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*
