Today's dinner was back to cooking thoughtfully - focusing on taste, nutrition and visual appeal.
I think tonight was a winner.
New York Strip Steak, Sweet Potato Fries and Roasted Bok Choy.
The sweet potatoes and bok choy were new recipes to me. Both were easy and quick and worth doing again. The sweet potato fries were not crunchy, but had a lovely caramelized flavor. I had read that if you have trouble getting them to be crisp to toss the raw potatoes with corn starch. I really didn't miss the crispiness and will probably just cook them the way I did tonight in the future.
The bok choy was tossed with olive oil and sprinkled with a little garlic powder. The recipe called for 450 for 8 minutes. I think next time I will try 400 for a little longer. It was very tasty - but the edges of the leaves got crispy very quickly and the stem ends could have used a little more cooking time. I decided that a little sprinkle of parmesan would improve the bok choy and it was good.
The steak I have been buying at a local market that locally sources it's meat. I have bought meat from this particular farm several times and have always been pleased. The flavor is outstanding and the meat is very tender.
This is my sunporch. I will eat out here until it gets too hot. It is such a beautiful setting. It looks out over the trees in the back yard and the azaleas that the dear have not yet destroyed. There are birds to watch, squirrels, chipmunks, the occasional ground hog and every once in awhile a fox.
Good food in a lovely setting with music in the background. A great start to my evening.
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