The Man Meal

Last night Kathy and Pam,

our incomparable cooks,

were away,

So Toby and I were on our own for dinner.

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Now although Toby is capable of making many fine dishes,

my only claim to fame (aside from my Galloping Gourmet "Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic," that is) is grilling meat on the barbecue grill.

For more on that, go here and here.

So we decided to grill up a fine Ribeye steak for about 15 minutes (I'm never sure how long it takes. I just cook it until it looks and tastes done!). It was a bit cool outside last night, so it may have taken longer than usual.

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Toby then sautéed onions and garlic and heated up some leftover white rice.

We opened a can of asparagus, washed it all down with a cold Newcastle, and voilà.

Toby dubbed it "the Man Meal," and I can't disagree.

Jamie and Julia ~ Steak and Mash

When Jamie Oliver was on Masterchef the other night, he talked about dressing the board. Basically, you just put a bunch of herbs and oil and some sort of acid and a bunch of garlic onto your cutting board. Once you've cooked your steak, we did our on the Weber, put it on the board and just massage the flavors into it a bit. I am not a big steak person ... I had seconds of this !!

I didn't write down what I used but just go with flavors you like ! I know I did olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, parsley, greek basil and garlic. I may have used other things pero no recuerdo !!

I also tried Julia Childs' Garlic Mashed Potatoes. I didn't, at the time, but I do now, have a potato ricer so don't know if it would have made a difference. And maybe I'll try these again just to see. But, to me, they weren't worth the absolute mountain of effort they took to make.

Grilled Steak Continued ...

Step 13:

Wave a magic wand over the plates...and look what appears!

One Blizzard BBQ ready to enjoy!

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Clip ends off of asparagus spears. Cut prosciutto into two inch wide strips (usually that's in half length wise). Barber pole wrap one strip of prosciutto around each spear of asparagus. Place wrapped asparagus in single layer on baking sheet. (We sprayed Olive Oil Pam spray on the sheet. Not sure if we needed to or not) Bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes (depending on how thick your asparagus is and how tender you prefer your veggies). Enjoy!

Grilled Steak

Best Grill Steak Recipe a la Uncle Jim

Step 1:
Look for sale on Rib-eye steak at Safeway

Step 2:
Buy steak and freeze

Step 3:
Wait for blizzard




Step 4:
Have wife and niece shovel path to bbq



Step 5:
Put on bbqing clothes
(ie: shorts, t-shirt, and sandals)



Step 6:
Thaw froze Rib-eye

Step 7:
Remove snow from bbq utensils

Step 8:
Carefully remove plastic from steak packages

Step 9:
Place steak on hot grill

Step 10:
Flip steaks

Step 11:
Remove steaks from grill

Step 12:
Serve and Enjoy!