Rib of the Week: Tasty Honey Cinnamon Beef Ribs

We're in serious winter hibernation mode at The Mouse House. Baking bread. Roasting meat. Flouncing about in all manners of fleecy attire. The whole happy and delicious nine yards. Since the last storm, Boston is...

Holiday Veal Rib Chops with Caramelized Shallot Reduction

When I saw that our butcher had put out a spread of thick veal rib chops a few days ago, I couldn't resist. I can usually only find these around the holidays. These rib...

Rib of the Week: Chipotle Lime Beef Back Ribs

This is one of my favorite ways to prepare ribs. It works well with beef and pork ribs. It's a quick and easy thing to make on nights like tonight, when I have a deadline. Just...

Rib of the Week: Cherry-Port Glazed Ribs Studded with Bacon

OK. I cook ribs so often that I've decided to make it official. Welcome to The Hungry Mouse's Rib of the Week feature. I've gone back and re-tagged my other rib recipes, so they're...

Guinness Stew with Sage and Ginger

I love slow cooking because your food almost cooks itself. You do a little work, then the stove or oven coaxes complex flavor out of simple ingredients. Guinness stew is traditional cold-weather fare and a...

Homemade Meatballs: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Let me preface this by saying: I am not Italian. The Angry Chef is, however—and very much so—and these meatballs were more than acceptable to him. Regardless, I understand that I'm treading on hallowed...

Rib of the Week: Candied Maple Sesame Ribs

I'll say it again: I swear we eat more than meat. The ribs I made the other night got me thinking about other seasonal, autumn-y things I could do with beef spare ribs. These are a...

Quick Meat Ragout with Orecchiette

This is a rich and hearty sauce that you can make in just about the amount of time it takes to boil a pound of orecchiette. Honest. Italian for "little ears," orecchiette are those nickel-sized round...

Rib of the Week: Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Beef Ribs

I'm not sure if this happens to other people, but sometimes I really crave a rib roast. You heard me right. A standing beef rib roast, as in that giant hunk of roasted beast that...

Autumn Harvest Beef Stew

I have a pretty strong nesting instinct year round. When the cold weather kicks in, though, I go into overdrive, and start to do things like knit scarves and make stew and bake in...