It's that time of the year....

It's that time of the year....

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Greetings from…

the frozen Tundra where the countdown to Spring is limping along at 56 days.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundra

A group of arctic hares on Ellesmere Island photo courtesy of Wikpedia

It is bitter cold this morning at 4 below zero with a wind chill of 20 below.  The sun is shining brightly again and the high today is to reach 1 degree.   The weather is to remain like this through next Wednesday with a slight moderation on Saturday.  I guess that will be the day that I make a run to the grocery store to stock up on baloney.

I have frozen my patootie again this  morning.  I changed my bedding and walked out in the bitter cold again to the laundry room.  I have to go out in a few minutes again to put stuff in the dryer.  Then once again to take it out.  After that I will be lazing for most of the day. 

Yesterday my niece came over and had ham and beans with me.  The small container remaining has been relegated to the freezer.  Today I am fixing baked steak.

 

Baked Steak

2 to 3 pounds of tenderized round steak

oil for browning steak

seasoned flour for coating steak

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 jar of whole mushrooms

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cut steak into serving size pieces.    Dip into the seasoned flour (I use Season All salt).  Have oil in pan hot.  Brown on one side and turn and brown on the other side.  Remove steak to a 13X9 baking dish that you have sprayed with cooking spray.  Spoon 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup evenly over the top of the steak.  Pour the jar of mushrooms including the juice over the cream of mushroom soup.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35-45 minutes.  Uncover and put back in the oven until steak is browned.  Serve over mashed potatoes or cooked noodles.

As you can see I will have leftovers here too but this is really good reheated.

Have a great day.  Stay safe and be happy!!

Beth

30 comments:

  1. You are really cold today! I know the beans and ham were appreciated by your niece. Take care getting your laundry completed. Like you, I am counting down til spring!

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  2. Wishing my laundry room was a few steps away - even in the cold! We are at 0° this AM and no wind. I can't complain. Hang in - You will LOVE Spring!

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  3. Ohhhh...now that baked steak really sounds good. I must find the potatoes for sure!

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  4. Sis makes her steak that way but in an electric skillet on low a long time ..tastes great. So cold and hard to get around in my store trip was Monday ..staying inside the next few days. Stay warm and well Prayers always for you XoXo

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  5. Yum! Your steak sounds delice! Enjoy and keep warm. Linda@Wetcreek Blog

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  6. This is the coldest winter we've had here in KY for a very long time! We are getting all the way up to 8 degrees today though!

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  7. temps dropping here in texas, too, but not nearly as bad as yours. still... brrr.

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  8. Good Morning Beth, I got goose bumps just reading about your cold weather. I hope you get your work done early and can have lots of time warm and cozy inside. I like your countdown to Spring. Last night I was journaling and was thinking about doing the same thing. Great minds think a like :)
    Come on over and put your name in the hat for my latest Give-A-Way.
    Your blogging sister, Connie

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  9. You are at least 250 miles farther south than we are and your temps are pretty close to ours. What's another 5 degree either way when It's this cold. Beth, I'm so sorry you have to brave the elements to get to the laundry facilities. Stay warm. Thanks for reading my blog. I don't know what the deal is and why you can't follow with even the email. I'll never understand it. I know email isn't very prompt. On a few that I follow by email, it takes a week before I get them. ha ha - maybe they have to run out into the deep freeze too.

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  10. This recipe sounds good and I have some steak dethawing in the fridge today so I may be trying this tonight! Thanks for the idea. Stay warm!

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  11. Sounds delicious.
    Keep warm. Here it is eleven degrees F. The high again is sixteen.

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  12. Oh Beth! I hate that you must make a trip outside for laundry, My mother had to do this for years and I remember when we lived in Alabama, our washer and dryer were out in the backyard toolshed...with four small children, that was not the most wonderful of times.. Bless your dear heart..be careful and please stay warm!!! Hey, the steak sounds delish!!!

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  13. So cold here too, single diggies. Sunday up to 40 degrees then back to single diggies. I hope Spring picks up it's pace. Now you have me hungry.

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  14. That sounds fabulous. I think I may try. But do grocery stores tenderize.?

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    1. The Kroger store here has a meat department that is very obliging. all you have to do is ask.

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  15. Sounds delicious and how nice to have a meal with your niece. : )

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  16. Oh, yum! What a delicious sounding dinner! Stay warm and safe! xo Nellie

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  17. Even though I have to watch my beef intake (gout), your meal sounds absolutely scrumptious, Beth!

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  18. Your days are counting down well. I am not looking forward to our winter, though it certainly is no where near as cold as yours. We are not going to have a long summer this year, it appears to be heading that way.
    Your recipe sound lovely, but we in this house don't seem to eat that type of meal, even in winter. I will make at note of it, and give it a go for our winter.
    Keep warm.

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  19. That sounds SOOO good, Beth! It sounds a lot like tenderloin tips to me. I am going to do this as soon as our ovens get installed!!!! It is cold here, too!!! xo Diana

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  20. blessings.....
    this is my third attempt to leave a comment.
    just doing a quick drive by (or least i was trying) before heading off to bed.
    haven't had steak in years.
    nice fam is coming to visit.
    hope all is well with you and your health.

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  21. Beth, I love your countdown to spring! It almost makes me feel a teeny bit warmer when I read it! All these COLD temps all over the US are really strange this year, aren't they? We can only hope for a "perfect" spring and summer!...and in perfect I mean....coming early, lasting longer, and being just the right temperatures! Oh, and I hate to know you have to go outside and walk somewhere to do your laundry. Please be careful and bundle up. I lived in an apartment complex like that MANY years ago, and it was a pain in the butt even then.

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  22. Your recipe sounds so good. Sorry about the laundry ordeal. I didn't know it was going to be cold for so long. Yuk!

    Stay warm.

    XO,
    Jane

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  23. Wow, now I am hungry! Sounds good! That is terrible that you have to go outside to get to your laundry room! Stay safe and warm!

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  24. We're poised for a weekend cool down but for today it's going to be in the fifties fortunately. Just keep counting down Beth...this can't last forever.

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  25. Yummmmmm, perfect dish for all this freezing weather!
    Blessings, Joanne

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  26. Yum!!!! Ham and beans.....sounds like nice hot food for those cold days:)

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  27. your steak sounds delicious! I was just talking about all your good food with my mom today. :)

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  28. You having a cold temps in your home I had HOT summer time for about a month past ..I hope you will keeps nice warm your body always!
    Have a nice day!
    Michiko

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