I made the most amazing dinner from Pioneer Woman this weekend.
I started with the
Grilled Ribeye with Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce.
Ingredients•2 whole
Ribeye Steaks
•2 Tablespoons Butter
•Salt
•Pepper
•4 Tablespoons Butter
•1 whole Very Large Yellow Onion, Sliced
•1 cup Heavy Cream
•½ cups Crumbled Blue Cheese
Preparation InstructionsSalt and pepper both sides of the steaks. Grill in 2 tablespoons butter until medium rare.
Saute onions in 4 tablespoons butter over high heat. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until dark and caramelized. Reduce heat to simmer and pour in cream. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until reduced by half. Stir in blue cheese until melted. Serve steaks on generous portion of sauce.
Then
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients•5 pounds Russet Or Yukon Gold Potatoes
•¾ cups Butter
•1 package (8 Oz.) Cream Cheese, Softened*
•½ cups (to 3/4 Cups) Half-and-Half
•½ teaspoons (to 1 Teaspoon) Lawry's Seasoned Salt
•½ teaspoons (to 1 Teaspoon) Black Pepper
Preparation InstructionsPeel and cut the potatoes into pieces that are generally the same size. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add the potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 to 35 minutes. When they’re cooked through, the fork should easily slide into the potatoes with no resistance, and the potatoes should almost, but not totally, fall apart.
Drain the potatoes in a large colander. When the potatoes have finished draining, place them back into the dry pot and put the pot on the stove. Mash the potatoes over low heat, allowing all the steam to escape, before adding in all the other ingredients.
Turn off the stove and add 1 ½ sticks of butter, an 8-ounce package of cream cheese and about ½ cup of half-and-half. Mash, mash, mash! Next, add about ½ teaspoon of Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and ½ a teaspoon of black pepper.
Stir well and place in a medium-sized baking dish. Throw a few pats of butter over the top of the potatoes and place them in a 350-degree oven and heat until butter is melted and potatoes are warmed through.
Note: When making this dish a day or two in advance, take it out of the fridge about 2 to 3 hours before serving time. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 20 to 30 minutes or until warmed through.
and
finally Texas Sheet CakeIngredientsFOR THE CAKE:
•2 cups Flour
•2 cups Sugar
•¼ teaspoons Salt
•4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
•2 sticks Butter
•1 cup Boiling Water
•½ cups Buttermilk
•2 whole Beaten Eggs
•1 teaspoon Baking Soda
•1 teaspoon Vanilla
_____
FOR FROSTING:
•½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
•1-¾ stick Butter
•4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
•6 Tablespoons Milk
•1 teaspoon Vanilla
•1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar
Preparation InstructionsIn a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Thank you Pioneer Woman!
Olivia still does not like to have her picture taken and quickly looks away but she is still cute as a bug. One might wonder why she is wearing a spring shirt in the middle of January. She dressed herself.
It's a baby!
Popcorn and all the fixings, Tara's favorite.
