Green Bean Purple Sweet Potato Blue Cheese Brûléed Steak Salad

How about something super special, but entirely different as a meal in the new year?Have you tried purple sweet potatoes (aka “Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes)? SWOON. They are SO delicious.So, traditional “yams” are sweet potatoes are definitely one of my favorite things. My taste buds and my tummy adore these garnet gems.Then, there are white sweet…

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Filipino Citrus Flatiron Steak & Plantains

GOOD. CLEAN. FUN. Whether it’s pizza or pad thai,reimagine your favorite foods withmind-blowing flavors sourcedfrom around the globe. – SERIOUS FOODIE makes food FUN!!!! 🤩It’s easy. It tastes more than great – the depth of flavor and aroma is like non-other. And, today, in our “good, clean, fun” experiment, we are using THE FILIPINO SPICE…

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Melted Marble Ribeye & Herb Smashed Potatoes

I’ve never been a fan of ribeye – or any fatty cut of steak (NY strip, etc). Yet, the ribeye, T-bone, and NY strip seem to reign and rank high in mighty in the meat-lovers’ world.I’ll stick with my filet mignon – tender, tenderloin – as the princess 👸that I am. Only the cream of…

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Super Herb Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Technically the holidays are over, but we like to celebrate life each and every day in our house.There’s no reason to save the china, the crystal, the rare scotch, whisky, and wine for “special” occasions. Every day is a day worth celebrating.We are alive and kicking, we are breathing, we have a roof over our…

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Peppered Steak Sous Vide & Mediterranean Quinoa

Today, the day I am composing this post, is March 16, 2020.I am an anxious person.Often I can manage. Today I simply cannot.Coronavirus. Quarantine. Pre-existining auto-immune condition.It’s too much. I feel like I’m going to break.I’m not allowed to go to the grocery store.My immune system is too compromised.My loving husband is there now, buying…

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Chinese Five Spice Ribeye

There’s just something about the aroma of sweet anise seed, cloves, and cinnamon, mixed with the refreshing sense of fennel, and then spiced to the max with a hint of Szechuan pepper. The combination almost tickles the faculties, causing the perceptions to dance with delight. Thus, allow yourself to be tickled pink with the fragrance, flavor, and…

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Cumin and Rosemary Crusted Filet

There really isn’t anything better than a great steak. I must re-state that:  There is nothing better than a great filet. Despite the “hard time” and teasing I tend to receive from certain family members regarding my food choices and requests, particularly at restaurants (think Meg Ryan at the diner from When Harry Met Sally –…

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Kicky Blackberry Compote

I certainly prefer to be humble – BUT, this is pretty darn amazing!  It’s awesome, in fact! I created this, in part, for a competition.  The formal consensus has not yet arrived, but I truly believe it’s a winner! Sweet tart fruit, intoxicating basil, the caramel quality of vanilla and dates, and the fiery kick…

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