Beef Sandwich

Tonight for an early dinner I made a beef sandwich. I based it off of Guy Fieri's Baltimore Beef Bad Boy sandwich.

I used 8 slices of precut beef top round which I marinated in a large ziplock in the fridge for about 24 hours. Seasonings used include; salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and chopped onion. I then added 1-2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce about 2-3 hours before cooking.

About 5 hours before cooking, I mixed together the special horseradish sauce-
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup hot horseradish
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
And refrigerated until I was read to cook the beef.

Caramelize thinly sliced onions, then seared beef about 1 minute each side. Spread beef onto lightly toasted potato bread. Recipe calls for rue bread but neither of us like rye and we had potato bread on hand. Recipe also asks for raw sliced onions but we (mostly me) prefer them cooked. I also melted Swiss cheese on the beef which the recipe does not call for either. After spreading out beef on too of toasted potato bread, smear special horseradish sauce to your tasting then too with caramelized onions. Top with other slice of bread, cut in half, and ENJOY!

Cast Iron Apples

Breakfast time!

I'm becoming more accustomed to cooking in cast iron. I never really cooked in it before except within the last year; it's the only thing my boyfriend really cooks in. He swears by it.

Today is my Sunday -yes, it is Monday - I have Sundays and Mondays off. I love my weekend because I can wake up and breakfast. I don't have to wake up at 5:30 in the morning when I'm definitely not hungry! I'm usually not even hungry until now 830 or 9 AM, sometimes even later.

I made caramelized apples in the cast iron pan and I put them on top of dry potato bread toast.

Ingredients:
One Fuji apple, diced into bite-size pieces or smaller
Lemon juice
Cinnamon
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Butter
Sugar

I started off by dicing the Apple into bite-size pieces or even smaller. I also peeled the apple; however, did not remove all of the peel and left a little on because I don't mind it and there is nutritional value in it.
I put the diced apples in a bowl, then I sprayed a little lemon juice on it, shaved little bit of lemon zest from my frozen lemon that I keep in the freezer (which I will talk about in another post), and then I added the cinnamon and mixed it all together and set it aside.
I put about 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter in the castiron pan and let it melt. Added about a 1/4 cup of sugar until it turned brown and caramelized. then added the diced apple. The juice from the apples really made this. It thinned out the caramel so it wasn't so thick. I turned off the stove top and allowed the apples to sit for a bit.
I toasted a piece of potato bread. Then plated the dry toast and topped with the caramel used apples!


YUM

Yogurt Berry Smoothie

Yogurt Berry Smoothie

Ingredients:
Honey Greek Yogurt
Frozen Strawberries
Frozen Raspberries
Nature's Eggs (flax seed, hemp seed, chia seed, sesame seed, poppy seed)
Chocolate Drink or Cocoa Powder
Shaved Frozen Lemon Zest

I love my smoothie blender and I love smoothies. I am still working on how to better grind up the seeds beforehand (probably need some kind of mortar and pestle, but opting for something easier). I like using fresh berries too; however, you don't need to use ice if you use frozen ones!

If I didn't have a roommate, I would make smoothies every morning before work. But for now, I will save them for weekend late mornings and after work. 

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— angiiiiiiツ (@anbanitt) February 11, 2013