Spicy, Crispy Orange Beef. This version of the Chinese takeout classic features thin slices of crisp sirloin steak that are tossed in a spicy, sweet, and savory orange sauce. You can make it at home in less time than it takes to get delivery. (And it’ll taste better, too!) My aunt and uncle are…
Pan-Fried Garlic Butter Steak with Crispy Potatoes and Asparagus
Pan-Fried Garlic Butter Steak with Crispy Potatoes and Asparagus. Meet the equally simple and sexy date night meal that will change the way you tackle romantic dinners forever. The key? A high heat sear on the steak followed by lots of basting with garlicky herb butter to finish off the cooking process. At the risk…
French Onion Beef Stroganoff
French Onion Beef Stroganoff. This spin on French Onion Soup is hearty, comforting, and perfect for family dinners. It features tender beef steak, caramelized onions, mushrooms (if you like them!), egg noodles, rich beef gravy, and of course, plenty of delicious melted cheese. Is it just me, or does everything taste at least a hundred…
Honey Dijon Chicken Cheesesteaks on Pretzel Rolls
My mom is not a big eater. She is perfectly content having salad for dinner most nights, and she sticks to small portion sizes when she eats anything else. I did not inherit my endless (and frighteningly insatiable) appetite from her. But sometimes she surprises me, like when I told her that she could have the first taste…
Ultimate Herbed Garlic Bread Cheesesteaks
My two guiltiest of guilty pleasures are, without a doubt, toasted or crusty bread and massive amounts of cheese. I once read that Americans eat the weight equivalent of 72 Titanics in cheese in one year– I’m pretty positive I make a significant contribution to that amount. And while I’ll eat cheese in pretty much…
Cheesesteak Stuffed Mushrooms
Football season is coming up, and in my area that means a few things: Passionate, reckless fans and a lot of trash talking Beer, beer, and more beer Still more beer There is no question of what we’re doing on Sundays Cheesesteak Now, Cheesesteaks are always popular here in the oh-so mystical land we call the greater Philadelphia area….
Grilled Balsamic Steak with Blue Cheese Butter
In the past year and a half that I’ve been blogging, I have really warmed up to steak. “Warmed up” as in I can’t get enough of it and I weep for the 22 years of my life that I wasted without it. It’s like when you’re in a relationship, and you really love someone,…
Chili Rubbed Steak Tacos with Chimichurri
If you’ve hung around here long enough, you know that I already made Steak Tacos a little over a year ago. And if you’ve ever met my boyfriend, James, you probably know that they were his favorite meal I’ve ever made. That’s really a big deal considering I do this for a living. The man has…
Warm Balsamic Steak and Vegetable Medley
Let me be upfront with you: I had no idea what to call this dish, so if the name of the recipe sounds ridiculous, I’m sorry. At first I was thinking of calling it a “salad” because it technically is one, but I thought that could give people a different impression than what you actually…
Cheesesteak Potato Skins
For all of my life, I’ve lived only minutes away from Philadelphia. I’ve been to Pat’s and Geno’s, I’ve had my cheesesteaks wiz wit or with a generous amount of provolone, I’ve made them at home, I’ve laughed when people call them “Philly Steak and Cheeses”, and I’ve firmly asserted my old belief that green…
Filet Mignon with Herbed Butter and a Zinfandel Reduction
First of all, let me apologize for not posting yet this week. Lately, I’ve been about as able to write a single coherent sentence as the characters on MTV’s Buckwild have been to speak one. Haven’t watched it? Don’t, unless you really love reading subtitles and you don’t mind dying a little bit inside. They…
Steak Tacos with Guacamole, Salsa, and Lime Crema
I grew up as a picky eater. If it wasn’t chicken fingers, ramen soup, burnt Eggo waffles, or cheese and crackers, I wasn’t eating it (or should I say, I didn’t want to eat it but sometimes my parents made me). Sandwiches? Ew. Macaroni and cheese? No way! Steak? DISGUSTING. Or, at least that’s what…
Easy Philly Cheesesteak Calzone
Sure, Chicago has the best deep-dish pizzas. For jambalaya, pralines, and gumbo, New Orleans can’t be beat. Baltimore’s got crab cakes, New York’s got cheesecake and bagels, and New England’s got clam chowder. But in Philadelphia, there is no food more iconic than the cheese steak. Even Philly’s beloved fighter, Rocky Balboa, sunk his teeth…
