What's for dinner?

Here's the last couple of nights in review:

Pepper Steak, Roasted Red Potatoes and garlic, green beans and onions...easy and delicious! I crushed peppercorns with mortar and pestle and embedded them in some top sirloin, seared on each side and then baked in a 400 oven for about 12 minutes. The potatoes were drizzled in olive oil (as were the unpeeled garlic cloves) and roasted in same oven for an hour. The green beans were boiled for a  few minutes and then tossed with some sauteed onions and olive oil. The steak sauce, by the way, went untouched.

We had company for dinner and I was so embarassed that I was taking a picture of my food for my blog that I did it hastily and as you can see, poorly. But the taste was very bloggable! The chicken was simple. I grilled it in my George Foreman grill (love love love my GF) and topped with some sauteed  cherry tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil. I served it with brown rice (sauteed with garlic and onion before steaming). I roasted broccoli, zucchini, red bell pepper and more garlic in a  400 oven for about half an hour. I put the rice and veggies in a pan and covered them with cheese sauce (4 tablespoons of butter and a tablespoon of olive oil mixed with a half cup of flour over medium heat, then 2 cups of hot milk blended over the heat until smooth and then 1/2 cup of grated parmesan blended in). I baked that for 15 minutes. YUMMY! (And Hubby ate ALL of his vegetables!)

Comments

[Lundie]

Oh man am I hungry now! That looks awesome! I've never steamed rice before - I assume that's different than boiling it on the stove? Looks like I'm going to have to do some research! (Or if you care to share your methods - that would be cool too!)

[Joo]

Oopsy. I used to have a rice cooker that I think actually steamed it and I've fallen into the habit of using that term incorrectly. Sorry, Lundie, I actually boiled it. I sauteed the onion and garlic in four tablespoons of butter (shh...don't tell) for a couple minutes and then added 2 cups of rice and sauteed that until the rice was aromatic. Then I added 2 cups of water and cooked it on low until the rice was tender.

Happy Day!

[Guinevere Meadow]

Mmmmm, those both sound DELICIOUS! I think I'm going to steal them. :)