Vertigo B Cooks: Flank-ish Steak

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Flank-ish Steak

Tonight we had a version of a Steak House Dinner, without having to go to the Steak House. Since I have an aversion to spending that kind of crazy money when I don't have it, this is the perfect deal for me. Plus, I have that thing about not liking to go out. And that thing about not being able to easily leave the stinkin' house because I have these short, needy people that follow me around ALL THE TIME DEMANDING THINGS AND ATTENTION.

But I digress.

Anyway, Pioneer Woman posted this awesome Flank Steak Recipe a while back and I have had it kicking around the kitchen and my brain for a while. We weren't able to locate a Flank Steak at the local grocery, so we went with a London Broil. A little thicker and more difficult to cook adequately for the crowd in this house. Anyway, I decided to make this tonight.

Can I just say...YUM. YUMMY YUMMY YUM YUM!!!

Early in the afternoon I mixed up the marinade, threw it and the meat in a freezer bag, threw that in a 9x13 pan (just in case of a nasty meat leak) and threw that whole mess in the fridge for 3 hours or so.

Cooked it up with some Twice Baked Potatoes and Broccoli Spears (sans hollandaise sauce...drat!) and you got yourself a real Steak House Meal, my friends. Feels decadent, but so isn't.

A word of advice, do the thing with the marinade and make the dipping sauce for the meat. It is AMAZING! Trust me, trust Pioneer Woman...you will be soooooo glad you did.

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Who is Vertigo B?

I am 43 year old late-blooming (got married one week before my 39th birthday!) SAHM (and work at home). I have two children (4 year old boy wonder, H and 2 year old feisty drama queen, Baby C), an amazing husband (Mr. Smith) and I love to cook and bake. You might wonder how I have the time, let's just say, there is plenty of crying around here (mine and the children)!

Everyone tells me I should do stand-up comedy, but I hate to be the center of attention and I am phobic about almost everything (having my picture taken, small places, crowds, going out in public, etc.), so that is out.

I know, I am so late to the blog party that it is actually kind of sad, but I have completely fallen in love with this medium.

I think every recipe has a wonderful story. I will be sharing what I am cooking on any given day, where the recipe came from and the story behind it.

I was born in New York (not the city), grew up in Delaware and Pittsburgh. I moved to Southern California in 1993. Living in So Cal is a mixed blessing (great weather, too much traffic, too crowded), but for now, this is where we are. I have family all over the country (New York, Louisiana, Texas, Northern California, Maryland).

I swore I would never marry a native Californian, a younger man or a smoker. I broke every single rule with Mr. Smith. He has since quit smoking (not due to any pressure from me!), but I can't do anything about the other two.

Mr. Smith and I got married 3 1/2 months after our first date. Another great story and a wild ride for sure! Our lives are wonderful and kind of crazy, but I don't think we would want it any other way.

Mr. Smith's family is here, but that is a whole other story for another time and another blog. Suffice it to say, we don't see them much and most of the time, that is just fine.

Why VertigoB? Well, right after I had Baby C, I was diagnosed with labyrinthitis. It is an interesting thing to have with a newborn, a preschooler, an energetic Jack Russell, and a growing business. Trying to juggle all of this WHILE feeling like I was falling randomly throughout the day and night was a challenge. I still have tinnitis in one ear and some minor hearing problems part of the time with the occasional bout of vertigo.

Stay tuned as I roll out old favorites, try some new stuff and share it with all seven of you.

Thanks for reading.