Huh? It’s hard to notice the difference between a 1” and a 2” thick steak? I’d say you are sorely mistaken, Señor.

Grilled flank steak tonight but ended with a choice of ...


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After a large and extremely satisfying lunch (and first time in a restaurant in months -- this one had an outdoor deck so it felt safer) of shrimp po' boy and green salad, dinner tonight was a chocolate malt made with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

this!
i didn't have time to respond with a huh,what,huh??

My guest picked up dessert at a great restaurant ...some kind of dense fudgey chocolate cake with raspberries and mousse and mini chips coating the side. I remembered a photo after i dove in...didn't even bother to put on a plate.
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i can’t tell the width by looking at the steak.

Ice cream sounds lovely!

nice 4 choices. I look forward to having the space to start buying Tillamook and I now have new Robbins flavor requests for the future - chocolate chip and chocolate fudge.

Gorgeous cake. No plate needed.

I marinated chicken breasts in bbq sauce for a couple hours, then grilled them. I also grilled some asparagus with olive oil, sel de provence (salt with herbes du provence that I bought at the farmer's market in Nimes last year), and pepper.

Simple and delish.

Oh, and some gruner veltliner and a Dove bar (dark chocolate and vanilla ice cream) for dessert.

Salad with lettuce, tomatoes and watermelon (sorry, no picture), mahi-mahi with lemon-caper sauce, Lodge Bread olive bread, roasted carrots with thyme and oregano (NY Times), and Ottolenghi's baked mint rice with pomegranate and olive salsa (from Simple).

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Moroccan chicken “tangine” with apricot, carrots, almonds, pistachios, and garbanzo beans, cooked in a Dutch oven and served over couscous - this is one of the first Shelter entree I cooked, back in late March. Still delicious!
fusilli pasta with parm

Bacon cheeseburger

all stovetop due to risk of evening smoky air
Turkey burger steak with pepper jack
cheeseburgers on bunny buns
grilled cheese & beets on sourdough
sauteed onions
oven fries
roasted beets

my first grilled cheese & beet... it was good!

Grilled chicken thighs with ground Thai chilis, garlic powder, pink salt, and black pepper.
Farmer's market organic green beans and corn on the cob.
Dessert: wild blackberry cobbler.

I made beans and rice for the first time and it was realyl good!

olive oil in a pot with onion and garlic
add jalapeno chicken sausage that was in the freezer, sliced up
add sofrito base that we happened to have in the fridge, also some adobo and pepper
add rice and beef stock (since it was the stock with the nearest expiration date)
cook, covered until the stock was absorbed
add a can of tomatoes and a can of kidney beans, both drained and rinsed
give a stir and done.

Last night - Steak Frites at Mon Ami Gabi after a shopping trip. As we were considering martinis, we stumbled upon 1/2 price wine bottle night, so also a bottle of Beaujolais.

Tonight - egg roll in a bowl. Basically everything that goes into an eggroll, minus the wrapper, and cooked together in the wok. You can Google the base recipe if interested. We add a healthy scoop of sambal olek and a little hoisin to it usually.

Yum! Had a few birthday dinners there over the years.