Eggplant Pie or Casserole

I’m calling this dish Eggplant Pie because it cut so nicely and reminded me of a slice of pie.

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)

The first time I tasted the flavor of cooked kimchi and pork together was at my favorite (hole in the wall) Korean restaurant - almost 20 years ago (they are now closed).  The dish was appropriately named Kimchi Pork, which was cooked in thickened spicy gravy - I craved this combination and ate it at least once a week, for 10 years – until they closed.

Balsamic Herb - Flat Iron Steak

I recently posted about my new favorite cut, the Flat Iron Steak. If you don’t like your steak med-rare, this is not your cut of meat.  But if you do, read on…

Low Carb - Beef Vegetable Soup

I just got back from walking the dog and all I can say is...“It’s freaking cold outside”.  My face and hands are frozen through to the bone - Burrrrrrrrrrrrr.  I needed something to warm me up from the inside out.

I had planned on making a Pot Roast with the chuck that I had in the fridge, but when I got back from my walk, soup sounded a lot better.  So the pot roast got the axe and a big pot of beef vegetable soup moved in.

Why low carb…

How long do you steam broccoli or cauliflower?

5 – 6 min. 

Make sure you bring the water in the bottom pot to a full boil before starting the timer.

This may sound like a ridiculous question to those of you whom are seasoned cooks, but I started thinking about how the basics sometimes get overlooked.  Truth is that we all started out as new cooks and someone had to teach us the little things. 

So, I decided to post individual estimated times for a few basic vegetables to use as a reference.