Recipes

I've been on fire in the kitchen lately (thank you Pinterest).

Here are some of the recipes I've made, all of which I do recommend:

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And the recipe I made for Valentine's Day:

Southwestern Tenderloin Steak

Makes enough for two (except for way too much butter for two..but how do you fourth less than 1 t. lemon zest? ha. can use leftover butter on fish or whatever you want)

DO AHEAD and chill:

For Lime Cream:

1/4 C sour cream

1 T fresh lime juice

big pinch of salt

For butter:

1/2 stick butter-really soft (room temp)

almost 1 T fresh minced fresh parsley

little less than 1 t lemon zest

1 T fresh lemon juice

pinch of salt

combine and chill

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For the potatoes:

Boil, Mash and add 1 lb yukon gold potatoes peeled and quartered

1/3 C buttermilk

1 T butter

1-2 t. chipotle peppers in adobe sauce (scrap seeds out for less spicy)-minced really well

salt to taste

add those ingredients to mashed potatoes

For the steak:

in a separate bowl

2 t. brown sugar

3/4 t salt

1 t paprika

1/2 t chili powder

1/2 t pepper

mix together

rub mixture on beef tenderloin fillets (enough for two)

push rub all over into meat

heat 1 T EVOO in sauté pan over med high heat

sauté two to three minutes per side for med rare (depends on how thick though)

put in bowl set aside (with juice) put foil over to keep warm

For Spinach:

same pan

add 1 T EVOO

1/2 C grape tomatoes

8 C spinach leaves

heat-cook tomatoes till blister then spinach till wilted

add salt and pepper to taste

To assemble:

Divide potatoes between two plates

top with cream mixture

arrange spinach and tomatoes on potatoes

layer steaks on top

1 t. butter mix on top