There is no secret cut of meat that is referred to as Beef Cheek. That’s because it really is the cheek of the cow. As such, it has a higher fat content than most people are used to eating. I love it, but for the sake of my arteries, I rarely indulge. It is another…
Oxtail Stew
I have never seen it in this country, but one of the staple Campbell’s soups in England is Oxtail. As a child, I refused to eat it. I couldn’t imagine eating the stinky, shitten, tail from an lumbering ox. In a classic parenting move, oxtail soup disappeared from the family menu. There was, however, a…
“I said what?!” Stew
We have all had those days. You agree to cook. You forget to cook. There are consequences to be paid! That is exactly what happen to me and my solution should provide you with a useful way to ease your cooking woes. I regularly buy and freeze meat that is nearing the end of its…


