March 9th. Mardi Gras Cook - Dan the Man!

Hi Everyone - My apologies for the delays in updating the blog.  Some of the chefs are a little slow on sending in their recipes!  Not to point any fingers but Jude and Julie - You know who you are!  Yesterday was Dan's turn to cook.  I'm pretty sure he did not spend hours contemplating his menu selections like I usually do.  He most likely pondered what would be quick and delicious and decided upon a BBQ'd Steak Dinner.  The methodology behind his menu choices is that we just recently purchased a brand new puppy! 

He's a male Chinese Crested.  We named him Tico and he just turned 3 months old today.  What a great little addition to our home!  He's friendly and absolutely adorable! 

The Menu:
Rib Eye Steaks
Rice
Asparagus
Mushrooms
Cookies & Cream Cake
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

No need to elaborate on any of the recipes!  Dan zipped out on Tuesday to Cumbrae's to purchase some fantastic Rib Eye Steaks and hit other local shops for the remainder of his items!  You should have seen the size of these slabs of meat!  The carnivores were out in full force at Mardi Gras!   Dan barbecued the steaks as the weather is finally becoming more like spring. All other menu items were simply prepared in the traditional manner.  It was rather quiet as we all gnawed away at the Rib Eyes.  Don't get me wrong here, the steaks were cooked to perfection - They were HUGE and one needed to take the time to savor every morsel! 

Tico was also a great source of entertainment as he just loved everyone and would bounce from person to person spreading love!

Can someone please explain why the Biggest Loser always has to be a 2 hour production!  Yesterday's episode was pathetically overdone!  Did we really need to spend that much time seeing the contestants going to work and was all that product placement a true necessity?  Enough with the filler already... this is almost just as bad as Dancing with the Stars and American Idol!  Let the contestants do what they need to do and go to the vote!

Next week is Julie's turn to cook!  She's going to be extremely busy this weekend with her mother and the family gathering so we are not 100% sure what Julie will conjure up as her menu.  It may simply be some comfort food!  Can you say Shepherd's pie......