Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party #261

Welcome to another fun Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party!

Please share your recipes, crafts and DIY projects with our friends!

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Umami Beef Butter #bestbeef #CertifiedAngusBeef

This post is part of an Influencers and Brand Ambassadors campaign sponsored by Certified Angus Beef® brand and Sunday Supper, LLC.  Recipe and photo reprint permission courtesy of Certified Angus Beef® brand.  All opinions are my own. 

Umami Beef Butter

Umami Beef Butter combines butter, rendered beef fat and seasonings to create a phenomenal condiment for beef or vegetables. A moist and flavorful addition to any steak or roast.
I recently discovered this rich, decadent idea for beef while visiting Certified Angus Beef® brand headquarters in Wooster, Ohio. The creative Chefs in the test kitchen, work hard at developing flavorful beef dishes.
Healthier lean beef recipes are another staple in the recipe files.

To find more delicious beef recipes, beef cooking tips and nutrition information visit the Certified Angus Beef® Brand website!

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Join the conversation with other beef and recipe enthusiasts, and get great tips and tricks in the Certified Angus Beef ® Kitchen Facebook group.

Food for Thought…What ideas do you have for using beef butter? Would you enhance steak? Maybe add a bit to soup or use in a pasta dish? I would love to here your thoughts in a comment below!

Umami Beef Butter

Umami Beef Butter

Recipe and photo reprinted with permission of Certified Angus Beef ® brand.

Ingredients

  • 1 head garlic
  • 8 ounces (1 cup) rendered beef fat
  • 8 ounces (1 cup) butter
  • 1 lemon
  • 8 anchovies, chopped as finely as you can
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper

Instructions

  • Soften beef fat and butter by placing in a warm area or carefully in the microwave as to not melt to a liquid. Transfer to the bowl of a standup mixer.
  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Slice top off the garlic head just to expose the cloves, keeping head intact. Wrap in a aluminum foil with air trapped within sealed pouch so exposed cloves are up and not touching foil. Roast one hour until garlic cloves are soft. Set aside to cool.
  • Zest lemon with a microplane or zester directly into the mixer. Juice the lemon into mixer, straining out any seeds. In a small bowl squeeze the garlic to remove softened roasted cloves. Using a fork, mash garlic together with anchovies, salt and pepper; add to mixer.
  • With the paddle attachment, blend butter mixture together on medium high until well-blended and creamy, 2-3 minutes.
  • With a silicone style spatula, transfer butter blend to the center of a large sheet of parchment paper, shaping mixture in a log the same direction as the length of the paper. Fold paper over, pushing out any air and creating a round log-shape as best you can manage; refrigerate to harden. Wrap in plastic wrap for storage. Slice 1/4-inch pieces as needed to top steaks on their way to the table.

Notes

For best results use Certified Angus Beef ® brand.

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Original Steak Butter recipe here.

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Beef and Cheese Quiche #TheRecipeReDux

Beef and Cheddar Quiche serving

Beef and Cheese Quiche delivers a protein packed savory breakfast to start your day off right.

Rise and Shine with a Savory Breakfast

This month The Recipe ReDux challenged us to kick breakfast up a notch.

The trend of protein-packed breakfasts is catching on…and back-to-school time is looming. This month, show us new healthy takes on eating savory or dinner-inspired dishes for breakfast. Think egg burritos, beans and rice, or maybe even pasta?! This theme was inspired by Emily Ruth Weir.

Beef and Cheddar Quiche slice
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This easy quiche recipe has 3 types of protein. Beef, cheese and eggs round out this breakfast with 27 grams of protein per serving.
I especially like the versatility of this recipe. You can use leftover beef roast or freshly prepared steak pieces. I used half and half instead of cream but milk or part milk will work as well.
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Grating your own cheese for this dish is the way to go. Many packaged shredded cheese contain agents to keep the cheese from clumping. Unfortunately these additives hinders the melting process. I like my quiche smooth and creamy. I bet you do too.

Beef and Cheddar Quiche pre-baked

Minced shallots and a bit of thyme brings out the wonderful umami taste of beef.

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Leftover quiche can be reheated and served as lunch, part of dinner or next day breakfast!

Beef and Cheese Quiche

Beef and Cheese Quiche

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Serving Size: 1 slice

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust, homemade or purchased
  • 12 ounces shredded cooked beef
  • 8 ounces cheese shredded (cheddar, Swiss or gruyere)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 medium shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme plus sprigs for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place shell in pie pan. Cover edges with foil. Place a sheet of foil inside and add pie weights. Bake 5 minutes remove foil keep edges covered and bake an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add beef and shallots. Sprinkle with cheese.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half and thyme. Pour over beef and cheese.
  • Bake on center rack for about 25 minutes until golden brown and eggs are almost set.
  • Remove and allow to set 10 minutes before cutting. Residual heat will finish cooking the eggs.
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More about the Recipe ReDux.

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As the first and only recipe challenge founded by registered dietitians, The Recipe ReDux is focused on taking delicious dishes, keeping them delicious, but making them better for you. Dietitians Regan Jones (of ReganMillerJones, Inc.), Serena Ball and Deanna Segrave-Daly (both of Teaspoon Communications) founded the group on the belief that healthier eating should always taste delicious. As the Latin term “redux” means to revisit or reinvent, we are reinventing the idea of healthy eating with a taste-first approach. We aim to inspire the food lover in every healthy eater and inspire the healthy eater in every food lover.

Enjoy these great savory breakfast ideas from The Recipe ReDux!

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Nutty Pear Parfaits #SundaySupper

Nutty Pear Parfaits satisfy hunger with wholesome yogurt, pears and walnuts, drizzled with ginger syrup. Enjoy as a snack, dessert or special treat.
Nutty Pear Parfait
This week Sunday Supper is looking to satisfy after school appetites.
Best After School Snacks Kids Will Want to Eat
After a busy day at school kids tend to come home HANGRY. What to do serve to curb their snack monsters? We want to know what snack your kids are always asking for! Sweet, salty, or savory, we want to see it all!

Having snacks on hand was always a challenge for me. I kept the traditional supplies on hand. In the fridge, celery and carrot sticks floated in water. Radishes, hard boiled eggs and cheese sticks found their place in there too. Apples, oranges or bananas were always on hand.
Don’t forget the kind of yogurt that you had to stir. How barbaric! 😉
Of course peanut butter and jelly was kept well-stocked. I admit sometimes we would run out of bread.
And yes, I would buy a pack of those dark chocolate cream filled cookies too.
Only to hear, “THERE’S NEVER ANYTHING TO EAT AROUND HERE!”

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Sound familiar?
Today’s snacks seem to need to be more creative. You can buy ready-made granola bars. Fancy squeeze packs of yogurt and gimmicks galore.
I think it’s still good to keep those old-fashioned snacks on hand. Maybe just kick ’em up a notch!

That’s where parfaits come in. Kids can make their own or you can have them ready to grab anytime.

Nutty Pear Parfait

Yogurt and fruit are the base ingredients. You can add granola, cookie bits, syrup, sprinkles, nuts, cake bites or just about anything goes!
Today I chose to make a parfait layered with non-fat yogurt, canned pears in fruit juice and walnuts. I made a light, ginger-flavored syrup from the juice in the can to drizzle over the top.

Nutty Pear Parfait

This parfait still has quite a bit of nutrition. Calcium and potassium from the yogurt, protein and Omega 3 from the walnuts and fiber from the pears and walnuts. Protein satisfies hunger without feeling stuffed.

So feel good about serving a snack they will enjoy. Don’t forget to make an extra one for you!

Nutty Pear Parfaits

Nutty Pear Parfaits

Nutty Pear Parfaits

Yield: 3 parfaits

Serving Size: 1 each

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain or vanilla non-fat yogurt
  • 1 15-ounce can pears in fruit juice, drained reserve liquid
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Whisk together reserved juice (about 1 cup), sugar and ginger. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cook until syrup thickens and reduces to less than half in volume. Set aside to cool.
  • Layer parfaits with yogurt, pears, sprinkled cinnamon. Top with walnuts. Drizzle with cooled syrup.

Notes

You can substitute canned peaches for pears if desired.

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back to school

Enjoy these snack ideas to satisfy hungry snackers from Sunday Supper Tastemakers!

Sunday Supper Best After School Snacks

Cookies

Fall Flavors

Healthy Snacks

Savory Snacks

Sweet Snacks

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