While on Lana'i we had a chance to check out Lana'i City Grille at the Hotel Lana'i. As renowned chef Beverly Gannon is the Executive Chef, we had to try the place out. It was a decent, if not fantastic meal. One of the items that was a bit disappointing to both the Missus and I was the mushroom risotto, which I'll go into a bit more in a future post. So of course the first thing the Missus wanted when we returned was mushroom risotto. Which is what She got today......
She has been cutting meat out of Her diet. I on the other hand desired some red meat. Since I very rarely have a steak, I'll usually splurge on prime and/or aged cut. This time around, I wanted to play with a pseudo, almost wafu type steak, so I decided on doing a choice New York Strip seasoned with sea salt/ala'e, fresh cracked pepper, and granulated garlic. To finish, I did a balsamic-soy sauce-mirin glaze....I thought the glaze might be too much, but it turned out rather well.
Combined with some mushroom risotto and Asian style sauteed rapini on a braised mushroom, this turned out to be quite a meal. I finished the rest of the steak for dinner. I really didn't reduce the sauce too much, maybe by a third, but you can go farther if you want a really thick glaze. I used some of the remainder as a sauce for the leftover steak and it tasted quite good.
Balsamic-Mirin Reduction:
1 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 Cup neutral flavored soy sauce (Yamasa or Aloha)
1/2 Cup Mirin
3 cloves garlic smashed
Black Pepper to taste.
Combine ingredients over medium heat, bring to a boil then reduce as much as desired.
Other stuffs......
While on vacation, I reconnected with a "small kid time" favorite of mine:
Don't ask me why or how......I've been eating this stuff like crazy......I just finished one 26 ounce jug and am starting on my second. I better just finish that off and be done with the whole thing! Just call is PNS - Post Nostalgic Syndrome.
The other night we were at Zion Market and the Missus saw something that thrilled Her!
Placenta! Yikes....turns out that it is a pretty common ingredient in shampoos, lipstick, and lotion. The Missus was happy to be able to buy this stuff at such a good price! I on the other will be checking the ingredients on my bottle of shampoo tonight! For some reason this gives me the heebies........
I spent a nice day watching Sammy's favorite shows on television. He loves Dogs 101 and Dog Whisperer. Here's his favorite seat.
So how's that for a wacko household? I'm stuffing my face with one ton chips, the Missus is rubbing placenta on Her face, and Sammy spends most of the day glued to the television.........
One last thing.......
I know I always mention how beautiful the sunsets are in Hawaii; but they aren't so shabby here in San Diego either!
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
LOL, love that picture of Sammy. I've read about the placenta thing but can't bring myself to do it.
I love that bit of char on the steak, looks delicious!
Posted by: Carol | Sunday, 11 December 2011 at 09:22 PM
fun Sunday!
Posted by: kat | Sunday, 11 December 2011 at 10:47 PM
Hi Carol - I don't know why anyone would use something with "placenta" as an ingredient.
It was Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 06:41 AM
Wow! I never thought that a dog would watch TV, much less enjoy it. My two dogs are like my kids, and act that way too. But they do not watch TV and do not react to anything on TV at all!
Posted by: Alan | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 10:47 AM
Heehee, I like the picture of Sammy. I wish my dog would watch tv. He wants to be entertained all the time and doesn't ever watch tv.
Posted by: kirbie | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 02:04 PM
Hi Alan - I get a kick out of watching Sammy watch TV....he also enjoys Youtube....
Hi Kirbie - Sammy is pretty picky about what he watches....he enjoys watching other dogs (he doesn't think he's a dog) and pigs! Pigs......
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 05:23 PM
Great pic of Sammy. Of course, if he reads your previous post, he may never kiss you again.
Posted by: ed (from Yuma) | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 07:43 PM
Hi Ed - I made sure to wash my mouth out with bleach.... ;o)
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 12 December 2011 at 07:44 PM
I love that Sammy likes dog shows specifically! And that new york strip looks so good - I'm not hungry at all but my mouth is watering!
Posted by: The Food Ho | Friday, 16 December 2011 at 07:32 PM
Hi TFH - Yeah, Sammy loves Animal Planet..... and dog shows, though I think he doesn't know he's a dog.
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 16 December 2011 at 09:44 PM