Sunday, December 27, 2009

What to do With Leftover Standing Rib Roast


(Aside)
It's 4:06am, and I just happened to have two good-looking yams. Before putting them into the oven, I disregarded the scrubbing advice and just rubbed them with my hands under some water. The outside will be baked enough to kill off any germs or dirt, not to mention I'll probably not eat the skin. Though I did cut a small amount off both ends instead of poking them with a fork, I did not preheat the oven. I'm sure that's a no-no in the cooking world, but I don't have the patience for it. I hope this doesn't affect my application to the CIA. See, I told you it wouldn't be very exciting.

In the fridge is some very tasty standing rib roast that I brought over to my wife's family's house for Christmas Eve dinner. I made another beef loin roast because I knew nobody would go for the tasty, fatty meat. Which means I have a quantity of this stuff that needs to be consumed somehow. Yesterday morning I made a hash using our AWESOME Cuisinart. It is quiet and beautiful. I dropped a few potatoes and an onion in the slicer, then sliced the beef by hand. Frying in a cast iron pan worked out well with a dash of olive oil.

So that I don't become bored of eating hash, I figured I'd use the kale in the fridge somehow. It was $2.59 for a bunch. I was told I should eat more dark, leafy-green vegetables; kale always seems to do it. Options:

Cooks.com has an ample selection of recipes... Sometimes you uncover a gem, such as the recipe for Beef Cecil. ?! After reading 70 or so recipe titles, the beef with rice options look good to me.

Martha Stewart has a ginger beef and kale recipe. Thanks Google!

One Beggar's Recipes has a beef and kale soup.

I'll probably go with Martha Stewart. We have everything except the chilies, which I'll probably just substitute with some hot sauce.

... I have to hand it to Julie Powell. I am definitely too lazy to undertake anything like what she did. I am too lazy to plan a trip to the grocery store for the proper ingredients half the time! More tomorrow on the ginger beef. I'm going to try not to fall asleep before I burn the yams. Maybe I could put them on low and leave a note for my wife to have a nice breakfast!

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