Recipes compiled from everyday life..

Country Style Steak Crock Pot Style

06 Tuesday Aug 2013

Posted by thereluctantcountrygirl.com in Beef, Country Cooking and then some!, Recipes (ALL)

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country style steak, crock pot steak, cube steak, mushroom gravy

Last night I went to bed wondering what I was going to make for dinner. I knew I was going to be home late and I hate rushing around to throw things together at night. Then it hit me. Why not do country style steak in the crock pot? This recipe is super easy and you can find variation after variation on the net but I am partial to mine and hope you will be too! So anyway, I got up a little early and gathered all the ingredients. Fresh mushrooms, green peppers, onions and an easy, rich and creamy broth that gets poured over tender cube steaks. The best part is that you can put it right in the crock pot frozen! I love using the crockpot as it cuts the frying and flour out. This really is a one pot wonder! Served over brown rice. Cooks for 6- 8 hours on high.

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Vegtable Quinoa with Quail Egg

03 Saturday Aug 2013

Posted by thereluctantcountrygirl.com in Recipes (ALL), Sides

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quail egg, quinoa, Roasted quinoa, Vegtable quinoa

Never say I didn’t try it once! I was at the farmer market last Saturday and I was talked into trying quail eggs. Have I seen them on “Food Network”? Of course. Have I seen them on “Chopped”? Of course. Have I ever dared to try them? That would be a resounding “NO”. Well, tonight we will all be adventurous because I am not in this alone! I am trying two things for the first time tonight; quinoa and quail eggs!

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Roasted Eggplant Parmesan Low Carb

02 Friday Aug 2013

Posted by thereluctantcountrygirl.com in Italian & Pasta creations, Recipes (ALL), Vegetarian

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eggplant and cheese, eggplant parm, eggplant Parmesan, mozzarella bake, roasted eggplant, spaghetti marinara, vegetarian pasta

I am a huge fan of of roasted vegetables and like everyone else, when I can, I go low carb. Even my pasta was low carb tonight and I limited it to one cup. I had an abundance of this beautiful light purple eggplant and tonight I was going to use it. I didn’t want the heaviness of it being fried nor the extra breading, so I thought “Why can’t I do this roasted?”. Well, lucky for me, I can because I am the only one eating this tonight! Yes the other spoiled people in my family opted for chicken Parmesan so I had to make two dinners tonight. Not something I do often but I knew mine was so easy I didn’t mind. I loved the fresh flavors of this with the fresh basil and tomato sauce. Ok, let’s get into this as I am tempted at the moment to go get more!

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Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Pinwheels

01 Thursday Aug 2013

Posted by thereluctantcountrygirl.com in Beef, Grillin out, Recipes (ALL)

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grilled flank, grilled steak, olive oil marinade, provolone, stuffed flank steak, stuffed steak

I bought these once at Fresh Market already done and they were delicious. Well, I got a heck of a deal on a very pretty piece of flank steak so I thought I’d try my hand at this. I mean, I know what it is supposed to taste like, I am pretty good at grilling steak and I will stuff anything that doesn’t move with cheese! They came out really nice; rich and they had a buttery texture like the perfect fillet. The flavor from the garlic and parsley went really nice with the spinach. I love how pretty they are when they are on the skewer for a really nice visual presentation. This is perfect for date night. I served this with veggie quinoa topped with a decadent quail egg.

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Request a Cheesecake Flavor In Honor of this Day

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by thereluctantcountrygirl.com in Desserts, Site Updates & Ramblings

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cheescake, cheesecake contest, chocolate almond, food, maple butter, restaurants, strawberry lemonade

Have a cheesecake flavor that has been rolling around in your head but you can’t figure out how much of an ingredient to add to make it come out just right? I can help!

Strawberry Lemonade

Let me make if for you and post it here!

Raspberry White Chocolate Almond

Add your flavor choice into the comments below and on Friday the 9th I will pick the flavor and make it step by step and post it here.

Maple Butter Pecan

Just to give you and idea here are some pictures of the beautiful cheesecakes my mother makes. She makes these for a local restaurant here in town Doyle’s Cedar Hill.

Lavender Vanilla Bean