Veggie Surprise!

I decided to have this last night as a healthy-ish dinner alternative to eating meat. I know it sounds weird, however too much meat isn't really the best idea ever.

Ingredients:
1 cup Frozen Corn
1 cup Frozen Peas
1 box Ditalini Pasta
1/4 cup diced Scallions
1/2 lb Green Beans
Ground Black Pepper
Italian Herb Mix
Parmesan Cheese
Sea Salt
1/4 stick Butter

I began this by gathering my ingredients.

I then started the water boiling for my Pasta. Once that began to boil, I added in my pasta. I also added a pot of water with the 2 cups of frozen vegetables as well. Heat on MEDIUM once boiling.

Now, I turned to the Green Beans. I put a saucepan on the stovetop with the Butter in it. Heat to MEDIUM. Once the Butter is mostly melted, add in your Green Beans. Mix to coat. Lightly dust with 2 pinches of Sea Salt and 3 of Ground Black Pepper. Mix again.

Now that you have everything going, step back and enjoy the satisfaction of cooking your own meal. Yes, it's nice.

Ok back to business! Make sure to mix your Green Beans up until they are done cooking. Taste test to determine. You could also tell that about the time your Pasta is done, everything else is as well.

Now I strained out the Pasta first and put it in a large mixing bowl. I then added in the Peas/Corn that I strained. I mixed this all together.

I plated that mixture and topped with the Green Beans and Scallions. A light dusting of Italian Herb Mix and Parmesan Cheese to top it all off. Enjoy.

Steak w/ Green Beans

At work today, I was discussing steak and how amazing it is with several coworkers. This got me thinking that I should cook some steak tonight for dinner. Well, as luck would have it after work I was going to the grocery store anyway! This is the result and my tasty dinner!

Ingredients:
1.2 lb Flank Steak
0.5 lb uncut Green Beans
0.5 stick Butter
1/4 cup Olive Oil
Italian Herb Mix
Ground Black Pepper
Garlic Salt
Fennel Powder
Lawry's Seasoning
Sesame Seeds

For the Green Beans:

I began by getting the beans out.

I then cut off the stems of the beans where they connected to the actual plant. And put them in a bowl with a heavy dash of Italian Herb Mix.

I then had a pot of water boiling which I added them to. Italian Herb Mix and all.

I let them cook for about 5 minutes. Then I turned the heat off and let them sit while I turned my attention to the steak.

For the Flank Steak:

Take your meat out.

I cut the steak in half for ease of use while cooking it in a saucepan. I then seasoned it starting with a thorough coating of Lawry's. On top of that were light dustings of Fennel Powder and Ground Black Pepper. I added quite a covering of Garlic Salt on top of this because I love garlic.

Start your Butter melting in a large saucepan. Heat on medium.

Once it's mostly melted, add in your steaks seasoned side down. Then cover the top unseasoned side with a similar spice mix as you just did previously.

Add in some Olive Oil and flip the steaks. This should be done about 1 minute later.

Let cook, covered, for about 3 minutes. Open up, flip.

Now after a few more minutes they should be thoroughly cooked. Turn off heat and plate. I dusted with Sesame Seeds and added the Green Beens on the side. Enjoy.