review

Review of the Miso Butter Steak with Shitakes and Asparagus (posted last week):

Meat was not as Brown on the outside as I like. I'll figure out a solution for that. *i cooked in olive oil instead of cooking spray.... maybe that was the reason

I have never used miso and found out I LOVE it!

Rice..... sticking to adding nothing to it next time.

Asparagus and shitake recipe was perfect!!!

Overall great dinner smile emoticon

Shitake and Asparagus:
Roasted Asparagus and Shitake Mushrooms

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
12 ounces asparagus, trimmed
4 ounces shiitake mushroom caps, sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons lower-sodium soy sauce

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine olive oil, pepper, asparagus, and mushrooms on a foil-lined baking sheet; toss to coat. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes or until the asparagus is crisp-tender. Drizzle with soy sauce.

1 cup uncooked instant brown rice

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

1 tablespoon white/yellow miso (soybean paste)

1 pound sirloin steak, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Cooking spray

2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

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Preparation

1. Cook rice according to package directions.

2. Place butter and miso in a large bowl, stirring to combine. Sprinkle steak evenly with pepper and salt. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add steak to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Add steak to butter mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle steak with green onions.

3. Stir rice vinegar and oil into rice. Serve rice with steak mixture.

one to try!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/seared-sirloin-steak-bites-miso-butter-rice

sirloin steak with miso butter (i've never tried miso! excited but scared!) :)

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked instant brown rice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon white/yellow miso (soybean paste)
• 1 pound sirloin steak, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

1. Cook rice according to package directions.

2. Place butter and miso in a large bowl, stirring to combine. Sprinkle steak evenly with pepper and salt. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add steak to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Add steak to butter mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle steak with green onions.

3. Stir rice vinegar and oil into rice. Serve rice with steak mixture.

Roasted Asparagus and Shitake Mushrooms

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

12 ounces asparagus, trimmed

4 ounces shiitake mushroom caps, sliced

1 1/2 teaspoons lower-sodium soy sauce

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine olive oil, pepper, asparagus, and mushrooms on a foil-lined baking sheet; toss to coat. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes or until the asparagus is crisp-tender. Drizzle with soy sauce.

weekly menu

basic weekly menu :)

monday: roasted pork tenderloin, roasted asparagus, and roasted potatoes/sweet potatoes plus bread

tuesday: turkey kielbasa, wild rice and tossed salad

wednesday: smothered chicken (with mushrooms/peppers/onions and cheese), bread, carrots and fruit

thursday: bbq pork butt in the crock pot (new recipe--will post soon), chips and carrots or fruit

friday: steaks, baked potatoes, and some sort of veggie.... not sure :)

saturday: baked pecan french toast, bacon, fruit (new recipe for french toast--will post soon)

sunday: mini stromboli (more to come on that)

night friends!

weekly meals

saturday: cast iron grilled chicken fajitas chips and guacamole

sunday: mom day meal--blue cheese burgers, fresh green beans, roasted potatoes/sweet potatoes, fruit salad

monday: tb at a meeting. josh--french toast, bacon and fruit

tuesday--popcorn shrimp and sweet potato/potato fries  and carrots

wednesday: chicken fingers with panko bread crumbs, french bread and salad

thursday: turkey kielbasa, wild rice, fruit

friday: ??

saturday: my bday dinner with friends at the melting pot

sunday: grilled steaks/chicken, augratin potato tins, roasted aparagus, marinaded tomato salad,

menu for the week

missed a few "eating nights"   last week due to crazy schedule or need to be out, so a few have been moved to this week :)

today: blue cheese hamburgers, roasted sweet potatoes/potatoes, fresh green beans, strawberries/red grapes
monday: tb appt so spaghetti and bread
tuesday:breaded chicken fingers (recipe below), cous cous (?) or wild rice, roasted asparagus
wednesday: mom b birthday dinner--grilled steaks, bread, fruit slices with fruit dip (recipe below), baked potatoes, steamed broccoli
thursday: awesome cast iron grilled faijitas, black beans, rice (maybe)
friday: grilled pork loin chops, tomato torte, fruit

Roasted Apsaragus
NEED:
fresh asparagus (i prefer the skinniest ones you can find at the store!:) clean and prepare them--easy way is to hold them and snap the "woody" ends off then wash under water)
olive oil
salt
dried herbs (optional)

DO:
pat dry the asparagus
put on baking pan
add olive oil and roll the asparagus around in it you want them to be coated but not too much oil on the pan
sprinkle with salt and herbs

put in a HOT oven 450-500 for 15-20 minutes. roll them occasionally :)

ENJOY



Tomato Torte (my mom in law made it so i do not have the exact recipe...but here is what i think....)
NEED:
big sliced tomatoes (i would remove the seeds and "pat dry" as well)
puff pasty sheets--thawed
olive oil
pepper
teeny bit of grated cheese
salt

DO:
roll out pastry
place tomatoes on pasty--make sure they do NOT touch
drizzle with oil
Bake at 350 until looks done :)
sprinkle teeny bit of cheese and just melt
sprinkle with salt and serve

fruit dip
NEED:
cream cheese
brown sugar
juice (normally i would use oj but mom b can't have it so i am going to get some pear juice from pears....)

DO:
whip it all together :)
Enjoy!

chicken fingers
NEED:
chicken breasts--bnlss/sknls
bread crumbs with seasoning (i am going to mix italian with panko and herbs)
melted butter or egg whites (beat a little)
DO:
pound out the chicken and cut into "fingers"
dip in the butter or egg white
dredge in the crumbs
put on a greased baking sheet
bake 350 degrees until done (30 minutes?)
enjoy :)

Grilled cast iron skillet fajitas
NEED:

Chicken Breasts--Boneless/Skinless 

Peppers

Onions

Tomatoes 

Jalepeno (optional) 

olive oil

grapefruit juice 

lime juice (i squeezed fresh limes) 

black pepper (fresh ground is best)

oregeno (i used italian blend) 

garlic powder 

salt (i used kosher) 

chilli powder

cumin 

tortillas 

DO: 

mix together in a big zip lock bag:

olive oil

grapefruit juice  (about a half a small can full)

lime juice (i squeezed fresh limes--2 of them) 

black pepper (fresh ground is best)--i used quite a bit

oregeno (i used italian blend)--about 1 T

garlic powder about 1 T

salt (i used kosher) about 1.5 tsp

chilli powder 1-2 T

cumin- 1-2 T 

add chicken to bag and let marinade up to 5 hours--i had an hour so that is what i did

toss the veggies (minus tomatoes) with cumin, chilli powder, salt and pepper. let them sit on a board all ready to go 

put tomatoes in a bowl so they are ready to go (1/4 to 1/8 of tomato chunks) 

put some oil in a cup/small bowl so it is ready to go 

preheat grill--turn one side to HOT and put cast iron skillet on this side. turn the other side to med-med high.

grill chicken breasts whole until BARELY cooked through on this side. when chicken has a few minutes to go, quickly dump the oil into the hot skillet and then throw peppers and onions in. Let "blacken" while you cut chicken on the bias. Add chicken to the pepper mixture in the skillet and let the juices all mix. when the veggies are almost to the texture/consistency you want, add the tomatoes and let sear.  the skillet is hot so i put all the mix into a bowl to bring inside.