Meat At Last, Meat At Last

For all my carnivorous friends who have been waiting for something to really sink your teeth into..

Grilled Chilean Flank Steak with Pebre Sauce

I did serve it with some lovely mashed sweet potatoes flavored with thyme, butter and a little pepper and ...

... a rapini stir fry.  If you're like me and find rapini bitter there are two things to try.... ONE: blanch the rapini in salted boiling water for 2 minutes, dip into ice water to stop the cooking, drain well and proceed to stir fry - a little oil, saute some coarsely chopped onion & garlic, add the rapini, toss, taste for seasoning (I added a bit of the Pebre Sauce and some drained fire roasted tomatoes to the pan.  Or TWO:  substitute broccoli for the rapini.   Either choice... delicious!

And, unfortunately, not a bit of leftovers.   Best part of this meal, everything is local and all purchased at the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market - flank steak from Getaway Farm, vegetables from a variety of farmers.   Now I have to find something to do with the gorgeous Swiss Chard and leeks before I head back to the market in two days!  Perhaps I'll try it with some Cavena Nuda - a Canadian grown wheat free grain I was given to sample... I think adding Swiss Chard & Leeks to their Mushroom Soup would be wonderful.  Then again, for the meat lovers out there... this Red Lentil Soup sounds delicious too - with or without the Swiss Chard.   Stay tuned....