Jen's Blog

Sean had a birthday last Monday. Instead of wanting to go to a birthday dinner out with friends, he really really just wanted me to make him a steak. Why you might ask? Because I haven’t the slightest clue how to*. In fact, approaching the meat counter at a grocery store terrifies me. He gave me an opt out the day of saying I could just get it from a restaurant if it was too much. But I decided to accept the challenge.

I knew I wanted to do some kind of topping. I found this recipe for bleu cheese topping and went with it. At the meat counter I asked for delicious steak I could broil (my cooking confidants decided grilling with coals would be too much for me and all I had access to was a broil pan. My first time broiling anything!) and he suggested the most expensive meat they sold. Of course I went with it, and it ended up being an awesome decision. 

The actual cooking process wasn’t as bad as I expected. In fact Sean commented on how good a job I was doing appearing calm. When in fact, it was pretty painless. He of course said the steak was so amazing. I thought it tasted pretty damn good myself. I finished feeling accomplished, albeit a bit worried. As he said himself “Now you’ve proved you can do it!”. 

*Ok this doesn’t count when I’d get the cheapest cut of beef in college, “marinated” it with $1 meat tenderizer seasoning, and basically fried it on the stovetop.