Hot and tangy NY strip steak

We made this hot and tangy NY strip steak from Bobby Flay's new Throwdown cookbook. This combined two of Robert's favorite things - Asian sauces and a big hunk of meat. It was a winner!!

Chile-rubbed steak nachos

It was Game Day - Razorbacks vs Auburn- and Robert was craving nachos. He picked this recipe for chile-rubbed steak nachos from the Food Network website, and it was an excellent choice!

Steak sandwich

Oh, I almost forgot to post this recipe. It's a steak sandwich with provolone cheese sauce from Rachael Ray. Similar to a Philly cheesesteak, which is one of my favorites. This was one of the few success stories in the past few weeks!

Pepper crusted steak with butter (Guest Post by Robert)!

Dinner last night was inspired from an unlikely place - the Riverfront Steakhouse radio commercial with Tommy Smith and Frank Fletcher that airs every so often on 103.7 The Buzz.

Tommy goes on and on about how the steaks at Riverfront are crusted in pepper and then when it comes out they put a butter on top and the pepper comes running off, leaving a nice buttery sauce on the plate. Well, I figured I've got steak, pepper, and butter, so lets give this thing a shot.

Pretty simple really - we salted the meat on both sides and then ground fresh pepper all over it until it was totally covered. After patting it down to make sure it stuck we put it on the grill until it had a nice crust on all sides and was cooked to about Medium (the standard around the Coon house).

After letting the meat rest for a few minutes (that's for you Ceph!) we added a dollup of butter and watched it melt. It was a tasty meal, and with a side of baked sweet potato it couldn't have been easier!