Food for Fuel: Beef and Tofu Stir-Fry with Spicy Hoisin Sauce

I finally made a dinner worth posting on Monday night after getting out of work early.  Unfortunately, MSB played golf until late, so we still ended up eating at 9 PM.  I prepped all the stir-fry ingredients and then finished cooking it during the few minutes he was in the shower.  Stir-fries are so fast [...]

Food for Fuel: Peanut Noodles with Stir-Fried Beef

I’ve been craving Asian noodles, but haven’t found my favorite soba noodles at my grocery store.  However, I saw these Tofu Shirataki noodles and decided to give them a try.  Beef was on sale for really, really cheap with a coupon and I bought some top round. These “noodles” are made out of tofu and [...]

Food for Fuel: Sesame Stir-Fried Beef with Tofu

I’ve had half a steak in the freezer for almost too long now, so I pulled it out and meant to use it over the weekend.  Then I didn’t, so I really needed to use it yesterday and that meant cooking stir-fry for lunch.  I chose Sesame Stir-Fried Beef from How to Cook Everything and [...]

Bittman Challenge: Stir-Fried Spicy Beef with Basil

I made this for lunch on Wednesday and ate the leftovers yesterday.  So, I’ve eaten very well the past two days.  This was great, and so fast! I used 1/2 pound of steak and added a bunch of tofu and vegetables, making the entire sauce recipe.  Here’s what I did: Stir-Fried Spicy Beef (and Tofu) [...]

Bittman Challenge: Meat Loaf

MSB and I made meat lasagna this weekend and I had 1/2 pound of lean ground beef leftover.  Normally I would leave it for MSB, but I can’t give him free food when there is a challenge to complete!  So, I used it to make a mini meat loaf.  The link brings you to the [...]