Steak!!

James got Craig a beef tenderloin for a really good price, and Craig portioned it into steaks.  We dry-aged two of them in the fridge, and enjoyed them on Saturday to celebrate a long weekend and 5 years together.  Craig manned the grill, and I was in charge of the pan sauce.  I used reconstituted dried porcini and morels, fresh cremini, and thyme and garlic.  This smelled amazing:

Craig did an excellent job not just grilling the steaks, but also fingerling potatoes and asparagus.  We tossed the fingerlings in a balsamic-garlic-rosemary reduction, and topped our steaks with a French Bleu and the silky mushroom pan sauce.  A bonus atop the whole thing was our very first garden greens, tossed in lemon juice and olive oil.  Delicious!

We drank a Barbera we brought back from our honeymoon, a 2004 Gagliasso.  The steak was exactly medium-rare, with a great grill crust.  The asparagus could have been fresher, but that is the only thing we would have changed, this was a crazy good meal.

It's squid season, and Craig's been going out frequently in the evenings.  Unfortunately, they seem to be finicky this year, but he did catch two on Friday night.  He made them into a delicious appetizer last night, with mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, capers, kalamata olives, garlic, fennel, and a little of the balsamic drizzle from Saturday's potatoes.  

Great job Craig!   I hope you catch more!