Success...

...well, mostly.

I have struggled with grilling steaks. Usually, I incinerate them and then they just aren't good. But tonight--oh, tonight--I remembered to turn down the heat & let them get juuuuuuust right. I used a couple of seasonings from a local company called Herb'n Renewal. Some of their Herb'n Cowboy and the Sassy & Salt-Free, and my steak was on its way. Those spice mixes are good, yo. The Fresh Market sells this lean Hereford strip steaks, & they are seriously good. I'm thinking about buying a whole one & have them cut into steaks & then freezing because they're on sale for cheap this week.

I did a simple salad, and made the korean-style dressing in this recipe from Mark Bittman. It's really simple but really different. And YUMMY. Why have I never considered this kind of dressing before? Spicy, and Asian-y, and light.

Anyway, the last yummy thing was I sauteed some sliced shittake mushrooms (locally grown--can you believe it? I still can't) in olive oil. Right at the end, I added the leftover garlic that I'd chopped & the leftover dressing that I didn't need for my salad. A splash of balsamic vinegar, and put them on top of the steak. Huzzah!

The only failure was a bland spaghetti squash incident, but you can't win them all.

And it's looking like it's gonna rain (we need it desperately), so again, I say: Huzzah!