Steak Oscar

Oh the delicious dinner last night!
I wanted to make something special for my hubby and this fit the bill. 
You'll need:
A great steak
Worcestershire sauce
Shrimp
Garlic
Potatoes like golds
4 egg yolks room temp
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
1 1/2 sticks of butter and some more butter (i didn't say this was healthy)
A pinch of sugar
A dash of cayenne
Salt and Pepper to tast
asparagus
Mrs dash

Marinate steak in the Worcestershire with a bit of pepper. Then cook the steak to a perfect med rare.  Now i was out of charcoal so i broiled the steak.

It sautéed the shrimp in some butter and garlic.

Boil and then halve the little taters.  Then place in a shallow baking dish and broil the tops.

For the hollandaise sauce
Melt and cool butter
In a blender, add egg yolks and lemon juice, whip until well combined.
While blender is still on slowly drizzle the butter until the sauce sticks to the back of a spoon.
Add sugar, salt and pepper and whip again to mix.

Oven roast your asparagus worth a little oil and Mrs dash till tender at 425 for about 25 min

Time to plate!
With your taters hot from the broiler add the hollandaise sauce then the asparagus then the sliced steak and finally the shrimp!!! It's a mountain of delicious!

Crispy Almond Cookie

Crispy Almond Cookie
makes about 60 cookies. 
Ingredients

1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar or 1/2 cup splenda brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking power
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped almonds
Instructions

Cream together butter and sugars, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Add in eggs and vanilla and beat again.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to dough, one third at a time until all added. Stir in almonds.
Using a small cookie scoop, place dough on a parchment lined baking sheet. fork down.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12-14 minutes. Until edges turn golden. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to racks to cool completely.

Cherry banana puree

1 bad frozen cherries thawed
3 very ripe bananas

Blend!  Place in individual containers. This thickens up which is awesome.
Fridge lasts 2 to 3 days
Freezer 3 months

My little is in the fork mashed stage and loves this right from the fridge.

Baby food pancake for my little miss

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour (this will make a dense pancake; you can use 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour if you prefer)
1 cup uncooked commercial baby cereal from the box. I had oatmeal.
1 cup formula (or another liquid such as milk)
1/2 cup applesauce
1 tbsp melted margarine or butter (unsalted type)
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup water possibly little more roll you get pancake batter consistency
Add cinnamon, nutmeg, dash of vanilla or other flavorings if you want them

Step 1: Mix all ingredients together.

Step 2: Cook on your cook top in a frying pan as you would with “regular” pancakes.

Yogurt drops

My little is teething and can't get enough of these!
It's so simple too.

Take yogurt you have on hand.  I happened to have Greek blueberry. Place in a sandwich sized ziplock or piping bag. Clip the tip and squeeze out little drops of yogurt on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and then freeze about 30 min to an hour. Pop off the drops into a freezer container and tah dah! Tasty melty baby treats.

Busy Weekend.

We had a crazy busy weekend here. Since moving to Germany we have decided to do as much site seeing as possible. We visited Frankenstein Castle this last weekend on Saturday. It was really awesome actually. Old ruins with some neat history and myths with it. Not to mention it was only about 2 hours away from us so we were able to get up and round with the baby head there sight see and have lunch at the restaurant on the grounds (the goulash is to die for!) before heading back with plenty of day left. THEN Sunday was of course Fathers day. This was the hubs first fathers day so I wanted to make it special. We had quite the Moroccan feast! I made Chicken Pastilla from scratch and let me tell you that is no joke! I started at 7am and we didn't eat till 5! Thank goodness I bought dessert from a bakery the day before on hubs suggestion. Our little who is almost 6 mo old now ate with us and enjoyed her fruit haha.

 

Can't wait for this weekend for our next trip/adventure!

 

 

 

 

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings in Honey Siracha Sauce (seriously better than fried wings)

You will need....

Chicken wings or even drummies (about 10-15 wings)
salt
pepper
cornstarch 1-2 tablespoons + a sprinkle extra if you like your sauce a bit thicker
siracha 1/4 cup
honey 1/4 cup
soy sauce 1 tablespoon
butter 4 tablespoons

Make sure your wings are thawed and dried. salt and pepper them then toss with the cornstartch making sure they are all lightly coated in a bowl. Place on a lined cookie sheet that has a cookie drying rack inside to create air flow. Bake 250 for 30 min. Then crank up the heat to 425 for 50-60 min to get that really golden crispy skin.

A few min before the wings are done toss in a saucepan the siracha, honey, soy, and butter. Heat to a simmer and whisk whisk whisk!. If you like a bit thicker sauce use a bit of cornstarch as a thickener.

This was a huge success with the hubs!

Served only 2 haha!