News and some Steak Florentine
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting very often recently. Â I’ve had a crazy month and I have 2 pieces of news to share. Â First off, we moved into a new house last month, well new to us anyway, it was actually built in 1923 and has lots of quirky details. Â We did a lot of painting, cleaning, etc. and that accounts for some of my tardiness in putting up new blog posts. Â I am excited to finally be moved in and to start cooking in my new/retro kitchen! Â Here are some pictures of the new kitchen where I will be blogging from in the future:
My new kitchen sink area
Our new pantry which houses my very own desk! No more writing from the bedroom.
The second exciting piece of news is that I’ve started testing recipes for an awesome new blog that showcases new cookbooks. Â The website is cooksandbooksandrecipes.com and it is a great resource for anyone, like myself, who is addicted to cookbooks or for someone new to cooking and wondering which cookbooks might be worthwhile. Â I tested my first recipe for the blog this week and it was so much fun! Â The recipe I tested was for steak Florentine ,from the cookbook Steak With Friends by Rick Tramonto. Â This steak recipe was the perfect recipe for a summer afternoon and a great new way to enjoy a steak. Â There are also tons of other great looking recipes on the website; Â I can’t wait to test some more. Â Below, I’ve posted some pictures of the steak Florentine and check in later this week for a comparison between homemade and store bought mustard.
Steak Florentine with Salsa Verde
Your new kitchen brings back fond memories of one of mine from years ago, with the same black-and-white tile, which I loved. The contrast of the yellow really brightens it up! I’m sure you’re going to be cooking lots of great food in that kitchen — and writing lots of Cook It Fresh blog posts (which I look forward to reading) in your sunny nook. Thanks for signing on with Cooks&Books&Recipes — can’t wait to see what other dishes you cook up!
LOVE your new kitchen. And I look forward to your tested recipes. What a fun blog. Can’t wait for the mustard comparison.
The kitchen was painted dark green when we first moved in, but a couple coats of white paint made it a lot more cheerful. I’m excited about making homemade mustard, too. I have never made it at home before so it is a completely new experiment!