Week Two - not Martha

So - this week I didn't make the Martha recipe, because I had a lot of other cooking to do and pumpkin chocolate chip squares didn't seem to fit the bill.
Instead, I made this steak in my beautiful new cast iron skillet:

 I served it with potatoes au gratin and some green beans that I sauteed with pancetta.
Oh, and cornbread. Easy weeknight meal, but I burned myself on the skillet I heated in the 500 degree oven, and also scorched the countertop with it. Oh, and I filled the house with smoke.
Good thing the steak was so tasty.



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