Grilled Cube Steak with Fries

Do you use your grill in the winter? I do, all winter long! I'll admit, I was leery of this grilled cube steak recipe. Cube steak can be a tough cut to prepare, and grilling is not something I ever thought would work well. I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor and texture and enjoyed this very much. I still prefer a good country fried steak recipe for using up cube steak, but this was a nice change of pace. I'd give it a 4 out of 5.

Get the recipe for grilled cube steaks here

New recipes we've added recently:

Almond Flour Waffles
Blueberry Waffles with Blueberry Sauce
Apple Pie Waffles
Applesauce Sausage Waffles
Belgian Waffles With Berry Cream
Bacon Waffles
Pork Tenderloin Fajitas
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
Oven Pot Roast
Sweet Tart Plums
Jam Muffins
Plum Crumble
Best-Ever Cheesecake
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Cream Cheese Bars
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Cabbage and Potato Casserole
Chocolate Banana Cake
Candy Cane Cocoa
Blueberry Sauce
Chocolate Chip Mini-Muffins
Apricot Muffins
Sicilian Slaw
Creamy Dilled Carrots
Spring Pea Salad
Sweet and Sour Broccoli Slaw
Hardee's Biscuits
Sunny Cornmeal Muffins
Hardee's Buttermilk Biscuits
Hardee's Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits
Chicken and Biscuits
Bacon Gravy for Biscuits
Hamburger Stroganoff Casserole
Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce
Apple Enchiladas
Sugar-free Apple Pie
Glazed Apples
Pizza Rice Casserole
Oat-Chip Banana Bread
Upside Down Chocolate Ugly Cake
Banana Crumb Muffins
Corn Casserole
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Broccoli Potato Bake
Spicy Potato Soup
Taco Bake
Cheese Dip
Crock Pot Mexican Casserole

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Pasta with Garlic Roasted Broccoli and new recipes

I love pasta with a simple sauce made from broth or olive oil and some added seasonings. This recipe for pasta with garlic roasted broccoli was really good and I would definitely make it again. There are walnuts in here, which I thought added a wonderful dimension, but if you have a nut allergy simply omit them. I give this 4.5 out of 5 simply because I felt it was lacking a little on flavor and needed salt added. After the salt it was perfect :)

We've added quite a few new recipes to Annie's! Come try some :)

New recipes added:

PA Dutch Bacon Mashed Potatoes
PA Dutch Apples and Buttons
PA Dutch Funnel Cakes
Amish Baked Oatmeal
PA Dutch Wiener Schnitzel
Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
Beef Chimichangas
Classic Beef Stroganoff
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
French Dip
Hawaiian Style Beef
Mexican Pot Roast
Slow Cooker Mexican Pot Roast

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Winner of September's giveaway

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Cucumber Salad recipe review and new recipes

This is a nice, easy cucumber salad recipe. Simple to prepare and very tasty. I used rice vinegar in place of red wine vinegar, but you could use several different types according to your tastes. Balsamic would work nicely with this as well. I prefer the mild taste of rice vinegar. I give this a 4 out of 5.

New recipes added this week:

Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
Barbecued Burgers
Beef Stroganoff Sandwich
Chicken Noodle Burgers
Coconut Peach Pie
Enchilada Casserole
Hawaiian Burgers
Peach Crumb Bars
Peach White Chocolate Mousse
Amish Barbeque Lima Beans
Amish Breakfast Casserole
Amish Dressing
Pennsylvania Dutch Kaffee Kuchen
Shepherd’s Pie Soup
Stuffed Green Peppers

Banana Buttermilk Cake review and new recipes

If you like banana bread you'll like this cake too. It's easy, tasty and, well... pretty average. It's good, don't get me wrong, and none of it went to waste, but I prefer a fluffier cake with more spices. That's not to say you couldn't doctor this recipe up! The nice thing about this particular recipe is it's easy and fairly fuss-free.

Get the recipe for this banana buttermilk cake here

We've added some more new recipes for you to try! Be sure to check them out and let us know if you make any. :)


New recipes:
Amish Steak
Beef Carbonnade - delicious, already tried this, picture included
Grilled Fruit Sundaes
Grilled Raspberry-Peach Chicken
Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Corn Soup

Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta and some new recipes

While this recipe for Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta does take a little bit of time to prepare, it was mostly because of the tomatoes. I chose some smaller tomatoes, it might have gone faster with Romas. Very, very tasty, I definitely enjoyed this. I rated this recipe a 4.5 out of 5, and here's why:

Recipe Review: Rigatoni with Fresh Tomatoes and Pancetta

1) The tomatoes. I chose the wrong kind, so that's my fault. Don't deviate, it takes too long. Trust me. Get Roma tomatoes, also known as plum tomatoes. Also, I would definitely recommend plunging them into boiling water for about a minute, then peel the skins off before seeding and chopping. The skins in the dish were annoying.

2) Fabulous flavor. Really good, definitely worth the effort!

3) Pancetta is an Italian cured meat; pork belly that has been salt cured and spiced. It's delicious and you don't really want to substitute bacon as the flavor, fat content and texture are considerably different.

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New Recipes Added
Banana Buttermilk Cake
Cherry-Pecan Bread
Cucumber Salad
Original Toll House Streusel Muffins
Pasta with Garlic Roasted Broccoli