Tonight was about meeting Larry’s craving for red meat. Yes, the potatoes are really from a Knudsen cookbook. They’re really, really good (but not good for you). Find the recipe under my recipes link.

• Pan-Seared Filet Mignon
• Stuffed Baked Potatoes (Knudsen Cooking For Compliments, p. 89)
• Delicata Squash Rings (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison, p. 440)

Wine: A. Rafanelli 1998 Zinfandel (Russian River Valley, California). A yummy wine from one of our favorite producers. I would normally drink a Cab or Syrah with steak, but this bottle was open. It’s big enough to stand up to steak.