Right on cue, my husband Lucas calls to say he'll be a bit late tonight and wants to know what's for dinner. And right on cue, I answer, "A surprise!" mostly because I haven't even thought about dinner tonight. Between taking care of two small girls, a herd of various animals, keeping the house tidy, and making sure my sanity is in check, dinner is one of those ever-looming-in-the-back-of-my-mind things. In 24 hours, the cycle begins again. So- tonight. I'm feeling a bit ambitious. I'll be honest, it was a good day. I got a 45 minute nap in. It would have been longer had the answer to "What can Brown do for you?" been "Not come to my house, ring the doorbell, and interrupt naptime!" Nonetheless, a good day. So I'm going to try out something new tonight for the first EVER post. Steak Fajitas. Now, remember folks, I try to use whatever I have on hand with very little "planning" for individual meals. And I try to keep it all under 30 minutes, prep-to-cleanup. So first off, I started defrosting a steak around 4PM, and by "defrosting a steak" I really mean, I took it out of the freezer and laid it ever so gently in the sink, still in its lovely home of freezer wrap. Since I'm not abitious enough to think that my 2 year old would enjoy steak fajitas, I'm only feeding myself and my husband, so I'm just working with one medium-sized steak. After it defrosts, I slice it into strips then rub each with a mix of butter and lime juice then season it up with my own version of tex-mex spices. Salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion power, chili powder, cumin, paprika, and a dash of oregano. Then I let it "rest" and marinate while I get everything else ready. Pan's on the stove with a spritz of olive oil, getting medium-warm. I grate some cheddar cheese onto a paper towel (again, less cleanup) and hide it from the dogs- they go nuts for cheese. I get out a packet of Wholly Guacomoley- snack size. If I had an avocado or 2, I'd make my own since it's so much yummier but alas, I have a package so that'll do, pig, that'll do. I dice up a tomato from the garden, and I set up two dinner plates with a tortilla on each. Zap them in the microwave for a few seconds to warm them up. Throw the steak in the pan and let it cook about a minute, take the tongs and flip each piece to the other side and let it cook another minute. Turn off the stove and move the pan off the burner. Let it sit a few minutes. Throw it all together on the tortilla and serve. Throw the pan in the sink and add some water to let it soak during dinner. Extra topping options: sour cream, beans and rice, corn, sauted onions, whatever your little heart desires. I like to keep it simple. And that's dinner! See you tomorrow night!
Remember Milli Vanilli? Last week, I made 2 sock puppets for Molly, the 2 year old. She finds them hysterical, particularly when they act out the abridged version of the plot to the gem of a movie "Overboard" starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Lucas named them Milli and Vanilla- the puppets, not Kurt and Goldie- that would be ridiculous. Aren't you glad you paid attention? I told you it would come up again.
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