Cooking Thursday

I tried a new recipe last week for steak bites that was so quick and easy!  I think these were done in less than 15 minutes.  They were tender, juicy and full of flavor.  Pair it with a salad or veggies and you have a quick and tasty meal.

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 pounds sirloin steak cut into bite size pieces or beef tips
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Add olive oil to large skillet and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add steak pieces. You want to get a good sear on them so the oil needs to be hot. Cook for about 2 minutes, then turn over.  Cook until golden brown, being careful not to overcook and dry them out.
Transfer steak bites to a plate and in the same skillet, add butter and turn heat down to medium. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cook for about 30 seconds until garlic begins to brown.
Pour the garlic butter over the steak bites and toss together. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Wordless Wednesday

 

A Day in my Life - May

I know I'm late with this one, but I was busy telling you about the Smoky Mountains last week, so I'm here now to tell you about how I spent the first day of the month.

May 1 was the day after we got back from our trip.  I had that day off so we could bring our rental car back and get all the things taken care of post vacation.

It was a beautiful morning and this is how things looked when we left the house around 10am.

We had parked our car at Laura and Aarons house as it's pretty close to the rental place, so we stopped there to pick it up. We admired the plants she put in last year and how nice they were all coming up this Spring.
We had some shirts for Alaina and Ruby, but they were in school so we are waiting to give them in person.

After dropping off the rental, we stopped at Heather and Andrews place to give Cassie this Smoky Mountain sweatshirt. She was happy to see us and of course, we were happy to see her!

When we got home, I dropped Bob off and left again.  I had to pick up our stopped mail and get some groceries.

It really looked like Spring in our area.  The farmers were all out in the fields.

When I got home, Bob was finishing up mowing the lawn.

I did some laundry and got all our luggage and packing things put away.

Later Bob and I went out and walked the yard, enjoying the many things that had started blooming while we were gone.

We had an easy supper; breakfast for supper, and then a quiet evening.
It was a good day to get things done and get ready to go back to work!