BYOP — build your own pizza. I put beef fat in the dough because fat is flavor, warm up a pot of my mom's red sauce, set out the mozzarella and a toppings bar, and then genuinely get out of the way. Plus, a vegetarian pasta salad to round out the meal with some hearty veggies; the pasta salad serves 8, but makes great leftovers!
It was supposed to be Taco Tuesday. Life had other plans, so Wajita Wednesday it was — buttery hangar steak, charred poblanos and onions, umami lion's mane, refried black beans and Mexican rice both built on homemade chicken stock, and my orange salsa over all of it.
The ultimate cozy lunch — a bowl of creamy tomato basil soup and a bougie grilled cheese made for dunking.
Memorial Day weekend was the start to summer and with June right around the corner, we're officially into pool season, so let's grill some lamb burgers, cool off with some chips and salsa, and stay hydrated with a spicy watermelon mocktail.
Thank you, Ryan, for having a birthday and good taste in food! I had previously made the lamb chops and goat cheese mashed potatoes with a red wine mushroom sauce and he told me it was the best thing I'd ever cooked - he just wanted more. So for his birthday, I added his favorite seafood: scallops.
I wanted to go all out for Cinco de Mayo this year because it happened to land on Taco Tuesday! I opted to make several things from scratch instead of store bought: the salsa, avocado crema, and shredded beef - finished it off with a lovely spicy watermelon mocktail! Everything went very well together and the BF has already requested I make this again.
When I want to cook something easy that will give me tasty leftovers for a few days, I go for boiled ground beef and turn it into tacos, quesadillas, and taco salads! I went for healthier ingredients this go (my tummy was craving vegetables), but other nice additions would be mixing the salsa and ranch together as the dressing, add tortilla strips for crunch, or some fresh jalapeno slices if you want more of a kick; could also add some corn or black beans - or do both with some Texas Caviar!