Horseradish Cream Sauce

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Andrea

I wasn’t a huge beef eater growing up but I did enjoy a nice deli roast beef sandwich on occasion. Horseradish was always paired with beef and I never understood that. Maybe because I didn’t really enjoy that flavor unless it was part of cocktail sauce. I always opted for a light smidge of mayo instead.

I know, shame on me.

For several years now, I have been making my own cocktail sauce so we always have horseradish on hand. You can purchase fresh grated horseradish in a jar and it’s typically located in the refrigerated section where the shredded cheeses and dips are. This is not horseradish sauce but fresh horseradish. Make sure you read the label when you’re purchasing it so you don’t buy the wrong thing by accident.

I buy the HUGE bottles of it because now I can’t get enough horseradish. A few years back we were having some prime rib for Christmas dinner and I decided to make some cream sauce to go along with it. We loved it so much that now anytime we have beef (especially grilled steaks), horseradish cream sauce is always made.

Burrito Bowl

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Andrea

Shaking off yesterday’s heavy topic let’s talk about something fun! And let’s make it about fun food!

Scott and I have a favorite diner that just happens to be very close to us and they have the best veggie burritos. The. BEST. The burrito is gigantic and stuffed with beans, cheese, and all manner of veggies. They won my heart because they actually use a variety of real veggies in their burritos.

Listen, I tend to eat mostly veggie when I’m dining out. I’ve gotten veggie burritos and such at many places and the “veggies” that restaurants tend to give you are as follows:

Onion
Green Peppers
Mushrooms

That’s it. Maybe if it’s your lucky day, there will be a sad basement tasting carrot tossed in the mix. But usually “veggies” are those three things and if we’re being truthful, mushrooms aren’t even a veggie.

Please leave them off my veggie meals!

Anyway, at our favorite diner the veggie burritos are full of:

Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Andrea

I grew up in Pennsylvania. Western PA as a matter of fact. Home of the Steelers, The Penguins (and the Pirates if we must) and the City of Bridges. I didn’t grow up in the city but in a rural coal mining and farming town which was only an hour south of the city. I now live in Columbus, which is only 3 hours away from my hometown.

Doesn’t sound like a huge difference but in terms of weather it totally is! Ohio gets some of the most crazy weather and by crazy I am referring to how extreme it is. It goes from one end of the spectrum to the other, sometimes in the same day.

This week we have the pleasure of dealing with an ice storm and then more snow. Good times.

Thankfully Scott and I work from home which means we can stay bundled up.

On the first cold and iced-in day, I decided to kick my normal bowl of morning oats up a notch and make it something special. I’ve seen others talk about baked oatmeal before and the concept always intrigued me. Baked oatmeal sounds really decadent and like a lovely winter treat, doesn’t it?

Chili Cheese Fries

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Andrea

Like Paula Deen, I love potatoes. LOVE them. Probably a little inappropriately. Unlike Paula Deen, I don’t think they need to be slathered in butter and cream. Cheese is always welcome. So is bacon but he is not invited to this party today.

Ever since I saw Chili Cheese Fries over at White On Rice Couple, I have been chewing at the bit to make them myself.

OHC style.

We recently had chili for a meal but I was unable to use the leftovers for chili cheese fries only because time was against me and I didn’t get around to it. This week we decided that in order to keep my sanity (we were out of fresh fruit and the veggie count was in the single digits), we made a last minute decision to hit the grocery store. We were there forever (as is typical) and I picked up a bunch of produce. Among those were some russet potatoes and some red peppers (5 for $5, heck yes!).

Spinach and artichoke twice baked potatoes

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Andrea

Would you believe me if I told you that I’ve never been to a steak house before? Like an honest-to-goodness steak house? I’ve been to Ruth’s Chris once with Scott like a decade ago but that’s a chain so I don’t really count that as a true steak house.

I grew up in the sticks so we didn’t have steak houses. Unless you count going over to the Elk’s or Moose on steak night and I’m betting you don’t. Even the bigger towns closest to us (which were all half an hour to 45 minutes away no matter which direction you went) didn’t have steak houses.

But there are some things I know about steak houses like they are crazy expensive if what people tell me is true. Every time The Double R mentions steak houses on her show she says that for two people it could be like a $200 tab.

That’s a lot of money to be spending on a slice of cow from a factory farm and a baked potato.

Tuesday Tips: Cool treats for your dog

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Andrea

Gimme something cool!

Summer time will soon be upon us bringing very hot and dry weather with it. One of the lessons we all know is to stay hydrated and one of the things we love are cool treats in the summer. Right? Frozen yogurt or ice cream, cool refreshing drinks. Well humans aren’t the only ones who can dig on cool treats, doggies love them too!

Dogs can only pant to help cool themselves and it’s really not all that effective. Just like people, some dogs handle hot weather better than others. I have a boxer and their squishy faces makes it harder for them to breath during extreme heat. They are also more susceptible to heat stroke. Because of this I make sure Rocky gets his outdoor exercise early in the morning and after the sun has gone down in the evenings. I also make sure to have plenty of cool treats for him in the summer.

Yogurt Curry Chicken

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Andrea

Thighs in the marinade

I came up with this idea for a marinade based off of a dipping sauce I make that has much of the same elements. While we were having the dipping sauce one day (Don’t worry, I’m sure it will be something that will eventually make it’s way here) I realized that if I beefed up the sauce a bit, I could turn it into a marinade. I played around and came up with a marinade that ended up being one of our favorite ways to have chicken.

In this recipe I use chicken thighs because it takes to the marinade well and we like the juiciness of that cut of meat. But you could do this with any of the other cuts as well. In fact, I think using it on wings would make an awesome little snack for a get-together or game nite gathering (hrm, I’m going to file that idea away for future use myself!).