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[LiveLife]

Wife's favorite for lunch, Kung Pao Beef ... But I forgot the hot chili pods ... Wife said it was still good

 

[LiveLife]

Sliders with ribeye steak, onion, bell pepper and melty cheese

 

[LiveLife]

Homemade chili cheese hand cut fries for me and cheeseburger grilled onion slider with hand cut fries for wife

 

[LiveLife]

Wife suggested I use the usual milk butter roll dough recipe to make cinnamon rolls. Checked some recipes and I just needed to increase sugar from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup and flour from 3.5 cups to 4.5 cups ... 3.5 hours later of rising the dough twice, here it is topped with cream cheese frosting following this recipe - https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/best-cinnamon-rolls/

 

[LiveLife]

Cooking breakfast in the carbon steel pan ... nicely seasoned and non-stick

 

[LiveLife]

Wife requested NY steak for lunch ... Cooked medium temped to 135-140F with yellow squash sauteed in butter and garlic along with microwave Yukon Gold potato. She says way better than McDonalds/Burger King.

 

[LiveLife]

Wife and daughter went for a hike and daughter requested beef stirfry for dinner.

Marinated beef slices (Dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, ground pepper, onion powder, sugar, corn starch), onion, celery, orange bell peppers, baby bokchoy, green onions, ginger and garlic with splash of sesame oil (Sauce was light soy sauce, water, heavy on oyster sauce, ground pepper, sugar and corn starch).

Gotta love the seasoned carbon steel pan ... Had the electric burner on high (I usually use medium heat) and everything cooked well without sticking (I partially shallow oil fried the beef slices and steamed the baby bokchoy/green onion before stir frying).

 

[LiveLife]

Wife asked for pancakes for breakfast ... Fluffy pancakes on carbon steel pan, a little butter and no stick!

Of course, extra pads of butter

 

[LiveLife]

I was craving spaghetti so ground some chuck to make meat sauce with canned tomatoes and mushroom (My secret is adding a can of Campbell's condensed tomato soup to sauce and sugar to taste).

Cooked some De Cecco linguine and topped with grated Parmesan and pecorino romano cheese

 

[LiveLife]

My craving has been all over the place recently. Here are freshly baked milk butter roll tri-tip sliders with onion rings

Beefaroni from fresh ground chuck with plenty of shredded cheddar

Pepper jack "Philly" cheese sliders. Wife sure likes gooey cheesy sliders with caramelized onions.

Carne Asada burritos with Instant Pot refried pinto beans

And with cheese for wife

Had some ripe bananas so made banana nut milk chocolate chip muffins using this recipe

 

[theotherwaldo]

Wow!
All of the things that I can't eat, all in one page!

 

[LiveLife]

Wow!
All of the things that I can't eat, all in one page!

And here's more ...

Made wine reduction braised short ribs for Mother's Day ... Browned short ribs with whole head of garlic cut in half seared in same pan then boiled in wine, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper then foil covered and baked for 3 hours in 330F oven. Then pan dripping pushed through wire sieve and reduced further with mushroom sauteed in butter.

Wife's plate served with garlic butter mashed Yukon Gold potatoes ... It was very good < I think wife likes me a bit more too >

Back to routine menu item of pepper jack Philly cheese steak sliders with fresh baked milk butter rolls

And gooey cheesy sliders served with sweet bread and butter pickle chips

 

[theotherwaldo]

Now THAT I could dig in to - well, except for the cheese sliders... .

 

[LiveLife]

Now THAT I could dig in to - well, except for the cheese sliders... .

Yes, braised short ribs with wine reduction was very tender and juicy full of flavor but you GOTTA try those pepper jack cheese sliders ... Really gooey and cheesy. YUMMY.

Porterhouse steak and microwave Yukon Gold potato along with butter sauteed squash. Cooked to 130-135F and came out very tender and juicy.

Daughter stopped by and picked up some fresh milk butter rolls and chocolate chip walnut cookies baked today.

 

[theotherwaldo]

The steak looks great, but I spent most of today in bed because I accidentally ate some gravy at a party on Friday.
Wheat doesn't agree with me... .

 

[LiveLife]

Got a head of broccoli to make Broccoli Beef but wife mentions Kung Pao Beef (Her favorite) ... So after some pondering, "I am going to make Kung Pao Broccoli Beef" ... Problem solved.

Time to bake more bread and rolls along with wife's favorite double chocolate (Milk and Semi-Sweet chips) walnut cookies. Sample of roll with butter was good.

Made tuna salad with toasted freshly baked bread for lunch

Over the weekend I got craving for Chili Colorado (Wife loves Mexican food) so made a batch referencing this recipe simmering for 2 hours ... Came out juicy and tender and spicy

 

[LiveLife]

Breakfast was usual Yukon Gold potato diced hash with onion, bell peppers and minced fresh garlic. Added seasoned salt, cracked black pepper and fried eggs from the our hens. Side of fresh baked rolls and butter.

 

[theotherwaldo]

Looks good, but that would put me in the hospital.
My usual breakfast is scrambled eggs cooked with lean ham, topped with mild taco sauce - and lots of coffee with stevia and no-carb creamer.

 

[LiveLife]

My usual breakfast is scrambled eggs cooked with lean ham, topped with mild taco sauce

Yummy.