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ImStillMags wrote:
> 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?


Well, if you insist. I guess some people call it that.
But in my experience, around here, it's almost always just
referred to as delmonico. Although this store did call it
both on the label.

Kate

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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?