Tom has been building us a deck on the back of the house, and although it isn't quite finished, we've enjoyed sitting out there on balmy evenings (unlike the recent cold ones-brr!) to have dinner or dessert or just relax.
For our first "Spring Dinner on the Porch", I made rib steaks with whiskey cream sauce, roasted carrots, and mashed potatoes.
About that whiskey cream sauce: it was fabulous. I tried a teeny tiny bit of the whiskey before making the sauce, as I always like to sample my culinary alcohol, and I was in for a big surprise. I thought my lips were on fire, and my skin nearly turned inside out, not to mention the fireworks going off in my head. I had a new respect for the cowboys in old movies who downed a shot glass of the stuff. What did they have, cast-iron stomachs? After the taste test, I was initially skeptical, but it translated into a delicious creamy sauce! (Recipe from Pioneer Woman's Cookbook!)
Drew enjoying his dinner
In the two weeks since this photo was taken, the trees have really leafed out!
Well, doesn't that porch look FABULOUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteDrew look's so happy.Food look's yummy:)
~Essie girl~
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