Tag Archives: freezer entrees

do your meatballs fall apart? (recipe: turkey & sausage meatballs)

do your meatballs fall apart? (recipe: turkey & sausage meatballs)

They fall apart because you don’t beat them. I am not kidding. When you make sausage or meatballs—even meatloaf—you want to develop the myosin in the meat. It doesn’t take much ‘beating,’ but just a few minutes of stirring-with-intention will make a big difference in the texture of your ground meat. As the meat develops, it gets a little sticky. Then they hold their form and tend not to… [more]

default dinner: 1-2-3 steak

default dinner: 1-2-3 steak

I love this new little addition to our family default dinner list. I bought a grill book last summer, and have primarily used it to compile rubs and massage steak accordingly. During summer that meant lots of last minute skewers, but now that it is chilly outside I typically throw the steak under the broiler. The best best best part of this entree is that I can:
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