I am not a meat and potatoes kind of girl
I never was a huge fan of the meat and potatoes diet. I prefer fruits and veggies and in large quantities. Pasta and rice will do just as well. Lately though I find myself on a meat and potatoes diet and can I tell you I am getting awfully tired of it. I do like a good steak every now and then don’t get me wrong but we are now up to the 2nd or third week in a row that involves steak for dinner. Unfortunately, this week has gone from steak Sunday and Monday and Cheesy Chicken and Rice Wednesday thru Friday to Steak Sunday through at least Wednesday! ARGH!!! I can’t fault Mike for the excellent deal - 3 pounds of top sirloin for $8 as it is tasty but I really need to start getting into the habit of cutting things up and freezing separately so we can avoid weeks like this. Plus it is not good for the diet!!! The killer in all of this is that Friday my mom wants to take Mike out for his “birthday dinner” at Saltgrass. Another steak dinner!!! It will be a long while after this week before I agree to buy let alone cook steak. I’ve had enough to last a while. lol
On a side note I did finally figure out the way to pan sear and then broil steak to a nice medium temperature. I found the best was just to undercook it, see how undercooked it was, and adjust from there. It seemed to work. For these pieces which were about 1 to 1.25 inches thick I pan seared 1 minute each side then put in the broiler for 2 minutes, took out and assessed and put back in for another 2 minutes which worked out perfectly. So at least I didn’t overcook them and can feel accomplished. It’s only taken 4 tries but I did it!
