Today is Mr. Stew's birthday and I feel well enough to make dinner. I've had some challenging days managing my fibromyalgia lately, but today felt better when I woke up this morning. So I headed to our local fancy grocery chain, Metropolitan Market, where they have a fresh fish and butcher counter. I purchased two of their fresh made crab cakes, which look about three inches tall, that I will saute on each side with a little butter and olive oil; and a precious eight ounces of Wagyu beef rib steak. It is just a precious circle of meat that I thought was a filet mignon cut at first, but I asked the butcher who explained it was just the very center of a thick rib steak. Very well marbled. Just bought one precious steak for us to share. I also bought Lemon Herb Aioli, the Stonewall Farms brand, pre-buttered and sliced garlic bread from the bakery, and butter lettuce and a tomato for a small salad.
It's so nice to have a grocery store where I can purchase restaurant-quality items, especially during these times. If I time it out right, I will only have to be standing at the stove for about 14 minutes, tops.
Oh, dessert is going to be Millionaires' Cheesecake. We bought it at Costco last week. It comes in little glass dishes for individual portions. It has chocolate cookie base/crust with cheesecake center and more chocolate and caramel drizzled on top. It's not great great, but very good for store bought dessert (yes we taste-tested it last night).
I haven't been around in awhile, but read so many great posts here, I wanted to chime in. Thank you for the food talk, everyone.
