February 12
Snow and the Steak Dinner
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- Sautéed New York Strip
- Chimichurri Sauce [View Recipe]
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Ingredients
- .5 bunch parsley (cleaned <howto label="salad"/>)
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic
- .25 teaspoon salt
- .25 teaspoon black pepper
- .5 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- .25 cup oil
- 1 whole bay leaf
Instructions
We start by putting some cleaned parsley leaves into the food processor. We pulse to chop, and leave a heaping ½ cup of chopped parsley in the processor (the rest of the cleaned and the chopped parsley are put in a resealable plastic bag and refrigerated for another use).
Next, we add the vinegar to the processor and press in the garlic cloves with our garlic press. We add the salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and oregano and pulse a few times. Then, we add the oil and pulse quickly to mix. We remove the sauce to a ramekin, using a spatula to get all of the sauce. Finally, we push in the bay leaf, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside on the counter for 30 minutes.
When it is time to serve the beef dinner, we remove and bay leaf and serve. Any leftovers are covered and refrigerated.
- Smashed Red Potatoes with Sour Cream, Butter and Parsley
- Steamed Broccoli
- Chicken Matzo Ball Soup from Mr. Barry and Miss Barbara
We have been bereft of snow for some time. It has been down right balmy at times, but a good old fashioned nor'easter came through last night. The timing could have been better, though. The baby seems to have shaken off the touch of flu that she had, but the full bout that our daughter had is still with her. She was bitterly disappointed that she could not go out and play.
Our son, who brought the flu home in the first place, was feeling perfectly fine. He and Chris went out to play in the snow a bit (which did not make his sisters feel any better). But it was cold and there was too much snow for sledding, so the men came back inside and played MarioKart.
We were very much looking forward to our steak dinner. We had purchased the steak yesterday in anticipation of the snow. Even so, our favorite part of the meal was the soup, because it reminds us of what nice neighbors we have. Miss Barbara made it for us when she heard the kids were sick. Everyone partook of the soup—even the sickest among us—and the whole family is feeling better already.