{Make} Skirt Streak & Gruyere Acorn Squash

I have way too many (unused) cookbooks.  I leaf through them for inspiration and only occasionally follow instructions.  But that's all changed.

Today, it felt nice to let Martha tell me what to do.  She knew what she was talking about.  Her acorn squash recipe is to die!  Heavy cream, gruyere, garlic... I'm in love.


I also made a beef gravy for the skirt steak that I broiled.  It was filled with loads of cracked black pepper, horseradish, and Worcestershire.  And it was gooooood.

A simple autumn lunch for me and Mr. Lovely.

{Make} Pancakes!

Oh how I love you, with your soft, oozy butter, and sinfully sweet maple syrup. The breakfast, lunch, or dinner of champs. Or, just me.

The Dog Stop

On a whim, V and i drove out of the city to the 'burbs looking for this little hot dog shack.  We both love a good hot dog and have been dying to try a Chicago style hot dog with neon green relish and sport peppers.  I guess I'll have to go to Chicago to get the real thing, but considering I'm in Texas, this did the trick.

On a side note, I've really been wanting to take photos of some of the beautiful homes here in Dallas.  I was thinking of grouping them by neighborhood or by style.  Unfortunately, yesterday, when the sun was out (after a few days of rain), and we had driven across town, my camera battery died!

Ha, that will teach me to check it before I leave the house.  We ended up making a nice day of it anyway, strolling through some a beautiful neighborhood.  It's so nice to just get out and walk.

Happy Friday, you all!

Lovely lunch

Is egg salad a southern thing?  I'm not sure.  I've pretty much only lived in the south.  I've only recently realized that sweetened iced tea is considered a "southern thing."  I know, i probably sound silly.

Anyway, egg salad is one of my favorite things.  On white bread or crackers, the perfect lunch or snack it makes.

I didn't have much in the fridge, but I did have just enough to make egg salad on english muffins.

It was delicious and easy.

Happy hump day!

Linner

The other night, for dinner I marinated a large skirt steak.  Lots of garlic and olive oil.  We added sauteed mushrooms and onions and ate steamed artichokes as a side dish.

The dinner was delicious.  It was also very simple and easy to prepare.

The next day for lunch, I sliced up the meat and made a big steak salad.

In  other news, I bought a mandolin.  I know I'm behind the times, but that thing is a lifesaver.  It's amazing.  I've been looking for more excuses to use it more often.

It's a slow news day, lovers.  That's all I've got for you.

Steak deliciousness

Dinner

Lunch