Dinner

I do not know exactly why, but I feel compelled to post recipes. I would hope that if anyone actually reads this damn things, you try one out and tell me how it was.

Tonights is cheap steak rounds from Walmart. There's a guy on NYTIMES online, Mark Bittman, who calls himself the minimalist; has good recipes. I guess that would make me the cheapest. Not always. Tonight was all about cheap--so, sale steaks, a handful of dried chipotle peppers in a solitary bin, mushrooms (in season), garlic. Since I grow my own spices, I use what I have--tonight was sage, rosemary and thyme. Seasoned steaks with seasonings, salt pepper, 4 cloves chopped garlic, and a douse of olive oil--tossed. Then heated oil in pan--added 4 cloves chopped garlic and steaks at same time. Let brown on one side, flip. Let brown, add peppers and a few sliced mushrooms. Let cook--after 4 minutes, added a glug of left-over red wine. Let cook till steaks were done. (Added 3 squirts tobasco somewhere in there). Took out steaks--reduced wine and added a spoonful of ancien mustard. Let thicken and cook a little more, then topped steaks with Mushrooms sauce. Perfect. Dipped with day old Ciabatta bread from Pouparts--a mainstay.

And drinking gimlets. Life couldnt be better, during certain moments.