Well, those cowboys were no dummies. They knew they needed protein on their long rides away from home but they also knew that protein wouldn’t always be fresh and ready to cook. The solution was beef jerky: fresh beef, slow cooked at a low temperature. Unlike fresh raw meat, beef jerky will keep for days…
Summer is my favorite season. I like it hot. Really hot. But I don’t exactly live in a climate that gives me summer year round – or even most of the year. I live in a place where fall comes suddenly and before you know it, the days are darker than they were and you…
I grew up in the Midwest so that means I grew up eating casseroles. Casseroles are traditionally one-pot meals: meat, vegetables, and starches, baked all together. And what holds all that stuff together is usually the starch – noodles or mashed potatoes are probably the most common. Casseroles are generally pretty easy to make, they…
I have a friend who is in the midst of starting his own business. It’s a great company – they’re going to sell athletic apparel that is 100% organic, made out of recycled materials, and is completely Fair Trade. I really admire what Steve is doing – but, boy, watching him work at this will…
The cool part about this soup is the different ways you can use it. It’s hearty enough to be a meal all by itself thanks to the ground beef, but it won’t ruin your appetite if you have it before a meal. It makes a great starter if you’re having taco night or any other…
Nothing quite beats the slow cooker when you want a delicious meal that you don’t have to babysit. This stew cooks for four hours but takes only ten minutes of your time to assemble the ingredients and place them into the cooker. Because of its unique prep time and cooking duration you can have this…
The most important step when making barbacoa is choosing the list of ingredients that will accompany the meat while it slow cooks. Get this right and you’re on your way to melt-in-your-mouth meat that is perfectly seasoned and tastes amazing. For this let’s go with paprika, but not just any paprika. Look for the kind…
First, get the sweet potatoes in the oven to start baking. Depending on their size, the potatoes can take 45 minutes to an hour to get soft. I usually estimate half a sweet potato for each serving. Paired together with the hearty meat, it becomes quite filling. Make the sloppy joes while the sweet potatoes…
Start the recipe by making the simple enchilada sauce. The sauce is easily adaptable to your personal liking by adjusting the spices that are mixed in. I like to add actual onion and garlic rather than onion powder or garlic powder, but the extra step is up to you. The sauce needs to simmer for…