Ranch Wife's Slant

Cowboys, kids, and ranch life

Tag: cooking

  • BEEF Magazine’s May 2011 Issue Features Value Cuts of Beef

    I was overly excited when I received the May 2011 issue of BEEF Magazine in our mailbox last week and saw the cover. The magazine’s featured topic focused on value cut meats. The front cover pictured a scrumptious skillet dish of pan-fried steak, onions, jalapeños, and colored bell peppers called Samba steak stir fry using…

  • The Ranch Wife Chronicles: A Fellow South Dakota Ranch Wife’s Blog

    At the Women In Ag conference this past fall I met a new friend Robyn, who lives in the opposite direction from where I live, and since we met we’ve stayed in contact through technology. Robyn and her husband live on a ranch in a more remote location than I do, yet she and I…

  • Bulk Spices: A Ranch Wife’s Lifesaver

    I do a lot of shopping locally but when I can, I take advantage of buying certain items in bulk because of the larger amounts which last longer since for me, going to the store isn’t five minutes away and I like getting more product for less money if it’s something my household will use….

  • Biscuit Eaters

      A few years ago I decided to stop buying bread at the store and bake bread for my family instead. I liked the idea of saving money because I felt store-bought bread was getting ridiculously high-priced and thought homemade bread would be better for my family anyway. At least I would know what ingredients…

  • Round Steak Revival

    For years, round steak was my least favorite cut of beef, mostly because I struggled to find very many interesting and tasty ways to prepare it. Round steak used to be the last to get eaten of our beef supply. The past few years I’ve taken it as a personal challenge to find new ways…

  • Krafting Food for Family

    Many of my best meal ideas, desserts and appetizers come from Kraft Food & Family magazine.  It comes out four times a year but all of Kraft Food & Family’s recipes are online. It’s one of my favorite recipe sources. I subscribe to this cooking magazine mostly because I’m really immature and like finding stuff in…

  • Kirk Branding Day Dinner Featured on Toque Magazine

    Five and a half months after my family and I had our branding day dinner videotaped for a series called What’s For Dinner America? the final cut was revealed on the cooking site called Toque Magazine on October 14, 2010. The following is the video that I wrote about in my column this week and…

  • Recipes From My Cookbook

    Tuesday, I posted about my personal cookbook. Here are the recipes I promised. Kristie’s Taco Dip 8 oz. cream cheese 8-16 oz. sour cream 1 pkg. taco seasoning (I use my homemade taco seasoning) ½ c. mild taco sauce (I substitute salsa sometimes) Beat first 3 ingredients together. Spread in 9×13 pan Spread sauce/salsa on…

  • My Family Cookbook

    I got this blank recipe book as part of a wedding gift that I almost put on a yard sale. I had a revelation as I thumbed through it before putting in a box of stuff for the sale. I decided it would be the perfect book for keeping all of my favorite recipes in…

  • The Scoop on Beef

    A site worth perusing is http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/. I go there a lot for recipes but also for the helpful information it provides about beef  that I can share with people. Beef It’s What’s For Dinner is funded by the Beef Checkoff Program and the website provides helpful beef related information. Besides wonderful recipes, it also provides helpful…