Fiyaz came for dinner tonight:
– For the steak, I used filet mignon from Costco (they have the best meat), and I cooked in a cast iron skillet with a tiny bit of grapeseed oil.
– The Mafia Cookbook is one of my favorites. It’s written by a former mobster and includes interesting stories with recipies in between.

• Steak au Poivre (The Mafia Cookbook, p. 104)
• Stuffed Baked Potatoes (Knudsen Cooking For Compliments, p. 89)
• Spinach and baby arugula salad with hard-boiled egg and Smoked Bacon Vinagrette (Festive Favorites, p. 51)
• Mushrooms sauteed in butter (a varietal very similar to Trumpet Royale/king oyster)

Wine: Alhgren 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains, California). Very nice, vanilla nose and wonderful with the steak.