June Iron Foodie Challenge

one2one · 06-06-2012, 06:15 PM

OK, get your aprons on everyone. This one is easy and fun. I couldn't believe we haven't done it yet, but it's the perfect time to fire up the grill and share your best recipes for beef. It's what's for dinner ... or breakfast, or lunch ...

Past Challenge List
2006
Dec - Oranges

2007
Jan - Cream Cheese
Feb - Soda pop
Mar - Recipes containing a can of soup
Apr – Shrimp
May – Eggs
Jun – Liquor
Jul - Pasta/couscous etc Salads
Aug – Zucchini
Sep - Quick breads / Muffins
Oct – Cheese
Nov – Cranberries
Dec - Fudge

2008
Jan - Slow Cooker Recipe
Feb – Potatoes
Mar - Garlic and Mushrooms
Apr – Chicken
May – Lemons
Jun - 30 min Hot Weather Recipes
Jul - Preserves - Jams, Chutneys, Relishes etc
Aug – Coffee
Sep - Tofu / Cottage Cheese
October – Pumpkin
November - Sweet Potatoes/Yams
December - Mint

2009
January – Soup
February – Pork
March-Mexican Food
April – Cereal
May- Berries
June-Yogurt
July – Corn
August – Asian
September - Breakfast foods
October – Nuts
November – Onions
December - Meat in Casings

2010
January - Side Salads
February – Spinach
March – Beans
April-hot sandwiches
May-Soy Sauce
June – cookies
July - Sour Cream
August - (Summer Break)
Sept - BBQ Foods.
October - Southern cuisine
November - Peanut butter
December-"Packaged Food"

2011
January – rice
February – chocolate
March - Irish food
April - Butter
May- Flour
June-Father's Day Recipes
July-Mayo/Miracle Whip
August-jalapenos
September - Apples
October - candy
November-Root Vegetables
December - Heavy Whipping Cream

2012
January - Cakes
February - chocolate
March- Pizza
April - Crescent Rolls
May - Picnic!

one2one · 06-20-2012, 07:41 PM

OK, I thought this was a good idea, but maybe not?

PamelaLois · 06-20-2012, 07:54 PM

It is a good idea! People will post, just hang on.........

one2one · 06-21-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PamelaLois

It is a good idea! People will post, just hang on.........

Thank you.

I'll just go work on my patience, which is not always my strongest suit.

EMH1701 · 06-22-2012, 09:40 AM

This is my recipe for how to "Julia up" a steak.

My take on making a good steak, based on what I've learned from Julia Child.

Get probably 3-4 tbsp of butter. Red wine also, about 1/4 cup. Julia always recommended burgundy if you can find it. Keep a plate or bowl on the side.

Add the butter & wine to a frying pan. Slice up some onions and, if you want, a few mushrooms. Do not crowd the pan. Saute' these in the butter & red wine on low heat for about 5 minutes.

Take out the veggies so they don't get overdone & put them on your plate on the side. Add your steak. Season with herbs like a pinch or two each of basil, tarragon, oregano, parsley, a crumbled bay leaf, sea salt, & pepper to taste.

Saute' on both sides in the remaining sauce until steak is no longer red in the middle (unless you like it rare). Top with the mushrooms and onions. Serve with a salad and slice of French bread, and the same wine you used to saute' the steak in.

MisticalMisty · 06-25-2012, 08:36 AM

Beef Roast with a parmesean cream sauce

Ingredients:

For roast:
4-5 lb beef roast-I believe this was a beef sirloin roast
2 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
2 tbsp sea salt
2 tbsp dried rosemary
2 tbsp dried thyme
4-6 tbsp olive oil
6 or so cloves of garlic
beef broth

For sauce:
brown bits from bottom of the pan
beef broth for de-glazing
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup freshly grated parmesean cheese
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 500. Cut slits into various spots on the roast and insert garlic cloves. Mix other ingredients to form a paste and spread evenly on roast. Pour enough beef broth to cover bottom of the roasting pan before putting roast in pan. Place in a 500 degree oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, drop the heat down to 300 and cook for another 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the meat continue to cook as the oven cools. Pull meat from oven, loosely tent with foil and let sit for 15-20 more minutes. Slice as thickly as you like.

For the sauce, in the roast pan on medium heat, add a few splashes of beef broth to de-glaze and scrape up any bits left on the bottom. Add hwc, cheese, worcestershire salt and pepper and reduce sauce to a low simmer. Simmer until desired consistency.

PamelaLois · 06-25-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisticalMisty

WANT NOW PLEASE KTHNXBAI

SoVerySoft · 06-29-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisticalMisty

Beef Roast with a parmesean cream sauce

Drool!! Looks amazing!

one2one · 06-30-2012, 12:21 PM

Great recipes! This is the final day, so there's still a little time to post your favorite ways to enjoy beef.

Also, I don't know how to create the poll. Would someone who does mind sending me a PM with instructions?

SoVerySoft · 06-30-2012, 01:01 PM

Why not give it a couple more days, and I can post the poll for you.

Come on folks! How about beef in a slow cooker? Or great burger ideas?

I have a sandwich recipe I need to post, but no pic, so if I can find one that looks like my recipe, I'll post soon.

one2one · 06-30-2012, 03:46 PM

That sounds like a much better idea, and thank you for posting the poll. I'm excited to see your sandwich recipe!

PamelaLois · 06-30-2012, 07:07 PM

Creamed Chipped Beef

This is a dish I grew up on, it's not the ubiquitous military version of SOS, that's made with ground beef, not dried beef.

2 small jars Armour Dried Beef, dice up slices. (find this stuff where you find the Spam and Vienna Sausages. It's really salty)
4 tbsp butter
4 tbsp flour
2-4 cups milk
2 cans sweet peas
2 small cans mushrooms
3 hard boiled eggs, diced
pepper
toast or noodles

In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook to make a light roux. Add a small amount of milk and stir til it thickens up, then add more milk and stir til it thickens, repeat til it forms a stable white sauce. Add the dried beef and heat through. Add the peas, mushrooms, diced eggs and pepper. Heat through. Serve over toast or noodles.

SoVerySoft · 07-01-2012, 04:02 PM

It has been a long, long time since I made this sandwich, but it was one of my faves. Whenever I would make London Broil, I'd serve it with creamy horseradish sauce, caesar salad and garlic bread. The next day I'd use all the leftovers for sandwiches.

I'd take the leftover french (or italian bread) and toast it lightly and spread it with either garlic butter or the horseradish sauce. Then I'd top it with slices of leftover london broil. Then top that with some leftover salad

Was so easy since I already had everything ready to go, and it was deeelish.

Here are some pics from the internet - none of which are this sandwich, but they give you a sense of it. The meat in the first one looks most like what I made.

london broil.jpg

london broil2.jpg

london broil3sm.JPG

SoVerySoft · 07-01-2012, 04:02 PM

We'll close this Monday night (July 2nd). Get your recipes posted!

SoVerySoft · 07-02-2012, 05:04 PM

2 hrs left (unless I forget to post the poll before bed. Lol)

06-06-2012, 06:15 PM	#1
one2one Sentient little hedonist Join Date: May 2010 Location: Please, even UPS can't find me. Posts: 532	June Iron Foodie Challenge OK, get your aprons on everyone. This one is easy and fun. I couldn't believe we haven't done it yet, but it's the perfect time to fire up the grill and share your best recipes for beef. It's what's for dinner ... or breakfast, or lunch ... Past Challenge List 2006 Dec - Oranges 2007 Jan - Cream Cheese Feb - Soda pop Mar - Recipes containing a can of soup Apr – Shrimp May – Eggs Jun – Liquor Jul - Pasta/couscous etc Salads Aug – Zucchini Sep - Quick breads / Muffins Oct – Cheese Nov – Cranberries Dec - Fudge 2008 Jan - Slow Cooker Recipe Feb – Potatoes Mar - Garlic and Mushrooms Apr – Chicken May – Lemons Jun - 30 min Hot Weather Recipes Jul - Preserves - Jams, Chutneys, Relishes etc Aug – Coffee Sep - Tofu / Cottage Cheese October – Pumpkin November - Sweet Potatoes/Yams December - Mint 2009 January – Soup February – Pork March-Mexican Food April – Cereal May- Berries June-Yogurt July – Corn August – Asian September - Breakfast foods October – Nuts November – Onions December - Meat in Casings 2010 January - Side Salads February – Spinach March – Beans April-hot sandwiches May-Soy Sauce June – cookies July - Sour Cream August - (Summer Break) Sept - BBQ Foods. October - Southern cuisine November - Peanut butter December-"Packaged Food" 2011 January – rice February – chocolate March - Irish food April - Butter May- Flour June-Father's Day Recipes July-Mayo/Miracle Whip August-jalapenos September - Apples October - candy November-Root Vegetables December - Heavy Whipping Cream 2012 January - Cakes February - chocolate March- Pizza April - Crescent Rolls May - Picnic! __________________ One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop ... and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti

06-20-2012, 07:41 PM	#2
one2one Sentient little hedonist Join Date: May 2010 Location: Please, even UPS can't find me. Posts: 532	OK, I thought this was a good idea, but maybe not? __________________ One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop ... and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti

06-20-2012, 07:54 PM	#3
PamelaLois ILL-INI Join Date: May 2007 Location: South suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,443	It is a good idea! People will post, just hang on......... __________________ "May the odds be ever in your favor" - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games

06-22-2012, 09:40 AM	#5
EMH1701 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: MN Posts: 1,034	This is my recipe for how to "Julia up" a steak. My take on making a good steak, based on what I've learned from Julia Child. Get probably 3-4 tbsp of butter. Red wine also, about 1/4 cup. Julia always recommended burgundy if you can find it. Keep a plate or bowl on the side. Add the butter & wine to a frying pan. Slice up some onions and, if you want, a few mushrooms. Do not crowd the pan. Saute' these in the butter & red wine on low heat for about 5 minutes. Take out the veggies so they don't get overdone & put them on your plate on the side. Add your steak. Season with herbs like a pinch or two each of basil, tarragon, oregano, parsley, a crumbled bay leaf, sea salt, & pepper to taste. Saute' on both sides in the remaining sauce until steak is no longer red in the middle (unless you like it rare). Top with the mushrooms and onions. Serve with a salad and slice of French bread, and the same wine you used to saute' the steak in. Last edited by EMH1701 : 06-22-2012 at 09:42 AM.

06-30-2012, 12:21 PM	#9
one2one Sentient little hedonist Join Date: May 2010 Location: Please, even UPS can't find me. Posts: 532	Great recipes! This is the final day, so there's still a little time to post your favorite ways to enjoy beef. Also, I don't know how to create the poll. Would someone who does mind sending me a PM with instructions? __________________ One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop ... and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti

06-25-2012, 08:36 AM	#6
MisticalMisty Executive Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8,610	Beef Roast with a parmesean cream sauce Ingredients: For roast: 4-5 lb beef roast-I believe this was a beef sirloin roast 2 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper 2 tbsp sea salt 2 tbsp dried rosemary 2 tbsp dried thyme 4-6 tbsp olive oil 6 or so cloves of garlic beef broth For sauce: brown bits from bottom of the pan beef broth for de-glazing 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup freshly grated parmesean cheese 1 tsp worcestershire sauce salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 500. Cut slits into various spots on the roast and insert garlic cloves. Mix other ingredients to form a paste and spread evenly on roast. Pour enough beef broth to cover bottom of the roasting pan before putting roast in pan. Place in a 500 degree oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, drop the heat down to 300 and cook for another 30 minutes. Turn the oven off and let the meat continue to cook as the oven cools. Pull meat from oven, loosely tent with foil and let sit for 15-20 more minutes. Slice as thickly as you like. For the sauce, in the roast pan on medium heat, add a few splashes of beef broth to de-glaze and scrape up any bits left on the bottom. Add hwc, cheese, worcestershire salt and pepper and reduce sauce to a low simmer. Simmer until desired consistency.

06-30-2012, 01:01 PM	#10
SoVerySoft Special... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11,853	Why not give it a couple more days, and I can post the poll for you. Come on folks! How about beef in a slow cooker? Or great burger ideas? I have a sandwich recipe I need to post, but no pic, so if I can find one that looks like my recipe, I'll post soon. __________________ "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best --" and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. - A.A. Milne

06-30-2012, 03:46 PM	#11
one2one Sentient little hedonist Join Date: May 2010 Location: Please, even UPS can't find me. Posts: 532	That sounds like a much better idea, and thank you for posting the poll. I'm excited to see your sandwich recipe! __________________ One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop ... and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti

06-30-2012, 07:07 PM	#12
PamelaLois ILL-INI Join Date: May 2007 Location: South suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,443	Creamed Chipped Beef This is a dish I grew up on, it's not the ubiquitous military version of SOS, that's made with ground beef, not dried beef. 2 small jars Armour Dried Beef, dice up slices. (find this stuff where you find the Spam and Vienna Sausages. It's really salty) 4 tbsp butter 4 tbsp flour 2-4 cups milk 2 cans sweet peas 2 small cans mushrooms 3 hard boiled eggs, diced pepper toast or noodles In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook to make a light roux. Add a small amount of milk and stir til it thickens up, then add more milk and stir til it thickens, repeat til it forms a stable white sauce. Add the dried beef and heat through. Add the peas, mushrooms, diced eggs and pepper. Heat through. Serve over toast or noodles. __________________ "May the odds be ever in your favor" - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games

07-01-2012, 04:02 PM	#13
SoVerySoft Special... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11,853	It has been a long, long time since I made this sandwich, but it was one of my faves. Whenever I would make London Broil, I'd serve it with creamy horseradish sauce, caesar salad and garlic bread. The next day I'd use all the leftovers for sandwiches. I'd take the leftover french (or italian bread) and toast it lightly and spread it with either garlic butter or the horseradish sauce. Then I'd top it with slices of leftover london broil. Then top that with some leftover salad Was so easy since I already had everything ready to go, and it was deeelish. Here are some pics from the internet - none of which are this sandwich, but they give you a sense of it. The meat in the first one looks most like what I made. london broil.jpg london broil2.jpg london broil3sm.JPG __________________ "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best --" and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. - A.A. Milne

07-02-2012, 05:04 PM	#15
SoVerySoft Special... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11,853	2 hrs left (unless I forget to post the poll before bed. Lol) __________________ "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best --" and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. - A.A. Milne

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