TIP OF THE DAY: How To Eat Less Red Meat

People who love red meat tend to like large amounts of it. A one-pound strip steak? Sure, that’s a “normal portion,” just like a pint of ice cream. You can cut back on the ounces by enjoying your steak in a taco or on a salad. A few slices equal the three-ounce portions that nutritionists…
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RECIPE: The Reverse Steak Salad (Or Grilled Chicken Or Fish Salad)

Add the salad on top of a skirt steak. Photo © ChickenFriedGourmet.com.   We recently discovered Louisiana chef Michael O’Boyle, who writes the blog ChickenFriedGourmet.com. The photo gallery on the site is an inspiration to lovers of nouvelle cuisine, and has inspired us to cook up a storm based simply on his concept. Lucky people…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grill Extra Steak

Steak salad: our favorite way to enjoy leftover steak or other grilled meat on a hot summer day. Photo and recipe courtesy McCormick.com.   When you’re grilling steak, lamb, pork or chicken, grill enough meat to enjoy in a cold salad the next day. For example, the recipe below, for a balsamic-marinated steak salad, was…
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