We've had some home cooking fun lately as the NYC winter drones on. Nothing makes you feel warm and cozy like a nice homemade dish.
On one snowy weekend, we made the most of an awesome meat sale on Fresh Direct (yes, we buy our food via computer; yes, we make the most of meat sales; yes, we are proud of it) and Grillmaster DJ broke out the stovetop grill to make some perfect pieces of filet mignon.
This time around he got even more experimental with the sauce, and the result was absolutely DELECTABLE. One lesson we did learn: if you add wine to a pan that has been beautifully sauteeing garlic, there will be smoke. A lot of smoke. Smoke-detector-going-off amounts of smoke and possibly a pan that can't be used again. But the taste of that sauce - oh, it's so worth it!
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On another wintry weekend, it was time for the luck of the Irish. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we got some slices of corned beef (would've made it from scratch but didn't want to commit to eating it for a whole week) and whipped up some roasted butternut squash and cabbage. With a few dashes of fennel and paprika, the cabbage took on a whole new flavor we really enjoyed with the salty meat. Cheers!
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