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gentlehearts-or anybody else.. what's the difference between swiss steak and cube steak?
cube steak is usually what you have when you want to do something like a chicken fried steak or a dish that requires the meat to be very tender: swiss steak is usually fixed with round steak (sometimes pounded) and is cooked for several hours.
add to this, I make homemade soup a couple of times a month, more in the winter. We try to go meatless once a week, eating corn chowder, veggie enchaladas or mac and cheese.
We also have ethnic food at least once a week. It might be Italian, Asian or Mexican and could be made with any of the meats above. Usually I use left overs when making ethnic meals.
In the last couple of years, I've made a conscious effort to eat less processed foods, and more fresh produce. Since April, I've also made the effort to lose weight - not by some crash diet, just by counting calories and eating healthier. (It's working - I've lost 47.5 lbs.) These are now our most frequent dinners. You don't have to eat boring food to lose weight!
Beef:
Tacos al carbon (skirt steak marinated in lime juice, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, cumin, salt and pepper pureed together)
Eye of round roast
Grilled steak
Sloppy joes (with homemade sauce, not Manwich)
Chicken (boneless/skinless breast meat)
Sauteed with white wine, garlic, and tomatoes. I sometimes add yellow squash. My husband likes it over pasta, I add spinach to mine (he doesn't like it) instead. This is my most frequent dinner in the summer, when fresh tomatoes are available.
Lemon pepper chicken
Panang curry chicken
Cashew chicken
Pork:
Souvlaka with tzatziki sauce
Pork fried rice
Roasted pork tenderloin
Seafood:
Salmon with creamy lime sauce
Rainbow trout with lemon pepper
Fish tacos (usually with tilapia)
Shrimp po'boys with spicy slaw
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gentlehearts-or anybody else.. what's the difference between swiss steak and cube steak?
Cube steak is pieces of round steak (which is a tougher cut of meat) which have been run through a tenderizer, so they can be quickly browned on both sides like a steak and will be tender. I like cube steak a lot. It's very flavorful, inexpensive and easy to fix.
Swiss steak is round steak which has been slow cooked in a tomato/beef broth based sauce for a few hours until tender.
Beef
Grilled steaks (ribeye our fav.) once a week
Ground beef, spaghetti red sauce
Beef stew / chilli
Roast beef with gravy or in sandwiches
Curry rendang beef
Pork
Ground pork porridge w. century eggs (lunches)
Pork shoulder with sauerkraut pot meal
Grilled or baked pork chops
Kielbasa w. Pierogies or Haluski
Bacon (breakfast, lunch sandwiches or dinner)
Chicken
Hainanese Chicken rice
Homemade chicken soup or
homemade chicken Porridge
(usually using the leftover Hainanese chicken)
Baked chicken breast in parm & ranch and or mayo
Fish/Seafood
tuna casserole
fish sticks (for the common daily meals)
Grilled fish for special occasion
Linguini with clam sauce (normal dinner)
Grilled rancher coconut shrimp (holidays or special visits)
Then there is also my DD's pizza (when she feels like it)
Our grilled menus are the most no-brainer dishes.
The rest are all tried & true recipes that frequent our tables most daily.
We do like to switch it up with weird or non-normal in between too.
Lasagna
Sausage and peppers
Pasta with meat sauce
Cheese ravioli with melted mozzarella on top
Filet Mignon on the grill
Shrimp in Sweet Baby Ray's over brown rice
Grilled chicken legs
We eat:
Chicken cutlets.
Chicken parmesan
Perdue Oven Stuffer Chicken with sides
Hot dogs
Ham Steak
Pot Roast
I eat more vegetarian dishes:
Salads
Black Bean or veggie burgers
Lentil taco's
Bean or lentil chili
Sloppy joes with lentils
My kind of chicken:
I usually stuff chicken breast and fill it with garlic, spinach and Feta cheese....or I will stuff with ham and swiss and cook in a skillet with olive oil
Grilled chunks of chicken in seasonings.
Once the cool weather hits, I will be making more soups
I wish I had 14-15 dishes in my repertoire but here it goes:
Fried Rice
Mapo Tofu
Spagetti with Swiss and Green Peppers
Fish and Chips
Tuna Pannini
Mac and Cheese Salad
Curry Rice with Shrimp (or Fish, Pork, Beef, etc.)
Pork Bone Soup
Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan
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