Actually, it's an embarrassment of veggies. We're having flank steak for dinner tonight. Dear Husband broils a great flank steak. The three of us (including Elegante Mother) enjoy our beef medium rare. DH sprinkles it with garlic salt, lemon pepper and broiled steak seasoning before he broils it, and it's a perennial favorite.
Usually when we have flank steak, we also have baked potatoes, sautéed mushrooms and a big salad. This evening I decided I wanted to try my hand at a coleslaw made with purple and green cabbage, and bits of julienned carrots. I discovered right away that my mandolin was not going to do a good job with the cabbage, so I shifted over to a Wusthoff wide-bladed knife, and things went better. I washed baking potatoes, gave them a light coating of Crisco and sprinkled them with kosher salt. I use aluminum baking stakes to make sure the potatoes are cooked all the way through.
Dear Husband prepared asparagus for roasting. I started 'shrooms sautéing, and then I reached for a head of cauliflower. I steamed half a head of cauliflower, and then made a cup of cheese sauce for those who might want it.
Whew......it's made my fingers tired to write all this. Dear Husband has broiled the steak and it's time for dinner. By the way....there's also slices of three cheese semolina bread.....
Just WHO did I think I was cooking for!!!??? I have enough food here for an army. I'm not sure what made me think we needed all this. I'm going to try a taste of everything, and try very hard not to overdo.
I guess it's a sign of the season that veggies were calling to me. Maybe tonight I'll spend a little time with the seed catalogs! *S*
Comments (5)
You sure you weren't expecting a group of people to drop in - it sure sounds like you could have fed and army!
Posted by bogie | January 16, 2008 4:08 AM
Posted on January 16, 2008 04:08
I KNOW! You'd think I was cooking for my entire family, not just the three of us. We had four spears of asparagus, 1 potato, a serving of coleslaw, a serving of mushrooms, a few crumbs of cauliflower and two thirds of the flank steak left, when all was said and done. And, MAN! Did it taste GOOD! *G*
I guess I won't have to eat for a week, now! lol
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January 16, 2008 7:56 AM
Posted on January 16, 2008 07:56
What a delicious feast Buffy. You have made me so hungry for veggies...even now, in the morning. I just love them! The asparagus and mushrooms sound so good. And...I LOVE my baked potatoes....YUM. I pretty much love ANY potatoes of any kind. I use to make flank steak, but haven't for a long time. That was always one of our favorites. It's hard NOT to overdo when you have a meal like that. Hope your slaw turned out alright. At least you'll probably have some great leftovers.
Posted by Joy | January 16, 2008 10:56 AM
Posted on January 16, 2008 10:56
Joy, we have taken to roasting our asparagus. You trim the ends, and if they are very thick, you pare off the skin on the bottom two inches. Put the asparagus in a bag with a little bit of olive oil, and roll them around til they are coated. Line them up on a foil lined cooking sheet and sprinkle them with kosher salt and dried minced onion. Roast at 425 degrees for ten minutes or so.....until they are soft. MMMMMMmmmm! That is SOOO GOOD!
My apologies for making you hungry this morning! *G*
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January 16, 2008 2:25 PM
Posted on January 16, 2008 14:25
You can tell that I was not there. You had leftovers!
Posted by Cop Car | January 17, 2008 1:14 PM
Posted on January 17, 2008 13:14