It's just too difficult to document every meal I make for Ethan. I DO cook dinner for him most nights, and I enjoy it. But the pressure of photographing the stages of every meal... I can't take it!! I don't know why I thought that would be a good idea. (Yes I do, because I was so shocked by my own domestic skills that I decided to document them.)
Tonight, I didn't cook for Ethan. Earlier this week, I found a little stash of forgotten gift cards, including an Applebee's gift card that Paw gave us for Christmas. And today I called Applebee's take-out, and "got" Ethan a steak/mashed taters/grilled veggies dinner.
He was delighted to have a ready-made dinner waiting for him.
Then after he had finished, I didn't believe what he said...
He said, "Your steaks are a lot better than that one." I know a lot of people consider home-cooked food superior to restaurants, but generally I think that restaurants are experts at what they do, and usually do it really well. So this was a huge compliment! I usually just rub olive oil, salt, & pepper on the steaks and let them sit for a while - half an hour or so - then heat a skillet to "Hi" and sear the steak for 2 minutes on each side. Then I turn it down to medium until the steak looks ready. I'm not very precise about the second stage. When in doubt, I make a cut in the middle to make sure it's not bloody. I also have rubbed French's mustard on both sides of the steak (in addition to the olive oil) before searing it. It is pretty good!
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