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I feel fat but I’m full of goodness from today

I had two meals today. I know that’s not ideal but each was quite filling. Not as filling as yesterday’s but filling just the same. I woke up this morning without much of an appetite and then I remembered Bron was going to make Crème Brûlée French toast this morning and my appetite came back with a vengeance.

This recipe also calls for drunken strawberries which were really nice. we also elected to add some whipped cream from a can.

Crème Brûlée French toast naked

Adding whipped cream is fun

Crème Brûlée French toast with whipped cream from a can

Crème Brûlée French toast with cream and drunken strawberries

My second helping of Crème Brûlée French toast

I went for a decent walk this afternoon but I don’t know that I burned enough emergy

Check out the walk at http://runkeeper.com/user/garydlum/activity/74679324

This afternoon after a little ironing I started preparing dinner. I still had a piece of New York strip steak left and I thought it would make a nice Beef Wellington.

Beef Wellington is one of my favourite meals. It is so rich and unctuous especially when made with Pâté and mushroom Duxelles.

New york strip steak, butter, onion, prunes, mushrooms, and parsley

Laid out I have almost everything ready. New york strip steak, butter, onion, prunes, mushrooms, and parsley.

Browned steak resting and cooling

Browned steak resting and cooling until room temperature.

Duxelles being prepared. Onions sautéed with prunes, and mushrooms (The secret ingredient is anchovies)

Duxelles being prepared. Onions sautéed with prunes, and mushrooms (The secret ingredient is anchovies) You can’t taste them in the finished product but they add a richness to the dish.

Duxelles being prepared. Onions sautéed with prunes, mushrooms and parsley

Lots of parsley is required

Nearly ready to prepare. Puff pastry laid out.

A sheet of Pampas puff pastry.

Steak coated with Pâté

The steak needs to be coated with Pâté.

Duxelles on the puff pastry

Cooled Duxelles in the puff pastry.

Beef on the pastry

Everything ready to be wrapped.

Wrapped and egg washed

The beef is wrapped and the pastry egg washed.

Plated up sans sauce

Plated up with carrots, asparagus and beans. Sauce to come.

With a pepper sauce

I love making pepper sauce with green pepper corns in brine.

On my dining table with a bottle of ginger beer

Plated up on my dining table with a bottle of ginger beer and my MacBook Air ready to eat.

After yesterday’s meal and with the steak and Pâté today I hope I don’t have a gout attack this week.

I really enjoyed making this meal and eating it.

Crème brûlée French toast for breakfast (garydavidlum.com)
Classic Crème Brûlée (garydavidlum.com)
Did someone say pie? (garydavidlum.com)
My weekend in food and ‘health’ (garydavidlum.com)
Brioche French Toast with Caramelized Apples (munchomom.com)
Beef Wellington: A New Old Traditon? (journeymancook.com)
Crème brûlée from Costco (conniekitchen.wordpress.com)
How to Whip French Cream (daysontheclaise.blogspot.com)

Another one of those days, using a distraction to help me cope

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It’s been a long couple of days at work with a few issues taking all my attention. They were sufficiently different to make focus and concentration difficult. To help me focus better, I used a technique that I learnt many years ago. Whenever I felt a bit stressed I thought of something I wanted to do and built up a picture to appreciate. I knew I had a piece of steak in the refrigerator. By the end of the day I had a meal composed and cooked in my head. The problem was I had little time. I left the office at a reasonable time however, my bag was full of work and my e-mail inbox replete with unread messages. On top of that I had a week’s worth of ironing I had to do tonight.

The best time saver in the kitchen is the pressure cooker. I’ve blogged about my pressure cooking before when I made jook (congee) and pork belly.

In my mind this morning I started with a piece of steak that I diced. In the pressure cooker I put some roughly cut onion, ginger, potato and the steak. I also added a little red curry paste and water. I cooked this for 30 minutes. In a wok I sauteed onions and ginger in olive oil. When the onion had softened I added some diced tomatoes and then the rest of the red curry paste I had. While that was simmering I added peas, beans and carrots. When the meat was finished I added it to the wok and combined everything through. I added some coconut milk and while that was coming to a simmer I prepared some noodles. I added a little lime juice and coriander as I served the curry on the bed of noodles.

These thoughts kept me sane today. The meal turned out well and I’ve now finished the ironing and completed a good portion of my homework.

My dinner tonight was a red beef curry

Coming back from a week away overseas (garydavidlum.com)
Red Thai Curry (aggiegrltravels.wordpress.com)
Dinner Assembly a la Thai Red Curry Stir Fry (flowersandallthingsnice.wordpress.com)
Congee~ Rice soup: A Gluten-free recipe (earthelixir.ca)

Steak anyone

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On the weekend we went to Costco and amongst other things bought steak. We bought New York strip steak. This cut is becoming more popular in Australia.

On Sunday night Bron cooked. Last night I did. I love steak.

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How to Perfectly Grill Steak (thedailymeal.com)
How to Cook the Perfect Steak (arealfoodlover.wordpress.com)
I love steak (garydavidlum.com)
Steak at Kingsleys steak and crab house in Canberra (garydavidlum.com)
New York strip steak with whiskey-mushroom sauce (whatsyourdiet.wordpress.com)

I have no idea what to call this

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Today was pretty good. I woke up without a headache although I didn’t sleep that well. My day at work was full but not out of control. Oddly enough my e-mail inbox and paperwork intray were in control.

I got out of work with a full task list of things to do so I needed something quick and easy for dinner. I had a little left over roast lamb, some vegetables and rice. With a few spices I had a curry of sorts.