Sunday, November 06, 2005
Mitey Mite Cooks!
We have a very prolific lemon tree, so at this time of year I am finding lots of ways to use lemons. Last night I made an old stand-by, Lemon Beef Steak.
Ingredients:
1 lb. sirloin steak
3 tblsp. butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1-1/2 cup beef stock
2 medium tomatoes, peeled & cut in wedges
2 tblsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp.salt
Cooked noodles
Cut the meat into 2-1/2" strips; brown quickly in the butter & remove from heat. Season with salt & paprika. Arrange onion & lemon slices over meat; add 3/4 cup beef stock. Cover & simmer 20-25 minutes. Add tomato wedges & simmer about 2 minutes more. Remove meat & vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard lemon. Combine cornstarch, salt & 3/4 cup beef stock, stir into pan juices till thick & bubbly. Put meat atop noodles, pour sauce over all, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
It makes a nice presentation. Kids like this, I think because of the noodles.
The Professor is on a dive trip to Borneo, so I had Guppyman, PresentStorm & the Little Angel over to enjoy this with me.
The L.A. and I made bread earlier in the day, and we had pumpkin bread with whipped cream AND ice cream on it for dessert.
When I took a picture of the food before I served it, Stormii said she could tell I am now officially hooked on blogging. Poor thing, she was so stopped up she couldn't breathe, and then she put her foot in her mouth big time. She was telling me that some lady at work thinks Guppy has a sexy voice, even though "She's old enough to be his grandmother -- about 60." Um, Stormii, how old am I? I thought that was funny, but you can bet I'm going to give her a hard time about it for the rest of her life.
This is why I was in a good mood. I always enjoy spending time with the L.A.
And yes, that is a parsley bouquet she's holding. It was being sent home to the guinea pigs, but the L.A. discovered she really liked parsley and was eating it for dessert. She is at the age where she is going to give you goofy faces instead of smiles, but I still think she's adorable.
Ingredients:
1 lb. sirloin steak
3 tblsp. butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1-1/2 cup beef stock
2 medium tomatoes, peeled & cut in wedges
2 tblsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp.salt
Cooked noodles
Cut the meat into 2-1/2" strips; brown quickly in the butter & remove from heat. Season with salt & paprika. Arrange onion & lemon slices over meat; add 3/4 cup beef stock. Cover & simmer 20-25 minutes. Add tomato wedges & simmer about 2 minutes more. Remove meat & vegetables from pan; keep warm. Discard lemon. Combine cornstarch, salt & 3/4 cup beef stock, stir into pan juices till thick & bubbly. Put meat atop noodles, pour sauce over all, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
It makes a nice presentation. Kids like this, I think because of the noodles.
The Professor is on a dive trip to Borneo, so I had Guppyman, PresentStorm & the Little Angel over to enjoy this with me.
The L.A. and I made bread earlier in the day, and we had pumpkin bread with whipped cream AND ice cream on it for dessert.
When I took a picture of the food before I served it, Stormii said she could tell I am now officially hooked on blogging. Poor thing, she was so stopped up she couldn't breathe, and then she put her foot in her mouth big time. She was telling me that some lady at work thinks Guppy has a sexy voice, even though "She's old enough to be his grandmother -- about 60." Um, Stormii, how old am I? I thought that was funny, but you can bet I'm going to give her a hard time about it for the rest of her life.
This is why I was in a good mood. I always enjoy spending time with the L.A.
And yes, that is a parsley bouquet she's holding. It was being sent home to the guinea pigs, but the L.A. discovered she really liked parsley and was eating it for dessert. She is at the age where she is going to give you goofy faces instead of smiles, but I still think she's adorable.
9 Comments:
Wow I wanna come over for dinner...:) That looks great!
Cute pic even with the silly face.
Um..I was sick and my head wasn't clear ..yeah thats it ..lol
Thats my story and I'm stickin to it ..lol
You are right. She is quite adorable!
dang: I'd eat that for breakfast too.
Congratulations on winning our blog battle. Do I get consolation prize? A couple of helpings of your Lemon Beef Steak would be just fine.
wow, you're very own lemon tree, nice!
i don't know what i'd think of doing if i had a supply of lemons like that, guess there's only so much lemonade you can make.
your little l.a. is adorable, looks like a smile to me.
oh my, how jealous i am! i have tried to grow a lemon tree, but it just isnt warm enough here in washington state...
would it cost an arm and a leg to have you send us siome lemons? let me know ... if its not too bad, i'd pay... :)
I'm so envious that you have a lemon tree in your yard!
And that dish looks scrumtious. I am a sucker for anything lemony and parsleyish.
Oh my. That looks FANTASTIC! My personal chef / husband has had the temerity to go away for a few nights this week - do you think you could pop round? :)
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