Steak, Mushrooms and Spinach

On Father's Day, my husband took our boys and went to his parent's place in the mountains to go dirt bike riding with his dad. I got to stay home and have the entire day to myself. This was extraordinary as I haven’t had a significant amount of time (let alone an entire day) to myself in lord knows how long. I won’t get into that here though, this blog is supposed to be about food! Since hubby was gone all day, I made him Father’s Day dinner on Monday. When asked what he would like for his meal, it was no surprise at all that husband responded, STEAK! We don’t eat a lot of meat at home and we never, I repeat NEVER have steak. In fact, I had never even cooked a steak before. This was kind of a big deal. Additionally, this meal was to be prepared on Monday and I usually opt for "Meatless Mondays" in our house. I gave myself a little break though bc the rest of our meals that entire week were meatless. We just got our days mixed up; big deal! The folks at Meatless Monday will forgive me, no doubt.

I bought some beautiful, organic, grass fed steak at Whole Foods (don’t ask the cut bc I don’t remember) and some gorgonzola cheese (per husband’s request). I took the steaks out of the fridge and coated them in worcestershire, salt and pepper. I let these sit out while I prepped the sides (I remember hearing or reading that you shouldn’t put meat directly from fridge to heat rather you should let it rest for a bit on the counter---whatever). On medium-ish heat I sautéed the steaks for roughly 3-4 minutes per side. The butcher warned me not to overcook these cuts of meat so I stuck to his strict instruction. Once the steaks were done, I let them rest for a few minutes and then transferred them to a foil lined baking sheet. I topped them with gorgonzola and then threw them in the broiler for a few minutes. They were so delicious! 

I made some mushrooms to go on the side (sort of) following this recipe for Mushroom Stroganoff. I say sort of bc I eyeballed all of the measurements and I did not add the sour cream at the end. As for the spinach, I just sautéed a bag full with some minced garlic and a little lemon. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the finished plate. But rest assured, it was good!