by Heather Sheire | Oct 18, 2011 | Beef, Gluten Free, Savory, Soups, Stews & Chilis
Cincinnati Chili is unique in the chili world. I had eaten it, but never made it when a friend requested it special. To the Internet… The first thing I discovered, is that authentic Cincinnati Chili begins with boiling the beef. OK. Weird. The next unique...
by Heather Sheire | Mar 19, 2011 | Beef, Gluten Free, Oma's Recipes, Savory
Featured in Gourmet Live’s Weekly Roundup: The Best of Beef You know you want it. It’s another installment of Oma’s cooking class. Like all of Oma’s meals, Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is simple, hearty and delicious....
by Heather Sheire | Mar 15, 2011 | Beef, Savory
Attention meat and potato lovers! Welcome to my Shepherds Pie with Beef, which I’m told by one of my readers is actually called Cottage Pie. This is essentially a thick hearty beef stew covered with light and fluffy mashed potatoes that are crisped up under a...
by Heather Sheire | Feb 7, 2011 | Beef, Gluten Free, Oma's Recipes, Savory
Back in the 40s and 50s, when my German mother-in-law (aka “Oma”) was a young girl in Northern German, rouladen was her family’s traditional Christmas dinner. Now, this classic meal is a common Sunday supper all over Germany, but back then, when...
by Heather Sheire | Jan 17, 2011 | Beef, Gluten Free, Savory
Pot roast is one of the classic Winter foods. Savory, hearty and satisfying, everything cooks together in the same pot. No muss, no fuss. Once the initial preparation is complete, this dish requires very little attention. It just simmers away, the perfect meal for...
by Heather Sheire | Jan 10, 2011 | Beef, Pasta, Savory
All through this Fall, my husband asked me periodically to make bolognese. For whatever reason, up until now, I just wasn’t in the mood. But then Jim purchased 1/4 of an organic grass-fed cow, butchered and packaged and stuffed into our downstairs freezer....
by Heather Sheire | Oct 15, 2010 | Beef, Oma's Recipes, Savory, Vegetables
Oma is my German mother-in-law and she makes the classics. Primarily we’re talking meat and starch in various forms. It isn’t fancy food, but has been served to her family for decades and never fails to satisfy. As the weather turns cold, I crave this...
by Heather Sheire | Sep 29, 2010 | Beef, Gluten Free
Summer may be over, but someone forgot to tell my thermostat because it’s been hot as the hinges the last couple of weeks. Last Friday, it got up to 99 degrees. Frankly, I’m over it! My culinary mind has already switched over to Autumn. Bring on the...