Well, hello, everyone! I am getting back in the swing of things. What caused me pop to back in and post more? Foodbuzz, of course! They selected me to do 4 tastemaker posts along side the Texas Beef Council. I thought this presented a wonderful opportunity and was fitting, due to my recipes being mainly, well,  meat. Texas Beef Council provided a stipend of $250 to create these 4 unique recipes and I hope you enjoy this one. Texas Beef Council also provided a nutritional sheet I thought I would pass onto you with the list of 29 Cuts of beef we could use for this project.

I have been recently reading more and more books trying to discover who I am and where I am going. Each new book brings new insight  into what life could be or is about. It is continuing to be a fun adventure. I had the recent pleasure of sharing some of the books I have been reading with some family members. One cousin really enjoyed my first recommendation, so I thought I would share it with you. The first book is titled Tuesdays with Morrie. I first heard about this book through one of the many MP3s I listen to in my car (Thanks, Babe, for the MP3 player). It is a true story of a man who is dying and wants to share his insight into death, love, and everything to do with life. The book is happy and it’s also sad. It will make you laugh, and it will make you cry (well, I cried). The story had such an impact on my own life that I had to tell people about it. To my surprise, about every third person I spoke to had heard of or read the book. I was a little frustrated to know that books like this were out there but no one had shared this book with me before.  So I am spreading the word. Go get this book. I bought it at Half Price bookstore for around $3.50. That’s less than the cost of a drink at the bar.

Top Sirloin with Steak Topper

Serves 2

Ingredients

2  10-oz Top Sirloin Steaks

1 Roma Tomato

3 Garlic Cloves

1/4 Cup Feta Cheese, crumbled

1 Teaspoon Dried Basil Leaves

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper to Taste

Directions

Two hours before dinner prepare steak topper.

Steak Topper

1. Dice tomatoes.
2. Finely chop garlic (I use a mini food processor for this).
3. Crumble Feta.
4. Add these ingredients to mixing bowl.
5. Sprinkle basil and olive oil over the mixture.
6. Salt and pepper to taste and place in fridge until ready to serve.

Steak

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper on steaks, lightly cover and set aside.
2. Preheat grill to medium-high heat (the temperature is right when you can hold your hand for no longer that 2 seconds 2 inches of the grates).
3. Add steaks to the grill and grill 7 minutes each side (3/4-  to 1-inch steaks) for medium rare.
4. Place steaks on plates allowing them to rest a few minutes so juices will redistribute throughout the meat.
5. Top with steak topper.
6. Enjoy!