Food, Wine and Winning Recipes

Food bloggers give new meaning to the phrase ‘Play with your food’ (sans Don’t). In fact, these tasteful folks encourage it! And they’re not afraid to stand on their chairs at a celebration dinner to photograph the featured dish and share it with the world! We met all sorts of foodie folk at the 2015 Food …   Continue Reading

Athena’s Favorite Burger

The Athena burger is inspired by the flavors of Greece. It combines pine nuts, garlic, coriander and other spices with feta, parsley and Certified Angus Beef ® brand 85/15 or 80/20 blend ground beef. Serve it in a pita pocket with olive tapenade, sliced tomato, fresh cucumber slices, tzatziki sauce and red onion for an amazingly fresh and flavorful meal!   Continue Reading

Beef 101: Churrasco Cooking

Churrasco cooking or more simply: cooking via rotisserie over an indirect flame source isn’t anything new. Originating in Brazil three centuries ago, the cooking method is fairly unchanged over the years and, today, it's still the preparation method used in a growing number of popular Brazilian steakhouses.  Continue Reading

Rare Roundup: weekly favorites [5-15-15]

Want a knock-your-socks-off recipe for weekend entertaining? Make Braised Short Ribs with Cheese Grits. It’s a spectacular meal for dining indoors or out. And be sure to check out our other favorite recipes, cooking tips and stories this week — all for the love of food! Tomato Cucumber Salad — from Barefeet In the Kitchen blog. We can’t resist …   Continue Reading

A Toast To Mom

It is a truth universally acknowledged that mothers everywhere regularly put their families’ needs above their own. When we, as sons and daughters, step back and acknowledge this fact, it’s only natural that we’re overcome with an impulse to spoil Mom, to celebrate her and thank her for … well … everything.  Continue Reading

Garlic Chili Rub

Steak rubs are dry and marinades are wet, but both impart flavor to the beef. This recipe for Garlic Chili Rub could also be called a marinade because it's wet, almost like a paste. It will enhance the flavor of your favorite steak cuts. Enjoy!  Continue Reading

New York Strip: The Perfect Holiday Roast

New York strip roast is my favorite 'special occasion' cut of beef. It would earn applause at any table on its own, but pair it with a sweet cherry and chipotle glaze and you have the makings of an unforgettable feast! It's sweet ... there's heat ... and it's SIMPLE to prepare (though it looks like a million bucks!).  Continue Reading

Tailgate Touchdown

Whether you follow a professional team or remain loyal to your alma mater, weekends during football season are all about fun, friends & family … and great food! Here are a few favorite recipes that’ll tackle your taste buds.  Continue Reading

Aubrey’s Is Artfully Delicious

Follow the mountainous stretch of Route I-75 south through southern Kentucky and Northern Tennessee’s Daniel Boone National Forest and you can’t miss the billboard on the hill: Aubrey’s. Real Comfort. Real Food. Real Good.  Continue Reading

Beef 101: The story

owboys and chefs, ranchers and restaurateurs — they work together to bring tasty, tender, juicy Certified Angus Beef ® brand steaks, burgers and roasts to the table. It's a pasture to plate process and all parties strive to live up to the brand's impeccable standards. After all, it's not called 'Angus beef at its best' for nothin'.  Continue Reading

It’s Spring! Let’s Wrap and Roll

I set out to celebrate spring with a fancy recipe. I'll admit — I was hoping to wow the folks seated around my table with Thai spring rolls. The end result was definitely delicious, but it was a battle to the finish. You see, I've never used spring roll wrappers before. I quickly discovered they are not for the timid. Getting the hang of 'em takes a bit of practice!  Continue Reading

Tasty Travels: boast-worthy bites

I’m always on a quest for beautiful food and I found it at the grand opening celebration of Hobart’s Steakhouse in Ontario, Canada. Guests at the restaurant’s new, second location enjoyed a grand opening affair of appetizers and main dishes that had mouths watering. And speaking of grand fare, check out these lip smacking dishes! …   Continue Reading

Go Tell It On the Mountain

When you have a message to spread to the world — one you believe in wholeheartedly and dedicate your life to preserving, promoting and improving — you’re willing to go to great lengths to share your point-of-view. Your mission is fueled by enthusiasm, passion and unwavering resolve. You want to shout your ideals from mountaintops, from sea …   Continue Reading

Picture perfect

A picture tells a thousand words, as the saying goes. Mark Merryweather, Certified Angus Beef ® brand multimedia designer and food photographer takes this adage to heart with each snap of the shutter. Today, his virtual beef library is host to more than 600 beef images. The library contains photos of raw cuts, plated steaks, juicy …   Continue Reading

The Big Q and A

If you’re a facebook fan or twitter follower you may already know we spent last weekend in the fun and the sun of South Beach, Miami. The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is not for the faint of heart, nor for the calorie-counting connoisseur. The event is a giant epicurean adventure brimming …   Continue Reading

Snacks, apps & steaks for a SUPER game

I could make that mighty fine sandwich … I’ll need great buns, of course … and olive oil for sauteing slices of onion and pepper, maybe minced garlic, too. When the veggies are tender I’ll drop slices of roast beef into the skillet and season with salt, pepper and spicy heat. Toast the bun and …   Continue Reading

Best Bites of 2012, part one

It seems only right to remember our 2012 journeys before diving into new adventures and 2013. The past 12 months have been busy — we’ve traveled far and near, met fabulous people and tasted amazing dishes from extraordinary chefs! January We met up with Chef Cindy Hutson and learned more about her cooking philosophies and …   Continue Reading

The food will tell you what it needs

“You eat with your eyes first.” It’s a culinary cliché, but one that’s stood the test of time because it’s based in fact. Chefs know that a meal is an experience to be savored by all the senses — not just the palate. Its aroma, texture, and visual presentation all come into play. Chef Scott …   Continue Reading

The best of trends

Bacon. Molecular gastronomy. Micro greens. Cupcakes. Food trucks. Pickles. Gourmet coffee. Truffle oil. Love ’em, hate ’em, or used-to-like-’em-but-now-I’m-sick-of-’em, food trends are a fact of life in a culture that’s become interested in ingredients and concerned with all things culinary. Popular ingredients will come and go, but there are also other factors at play in …   Continue Reading

Fort-ifying our brand

One look at this castle and I’m humming Adele’s Rolling In the Deep and stomping my feet in a fever pitch of my own. This sandy work of art signifies a lot more than a trusted brand and the product it represents. It showcases the people who make it possible … family farmers and ranchers, …   Continue Reading

Signature steer

Can he have your autograph? That’s the question we asked the chefs at last night’s “food extravaganza” — officially titled Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best sponsored by Bank of America. The evening was a combination of the best chefs and best wines in the country. And “Porter” here — as in Porterhouse — attracted …   Continue Reading