Sam's Edible Episodes

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

Tonight the kids were begging for a steak night - And i'm a sucker.

So I fed 5 of us:

Steak
Mini red potatoes
Jasmine rice
Spring mix/romaine salad
Sautéed Mushrooms
Fried onions
Homemade garlic & chive butter

First I pat the steaks dry and put a small amount of high temp oil on them and salt and let them sit on the counter.

Next, I cut and cooked up my onions and mushrooms

After that I microwaved my mini red potatoes for 4 minutes with a little oil on them. When they were done in the microwave I seasoned them up with blackening spice, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and fried them in my pan with some butter. 'Til a little crispy.

And finally I cranked my pan up and cook my steaks. The 3 teens and I(a friend was over) had petite sirloins (all over 8 ounces) and hubby got a fat new york strip I scored!

.96lbs of New York strip for $11.50 was a steal 😆

Im also not rich - for 4 steaks I paid $31.50 which made it reasonable for me to make this dinner. I had everything except steak, potatoes ($2.99 x2 sale) and mushrooms ($4.99) already at home.

With tax I paid $45 today.

Sorry - brain went on a ✨side quest✨

Back to the cooking show 😂

All steaks were pulled at 125 ish degrees (in the thickest part) to rest for 5-10 minutes. Resting allows the juices to absorb back into the meat!

Bellies are full and everyone is happy 😊

09/06/2026

Tonight I made:

✨cucumber feta salad ✨(feta always on the side because of the hubbys allergy)

✨Greek marinaded and grilled chicken✨ (tenderloin tendon removed and thigh w/skin)

And jasmine rice 🍚

I have an entire video on how to make this cucumber feta salad. I had some sweet colorful peppers this time so I added them to use them up.

The chicken I marinated in olive oil, half a lemon worth of juice, 2 tsp red w**e vinegar, greek seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, salt

Chicken was grilled on my beat up ahh- grill 😆

And that folks was dinner 🍽️

09/03/2026

I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner and I think this rain convinced him its soup season 😂👩🏼‍🍳

I gotchu babe

✨Vegetable Beef Soup✨

What's in it:
Potatoes
Onions
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Green beans
Corn
Stewed tomatoes
Fresh Garlic
Chuck roast
Thyme - ground
Rosemary - crushed
Bay leaf - whole
Vegetable stock
Water
Beef bullion powder
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Poultry seasoning (don't let anyone tell you this is for poultry only 😆)

The beef was seasoned with poultry seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper - seared in a hot skillet for caramelization. The skillet was deglazed with vegetable stock and that along with the beef went into the pressure cooker. In the pressure cooker I had my thyme, rosemary, salt, bay leafs, fresh garlic already waiting. Cooked on high 13 minutes. Immediate release of pressure.

I set the beef aside and took the liquid it cooked in to be my base for my broth. I added a second vegetable stock carton and more salt/beef bullion.

Veggies went into the boiling pot in pairs. Not all at once. Adding the ones taking longest first etc. tomatoes and corn were added at the end. Beef very very last.

This was served with some Italian bread 🥖

09/02/2026

Tonight we had moms version of

✨Pork chili verde✨

Ingredients:

Pork 🐷 :
4lbs - pork cut into cubes (I used loin - it was the cheapest 😆)
4 chicken bullion cubes (dissolve in the water)
4 cups water
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
4 tbsp Montreal steak seasoning (judge ya mama😆)
2 tbsp liquid hickory smoke
✨cook on high pressure for 22 minutes and natural release

Sauce 👩🏼‍🍳:
1 medium onion diced
1 large jalapeño diced small (leave the seeds and membrane if you want it hot)
2 bunches green onions sliced (separated into whites and greens)
10 cloves of garlic minced (fending off vampires here)
1 large bunch of cilantro
5 10 oz cans of green enchilada sauce
1 4 oz can green chilis

I started by cooking some jasmine rice in my rice cooker and starting the pork as listed above.

Next I melted some butter and cooked the onion, onion whites, garlic and jalapeño until it was sweaty and juicy... not on high we don't want crispy bits.

Once shweaty I added in 5 (I know the picture has 4 😒) cans of green enchilada sauce and green chiles. I allowed this to simmer for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes I added in my cilantro and green onion and simmered two more minutes.

Served over a bed of rice that has tender pork on top 🔝

I like mine with a little sour cream 😋

08/30/2026

I know we are alllll feeling the start of school. Personally I had a lot of last minute things to do today. So after a longgggg day we had:

✨french dip sandwiches✨

Sure there is a long way of doing this but tonight was about being easy.

For my Jus I used Pioneer brand Au Jus packets x2, cold water 4 cups, 1/4 of an onion sliced, 6 smashed cloves of garlic, a 1/4 tsp white pepper, 1 dash soy sauce, 2 dashes of washyoursister sauce and a little salt. I simmered it to let all of the flavor come together. 5 minutes would be fine.

Next I split some french rolls and toasted them with Swiss. Topped that with some fried onions (not caramelized) and mushrooms. Finally some horseradish mayo.

For the beef I purchased 'rare' roast beef at the deli. That got submerged in the flavorful Jus to heat and placed on the roll.

These were served with a side of Jus for dipping and a veggie salad (spring mix, cucumber, tomato, sweet pepper)

Not fancy but we got veggies, carbs, protein, dairy so id say we are doing ok ✅

08/11/2026

Roasted chicken with crispy skin. Cooked slathered in a seasoned butter 😋

My tip for crispy skin? Pat your chicken dry with paper towel, place on a sheet pan and allow to sit uncovered in the fridge air. At least 2 hours. This will dry out the outside- in turn- it reduces the moisture on the surface aiding the seasoned butter that included molasses in creating the perfect outside 🥰

08/09/2026

Chinese take out? We have that stuff at home ✨

Garlic beef and broccoli 'take out'

07/28/2026

Im sorry its been crickets over here!! My mother in law has been in town for my sons birthday and ive been focusing on that ❤️

07/18/2026

Spanish rice time y'all 🤤

Shout out to every Tia that ever shared some knowledge. Without it id be nowhere.

I wish my video turn arounds could be faster but -

I'm a ✨full time wife ✨full time mother of 3 ✨full time house manager ✨full time cook

And now... I have a hobby 🥰 content. I want to continue to enjoy it and if I feel overwhelmed I take a breath and come back.

So the videos come as they will but at least weekly for now 🍽️