Since the cholesterol/triglyceride scare of late 2008, I have cut way
back on the red meat. (Numbers are back in the normal range, btw). Left
to my own devices without the fear of repercussions from my arteries I
would have beef at nearly every dinner.

Yesterday I went to Safeway and they have on sale -- in the butcher
block -- these huge cross rib roasts for $1.99/lb. Normally $4.99/lb.
Gorgeous roasts! I bought a 6.5 lb. one and today I'm going to use the
handy-dandy grinder attachment on my Kitchenaide and grind it all up.
There isn't a big fat cap, and no noticeable marbling. Considering that
80% lean is "on sale" for $2.69, I think this is quite the bargain.
Bonus is that I know what cut of meat it is and that it wasn't scraped
off the floor and thrown into the commercial grinder.

They have smaller roasts in the regular case at the same price and I
might pick up a couple more to freeze. Perhaps slow-roast one. Raley's
also has the Angus version of the same roast on sale for $2.47/lb. I do
like the taste of Angus beef. Might have to do a little side-by-side
comparison of that and the Rancher's Reserve from Safeway.

At this point I'm not sure if it will be German or Swedish meatballs,
spaghetti or meatloaf. I do have a spaghetti squash that needs to be
used. The weather finally turned rainy, so no grilling burgers for a
bit. (Just when I type this, the sun comes out!)

What's on everyone else's menu tonight?

--Lin

Lin wrote:
> Since the cholesterol/triglyceride scare of late 2008, I have cut way
> back on the red meat. (Numbers are back in the normal range, btw). Left


I absolutely love beef, but I think I've been working to severely reduce
my consumption of it. I am going to do the same with pork.

And I'll try to eat more chicken and fish instead. (I already eat tons
of vegetables).


Good find, though. I suppose some good-quality beef now and again isn't
too horrible for you.

In article >,
Lin > wrote:

> Since the cholesterol/triglyceride scare of late 2008, I have cut way
> back on the red meat. (Numbers are back in the normal range, btw). Left
> to my own devices without the fear of repercussions from my arteries I
> would have beef at nearly every dinner.
>
> Yesterday I went to Safeway and they have on sale -- in the butcher
> block -- these huge cross rib roasts for $1.99/lb. Normally $4.99/lb.
> Gorgeous roasts! I bought a 6.5 lb. one and today I'm going to use the
> handy-dandy grinder attachment on my Kitchenaide and grind it all up.
> There isn't a big fat cap, and no noticeable marbling. Considering that
> 80% lean is "on sale" for $2.69, I think this is quite the bargain.
> Bonus is that I know what cut of meat it is and that it wasn't scraped
> off the floor and thrown into the commercial grinder.
>
> They have smaller roasts in the regular case at the same price and I
> might pick up a couple more to freeze. Perhaps slow-roast one. Raley's
> also has the Angus version of the same roast on sale for $2.47/lb. I do
> like the taste of Angus beef. Might have to do a little side-by-side
> comparison of that and the Rancher's Reserve from Safeway.
>
> At this point I'm not sure if it will be German or Swedish meatballs,
> spaghetti or meatloaf. I do have a spaghetti squash that needs to be
> used. The weather finally turned rainy, so no grilling burgers for a
> bit. (Just when I type this, the sun comes out!)
>
> What's on everyone else's menu tonight?
>
> --Lin

I've got the beef stock I made a couple of days ago in the 'frige ready
to be defatted. I'll add the deboned meat from the beef knucklebones I
bought back to it along with the mashed celery, onion and carrot from
the original stock.

I plan to heat that up and toss in a handful of baby spinach leaves
before consuming it. ;-d
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

"Lin" > wrote in message
.. .
> Since the cholesterol/triglyceride scare of late 2008, I have cut way back
> on the red meat. (Numbers are back in the normal range, btw). Left to my
> own devices without the fear of repercussions from my arteries I would
> have beef at nearly every dinner.
>
> Yesterday I went to Safeway and they have on sale -- in the butcher
> block -- these huge cross rib roasts for $1.99/lb. Normally $4.99/lb.
> Gorgeous roasts! I bought a 6.5 lb. one and today I'm going to use the
> handy-dandy grinder attachment on my Kitchenaide and grind it all up.
> There isn't a big fat cap, and no noticeable marbling. Considering that
> 80% lean is "on sale" for $2.69, I think this is quite the bargain. Bonus
> is that I know what cut of meat it is and that it wasn't scraped off the
> floor and thrown into the commercial grinder.
>
> They have smaller roasts in the regular case at the same price and I might
> pick up a couple more to freeze. Perhaps slow-roast one. Raley's also has
> the Angus version of the same roast on sale for $2.47/lb. I do like the
> taste of Angus beef. Might have to do a little side-by-side comparison of
> that and the Rancher's Reserve from Safeway.
>
> At this point I'm not sure if it will be German or Swedish meatballs,
> spaghetti or meatloaf. I do have a spaghetti squash that needs to be used.
> The weather finally turned rainy, so no grilling burgers for a bit. (Just
> when I type this, the sun comes out!)
>
> What's on everyone else's menu tonight?
>

Sounds good! I found round roast for 1.99 pound last week and ground the
whole thing, too. I haven't used it yet.

Tonight was comfort food and not on my low cholesterol diet, but I just
wanted it. Beer battered fried chicken breast strips, home fried potatoes
and roasted green beans. The chicken was good. I've never tried making it
like that before. Very crispy.

Lin said...

> What's on everyone else's menu tonight?


I'm having another box of kleenex tissues!

Andy

Andy wrote:

> I'm having another box of kleenex tissues!

Poor Andy! Does that include a Nyquil chaser?

--Lin

Lin said...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> I'm having another box of kleenex tissues!
>
> Poor Andy! Does that include a Nyquil chaser?
>
> --Lin


New neighbor cut down his entire acre of white pine forest this past week.
The BUM!!!

Allergy is painfully worse than usual.

Andy

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:26:11 +0000 (UTC), Andy > wrote:

>New neighbor cut down his entire acre of white pine forest this past week.
>The BUM!!!

I agree! There used to be a guy in Mom's neck o' the woods who did
that too. He'd zero into a property he could scoop up for next to
nothing, cut down all the trees to sell for lumber, replant as the
state dictated, then sold the property for twice as much as he bought
it for. I hated looking at the barren patch on the mountain across
the valley from Mom's house. It was almost her entire view.
>
>Allergy is painfully worse than usual.

Ow! http://www.allallergy.net/fapaidfind.cfm?cdeoc=1635


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf said...

> On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:26:11 +0000 (UTC), Andy > wrote:
>
>>New neighbor cut down his entire acre of white pine forest this past
week.
>>The BUM!!!
>
> I agree! There used to be a guy in Mom's neck o' the woods who did
> that too. He'd zero into a property he could scoop up for next to
> nothing, cut down all the trees to sell for lumber, replant as the
> state dictated, then sold the property for twice as much as he bought
> it for. I hated looking at the barren patch on the mountain across
> the valley from Mom's house. It was almost her entire view.
>>
>>Allergy is painfully worse than usual.
>
> Ow! http://www.allallergy.net/fapaidfind.cfm?cdeoc=1635


sf,

Haven't been outside today. I've got a decent sore throat today. Sinuses
have let up a bit.

BTW, thanks for the wonderful "DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU???" reading! <G>

Best,

Andy