Rendang Burger
The rich flavors of Malaysian beef stew are transformed into this Rendang Burger topped with a refreshing homemade mango coconut salad.
Tag: beef
Sweet and Sour Tacos
Sweet and Sour tacos are an Asian twist on traditional beef tacos, with notes of sweet and spicy and a crunch garnish of fresh onions – they will be your next Taco Tuesday favorite!
Korean Beef Kimchi Nachos
Some of us have been blessed with a short week and doesn’t it just seem that the week is longer? Also, for some reason I feel a palpable difference with the week is Monday-Thursday rather than Tuesday-Friday. Like, think of how fast Thanksgiving week seems to fly (which is, I guess a three-day week). It’s all mental, though isn’t it? Mind games with myself. Anyway, let’s talk food because my obsession for all foods Korean continues for the moment. Mixing it up with today with these sheet pan Korean Beef Kimchi Nachos.
Short Ribs with Polenta
Slow cooker short ribs with polenta are the perfect set and forget meal- rich vegetable gravy covers the cheesy grits for a hearty delicious meal.
Bolognese Eggplant Stacks
Bolognese Eggplant Stacks are almost a cheater’s version of a more laborious eggplant parm, with chunky meat sauce and seasoned ricotta to tie it together.
Chunky Beef Chili
Easy chunky beef chili topped with cornbread and shredded cheese
You guys, is there any dish more quintessentially fall than a good chunky beef chili? I mean, think about it. Hard. Maybe pumpkin, but not IMO.
Beef & Sweet Potato Stir-Fry
After all the years of whipping up tasteful, almost-perfect (by my standards) dishes in my kitchen, the stir-fry still alludes me. Even this Beef & Sweet Potato Stir-Fry. Years ago, A and I took a stir-fry cooking class because despite the fact we can make…
Bobotie Burger
South Africa’s national dish made into a flavorful Bobotie burger with a cranberry mayo and fried egg – a true taste explosion!
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Many years ago, when we first moved to the city, young and naïve and dare I say pretty silly, AC and I would pick a day each month to have “suburb day.” If that sounds like the epitome of city snobbery…well, I won’t even pretend that it’s not. For suburb day, we’d go to the mall or some other large shopping arena and eat at a chain restaurant because no matter what they say, no city dweller will deny the excitement of an occasional trip to The Olive Garden (or, in our case, Sweet Tomatoes). Anyway, it was always good times but now that Apple Crisp actually lives in the ‘burbs herself, it’s not as exciting a venture and rarely happens. Evidenced by the fact that my car battery died recently from lack of activity. True Story.
However, a few weeks ago Kettle Corn and I resurrected suburb day by taking a trip to Northbrook to try Max and Benny’s. Now, if there’s a Jewish deli version of Cheers, this is it. While no one knew our names, it was obvious from the vibe of the place that it had regulars and as we made our way to the table that Saturday morning, we no doubt passed quite a few.
Max and Benny’s is both a restaurant and take-away deli, and has been owned and operated by the Schlan family for over thirty years, and it’s attention to solid, home cooked traditional food is evident. The menu is chock full of goodies that you’d expect to find upon walking into any New York deli- bagels, bialys, loaves of rye, corned beef, ruggelah, pie…is your mouth watering yet?
It will be soon.
Here’s the rundown of what we got. (more…)
Steak Frites
Steak frites is no more than steak and French fries, but when done right, it’s proof that you don’t need a fancy grill to cook a good steak and that oven fries can be amazing.