Steak Recipe - How To Make Steak Tender You invest a lot of time and money into the steaks for a special occasion and when dinner time comes, they are tough. What happened? How can you cook steaks as tender as your favorite restaurant? The first step to cooking a good steak is to choose the right grade of steak. The top quality beef is graded USDA Prime and commands top prices. USDA Prime grade meats are sold to the restaurant industry and specialty markets and are not as likely to be found at your local grocery chain. The next grade of beef is USDA Choice. USDA Choice is tender, flavorful and only slightly lower in quality than USDA Prime. The meat is well marbled with fat and will be tender and juicy when properly prepared. USDA Choice makes up about 70% of all graded beef and is readily available in your supermarket. USDA Good graded beef is an acceptable grade of beef that has only minimal marbling of fat. It is leaner, but may not be as tender as USDA Prime or Choice. Next, ...
Why Do Make-Ahead Recipes Work So Well To Reduce Your Dinner Party Stress? Why Do Make-Ahead Recipes Work So Well To Reduce Your Dinner Party Stress? One of the tricks I find most useful for hosting stress-free dinner parties is to make some of the recipes ahead. I find that too many last minute jobs can overwhelm me, so I plan ahead to eliminate as many as possible. The more dishes you can prepare a day or some hours before guests ring your doorbell, the more you reduce your stress. Here are some reasons: You avoid a last minute crisis if preparation takes longer than you thought it would. If you like to cook, youll have the leisure to enjoy what youre doing instead of feeling frantic about a deadline You have time to clean up after you cook. If there is a disaster, say you burn something, you have plenty of time to come up with an alternate plan. If you have prepared the dessert ahead, you dont need to leave the table for a long stretch just when the conversation is getting really in...