to register for their community in the upper right hand corner of the page. And if you come back here and leave a comment about which of their recipes you can't wait to try, there might be something in it for you. I can't tell you what exactly, but I can say that it's full of protein, it grills (or broils or stews or stir-fries) nicely, and it would beat the curd out of tofu in a taste test. That's all I'm sayin.'
Okay, I'll tell you. It's a nice, juicy, $100 Omaha Steaks gift card. Not eating meat during Lent? Imagine the feast you could have on Easter with that bad boy! And here's what you have to do to win:
- Click on the link above and peruse some of the recipes and cooking tips. Then come back here and leave a comment with your favorite one. Entries will close after 11:59 pm on February 28. Time's a wastin', people! Posting a comment here will score you one entry.
- Post this on Twitter (you may do this once every day if you like, but leave a separate comment for each entry): "Entered to win $100 Omaha Steaks Gift Certificate from @Becki67 @Beeffordinner. #iheartbeef"
- Follow @BeefForDinner on Twitter
- Become a fan of Beef It's What's For Dinner on Facebook and leave a comment here with your FB name.
I will number each entry and have one of my young carnivores draw a number from a hat or other random-drawing receptacle. Good luck, y'all, and check back soon for some of my recipes!
I am participating in this giveaway while working on a “I Heart Beef” campaign with TheMotherhood.com on behalf of The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Done. I am going to start by trying the Beef Kabobs With Parmesan Orzo. I usually have most of the non-beef ingredients on hand, by no ideas what to do with them. Including the kabob sticks. Also - everything tastes better on a stick. And my husband thinks it's fun to grill in the middle of winter.
Posted by: Sue Collins | February 23, 2010 at 09:53 PM
the sloppy joe bake looks interesting. It looks like something my family would eat :-)
Posted by: Brenda | February 23, 2010 at 10:56 PM
ok, left a message on here and Twitter, joined the beef page and became a fan on Twitter and Facebook (name-Brenda Moody Weatherford). I think I did everything you asked...LOL! Great to see a post from you again. Miss your recipes and posts about life :-)
Posted by: Brenda | February 23, 2010 at 11:03 PM
message on my twitter again today :-)
Posted by: Brenda | February 24, 2010 at 04:56 PM
posted on twitter today 2-25-10
Posted by: Brenda | February 25, 2010 at 06:47 PM
Brenda, I'm so excited to see YOU again! I'll be blogging about my new adventures soon, or you can always find me over at http://themotherhood.com.
Posted by: Becki | February 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM
I just tweeted it! Thanks! I'll check you out over there! I need to put it in my favs on my laptop :-)
btw, my father is the son of a butcher, too!
Posted by: Brenda | February 26, 2010 at 07:10 PM
You are so inspiring! And sick...you have a sick mind....and that's a VERY GOOD thing!
Posted by: PaulMezhir | February 26, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Believe it or not Paul and I were just talking about Sloppy Joe's tonight. We found out that the shells we were using for tacos (made with whole wheat) are loaded with sodium. We have found low sodium wheat buns so I said instead of tacos it will be sloppy joe's! Plus my inner cheap self awoke when I read about the free meat.
Posted by: Virginia | February 27, 2010 at 12:44 AM
Mediterranean Braised Beef, definitely! Glad to find your new blog, it gives me so much unknown info on you young cuz! How can I adjust this to be a crock pot dinner? Or is that not possible? Hugs and kisses!
Posted by: Gayle | February 27, 2010 at 08:46 AM
just put up my Sat Twitter. I'm off to sell Girl Scout Cookies now. Have a great day!
Posted by: Brenda | February 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM
one last Tweet for Sunday!!
Posted by: Brenda | February 28, 2010 at 12:17 PM
We love to grill and the Mojo Beef Kabobs looks like a dinner we would really like.
Posted by: Nancy | February 28, 2010 at 12:49 PM
My tweet: http://twitter.com/njhhb/statuses/9784915390
Posted by: Nancy | February 28, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I am following BeefForDinner on Twitter as njhhb.
Posted by: Nancy | February 28, 2010 at 12:50 PM
The recipe for Asian BBQ Steak from their web site really caught my eye - not to mention my tastebuds!
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
Posted by: Nancy | February 28, 2010 at 07:37 PM
I love EVERYTHING on that whole site. Thanks for the opportunity!
Posted by: Carmen | February 28, 2010 at 09:47 PM
I tweeted as well. @mttsm
Posted by: Carmen | February 28, 2010 at 09:49 PM
I'm going to try this recipe: Garlic-Herb Crusted Beef Roast
Posted by: Schnokums | February 28, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Tweeted
http://twitter.com/schnokums/status/9806453821
Posted by: Schnokums | February 28, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Following @BeefForDinner on Twitter
Posted by: Schnokums | February 28, 2010 at 10:03 PM
We love meatballs and thi recipe sounds like a great new way to try them:
Monster Mash Meatball Soup
Posted by: Jill Hayes | February 28, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Tweeted
http://twitter.com/jillyrh/status/9806608743
Posted by: Jill Hayes | February 28, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Following @BeefForDinner on Twitter @jillyrh
Posted by: Jill Hayes | February 28, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Fan of Beef It's What's For Dinner on Facebook (Jill BH)
Posted by: Jill Hayes | February 28, 2010 at 10:07 PM
I agree, Shepard's Pie is the best! I've been known to twist it up a bit in the past, and my family always thinks I'm a genius. I'm def going to have to try the sloppy joe bake, I think my kids might just like it!
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