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Alex came up with this flank steak recipe with a little inspiration from a short rib recipe in our Zak Pelaccio cookbook.  I think the ...

I must admit, I was really excited for this recipe.  Zak Pelaccio owns Fatty Crab , which is one of my absolute favorite restaurants in ...

We made these dishes last weekend when we had friends over for dinner, but I didn't get around to posting about them until now.  I g...

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut.  Sometimes we try to mix it up.  This dish came about when I was trying to use one of our cookbooks th...

I had never heard of a hanger steak before studying abroad in France.  And to be perfectly honest, I had no idea what the English transl...

Alex and I are still on our mission to clean out the freezer.  Little by little we are getting there.  I picked up this skirt st...

First things first.  Alex tells me I have to apologize for how ugly this picture is.  Sorry guys.  Not every picture (or dish) comes ou...

This flank steak had about 10 different mental incarnations.  First I was going to stir fry it with snow peas and serve with pan-friend...

 A long time ago I saw a recipe in Gourmet magazine for carne asada using ancho chili powder, cocoa and cinnamon.  It sounded interestin...

When I bought Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics by Ina Garten Alex and I weren't really expecting much.  But I had picked it up a f...

Since we just had Korean Bulgogi Tacos (Alex had them for dinner on Saturday and I had the leftovers today for lunch), it seemed a littl...

Sometimes you reach into the fridge to start dinner and you magically have everything you need.  Sometimes you go to cook a recipe and ...

Generally I cook my steaks by searing them off on the stovetop and then finishing them in the oven.  I have found that is the easiest w...

There are few things I enjoy more than a good steak.  It totally appeals to the carnivore in me.  Sometimes when I am trying to be good...

After a long day of running errands, Alex and I decided to make some Asian lettuce wraps for lunch.  Or I decided to make them and told...

I love meals made almost entirely from repurposed leftovers.  They make me feel so virtuous and thrifty.  Plus meals are so much easier ...

So this might be our last Asian-inspired meal of the week.  Or at the very least it is the last Asian-inspired meal that I had planned o...

When Alex and I made our Hanger Steak with Roast Vegetables and Romesco the other night we made two steaks, which left us with a nic...

Tonight's dinner was a slam dunk.  I loved it.  There might not be words enough to describe how much I enjoyed it.  And I can't...

Somehow I don't think I have ever made fajitas before.  I'm not really sure why that is, since we make soft tacos with all sor...