Dinner is Served

I have a bad tendancy to brood. And worry. And stress myself out.

Sometimes, to make myself feel better, I resort to something that I find relaxing and enjoyable - I cook.

So that's what I did.

I took some flank steaks I had thawed out earlier in the week, and tossed them into a teriyaki marinade, along with a couple cloves of garlic. Let them sit overnight to soak up the flavor.

Washed some rice and tossed it into the rice cooker.

Got some finely chopped garlic in a pan of melted butter. Threw in a pile of sliced mushrooms. Added a bit of extra virgin olive oil, a bit of salt, some pepper. Tossed them into a bowl.

mmmm...

Started boiling some water. Added some salt. Once it got to boiling, turned off the heat and tossed in some broccoli. Waited just until the color changed to a deeper green, then drained them. Into a bowl for later.

Got the steaks, grilled them up in the pan that I just took those garlic mushrooms out of. Made sure to cook it just long enough, without making it dried out. Then put in aside for a bit, to let the juices all settle.

Ah, there's the rice cooker beeping. Rice is ready.

Back to that pan again. Grilled onions go good with steak, right? So, into the pan they go. After a bit, I added some shoyu and mirin, then reduced it down for a little bit of extra teriyaki sauce.

mmmm...
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...oh, before I forget. I created a new blog, for the purpose of posting short stories and such. The link is over on the side there. I'll try to update it from time to time.