Month: February 2014
Braised Beef Short Ribs (a Tried and True Recipe)
This past weekend I shared a picture of one of our favorite meals: Braised Beef Short Ribs. This recipe originates from The Food Network courtesy of Chef Anne Burrell. I have made this several times and It always turns out perfectly. Chef Burrell serves it over mashed potatoes but I prefer a quick cooking polenta with …
Beef and Three Bean Chili from FINE COOKING MAGAZINE (Feb/March 2014)
One of my favorite go-to magazines when I need a recipe that is usually delicious but also accurate in the directions is Fine Cooking Magazine. I knew immediately when I saw the cover of the Feb/March edition that I had my first recipe to test for my new blog, Recipe Realities. Beef and Three-Bean …
Why the Recipe Realities Blog?
Day after day we all see recipes in a cooking magazine or on a foodie television show that we think, “I would love to make that!” But is that recipe really one designed for the home cook? I understand the concept of food photography, but will my finished product resemble their picture? These are questions that we …
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