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On Feb 3, 9:57*am, Kate Connally > wrote:
> 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
>
> --
> 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?
>


Hey, Kate, I wasn't trying to be snarky or anything. It is just that
in some parts of the country different cuts of steak are called
Delmonico steaks and I was just asking which kind you used.