Want a treat from both the land and sea this weekend? Try this recipe for Filet Mignon stuffed with lump crab meat. 

It’s like a wonderful present. The outside is appealing enough, but then you get to what’s inside! Oh, man!

Let me know how you like it!

Crab Stuffed Filet
(serves four)
4 6oz Filet Mignon
1 Cup lump crab meat
1 Tablespoon celery minced
1 Tablespoon onion minced
3 Tablespoons Mayonnaise (or sour cream)
1 egg yolk
¼ teaspoon dried mustard flour
Juice of half a lemon
Salt and Pepper

Slice the filet through the middle of the side — three quarters of the way through the steak — and open up like a book.  This is called “butterflying” and is often used to stuff various cuts of meat.  In the meantime combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly but gently, taking care to keep the lumps of crabmeat intact.  Place a quarter of the mixture on one half of each of the opened filets and fold the top part closed, be gentle and don’t press out the filling.  Place the stuffed filets in a baking dish or sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes or until the meat is cooked to desired doneness.

Hope you had a great weekend!

Saturday night was Taco Night at our house. That’s always very popular. But it was a little different this time.

I used this Vidalia onion ground beef for the taco meat and it was so good! That sweet onion taste is perfect for tacos.

We had a spread of different cheeses, lettuce, tomatoes and the ever-popular taco sauce. Plus rice, too.

I just needed some meat that night. Have you ever felt that way? Like you just need some beef?

It could have been because I had popcorn for dinner the night before.

So tacos saved the day.

But the next time I use this Vidalia onion ground beef will be for meat loaf. The onions are built right in so I can check that off the list when I’m going through my recipe.

I like it when some of the work is already done for me.

Maybe I’ll have popcorn again the night before I make it so I’ll be extra hungry for it. Oh, yeah, I can taste it now . . .

I think I’ve seen it all now. I have found a recipe for a cake made with ground beef, mashed potatoes, ketchup or Worcestershire sauce.

There are even photos. I dare not show them here lest you vomit and blame me.

It is actually kind of cute. It has an artistic rendering of a what might possibly be a T-bone or ribeye on the top.

But then you remember what’s inside it. This is for serious meat lovers, folks.

The very helpful people over at Instructables.com have step-by-step instructions for you so you can make that special birthday boy or graduate or anyone else you’d like to fete a very unusual treat that they will never forget.

I have a feeling they won’t let you forget it, either.

Check it out — if that kind of thing floats your boat! And have a great weekend!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-very-own-Meat-Cake!/