On Feb 2, 10:16*am, Kate Connally > wrote:
> A local supermarket's "gourmet" store had delmonico
> steaks (my favorite) on sale in the value pack for
> $5.77/lb. *So I splurged and got a package which contained
> 3 steaks. *It was a last minute, spur of the moment,
> decision and since I stopped after work and had to make
> another stop and then get home and cook dinner before
> Jeopardy started I forwent (is that a word? ;-)) the
> traditional baked potato (takes too long to cook and I don't
> like them microwaved) in favor of some Ore-Ida crinkle cut
> french fries that can be baked. *(Well that's what they claim
> but I tried baking them - it was supposed to take 3 minutes
> for one helping, spread out in a single layer on a cookie
> sheet - but after 10 minutes they had not browned at all
> so I put a little oil in the skillet and browned them on
> high - about 3-5 minutes to get them crisp and browned.
>
> I broiled one of the steaks for about 10 minutes, very
> rare. *But this steak was a little tough for rare. *The
> next one I'll move closer to the flame and broil it longer.
>
> I also bought a bag of Dole coleslaw mix and made coleslaw
> using Marzetti's Southern-style Slaw Dressing.
>
> To accompany my fancy feast I had a bottle of Flathead Lake
> Monster black raspberry soda. *(I got that at the gourmet store
> also as it was on sale, too.)
>
> Pretty dame good meal. *I only buy steak every few years. *I
> only like the best and it's too expensive to buy it too often.
>
> For dessert I had a piece of the pecanless pie that my aunt made
> and gave to me this past weekend.
>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off.”
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>

when you say "Delmonico" are you referring to rib eye steak?