Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding and a version of Tyler Florence's Ultimate Potato Gratin. (New Video)

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. Don't mind the suggestions at all.

You're right on the meat on all counts, particularly the slicing. I know better, but I must admit by the time it got to that point, it was after 8:00! I was hungry!

The decision to do this was actually
made on my way home from work on Sunday (I had just driven a 150 mile round trip and loaded 9 VW's in Brunswick,Ga.) at about 2:30. I didn't plan it far enough in advance to do as you suggest with marinating. But you are spot on.

I made a Beef Wellington for my Xmas dinner and bought a 1.5 lb filet that worked perfectly for that. This cut was probably $10 cheaper.

Thanks for the compliment on the cleanliness. I do try to keep things that way during prep. I probably washed the cutting board alone 4 or 5 times during the process. The chefs knife was cleaned after each step.

I'll say again, though I really like to cook and have done quite a bit over the years, it has been pretty much since 2009 that I had a place to myself. Getting back into the swing of cooking meals for myself has been ... Well... Not difficult, more like "how the hell did I used to do this?". !!

A couple of the minor issues I had were attributable to how much of my old kitchenware I no longer have. I gave so much to my ex it isn't funny. My casserole is a good example.

It's a fun an interesting process for me to not only try new things, but new combinations of dishes I've done before. I am absolutely willing to take comments and suggestions and I appreciate them all. It's what makes us better cooks, no?

I'm very glad you liked the post.

Eat and be well