Buttered Steak Bites

What a treat this turned out to be! Sometimes cooking a huge steak is more trouble than it's worth but cutting it into bite-sized pieces before cooking it makes it super simple and super yummy. Especially when it's cooked with butter...because everything's better with butter, right? Serve this as dinner or as an appetizer because steak is good just about anytime!

Buttered Steak Bites



1 1/5 pounds steak (I used sirloin) ~ cubed
4 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 clove garlic ~ minced
2 tablespoons Marinade (I used Allegro Original brand)

Heat skillet over medium heat. Add half the butter and and the garlic and allow the butter to melt and brown a little bit.

Add the cubed meat and salt and pepper. Allow meat to cook for about 5 minutes.

Add the remaining butter and the marinade to the pan. Stir to coat the meat. Turn the heat to high and continue to cook for another 3 minutes or so until liquid is reduced and the meat is done.

 
Here's all you need!

 
Cook half the butter and 
the garlic until browned.

 
Add the steak.

 
Then the rest of the butter, salt and 
pepper and the marinade. Cook until done.

 
Super yummy!

Buttered Pecan Cookies

I'm not sure why, but Buttered Pecan ice cream is one of IT Guy's favorites. Personally, I think it's a little on the plain side. Now...I DO love me some of those Pecan Sandies cookies put out by those little elves that live in the forest. You know the ones. Well...this cookie is a good mixture of that ice cream and those cookies. After I made these, they lasted one day. One. Granted, the recipe only made about 2 dozen...but for two people to eat 24+ cookies in a 24 hour hour period? Well..that's just shameful, is what it is. Would I do it again? Absolutely. These are THAT good.

Buttered Pecan Cookies



1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup butter plus 2 tablespoons, divided use, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay parchment paper on two cookie sheets.

Heat a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet then add the pecans and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. 

Place pecans in a medium bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of sugar.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter for about a minute. Add 2/3 cup sugar and mix about 1 minute, until fluffy.

Beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together.

Fold in sugared pecans.

Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into balls. This dough is on the crumbly side so press the balls together well.

Roll in the 1/3 cup sugar and place 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. 

Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass. Sprinkle with extra sugar, if desired.

Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Cool cookies on a wire rack.

 

Here we go!

 

Melt some butter.

 

Add the pecans and cook for a few minutes.

 

Then dump the nuts into a bowl 

and toss with a little sugar.

 

Whip the butter until creamy. Then 

add the 2/3 cup of sugar and beat until fluffy.

 

Add the vanilla.

 

Then the salt and flour.

 

Mix well. The dough will be crumbly.

 

Add the pecans.

 

Then using a cookie scoop or your 

hands, press the dough into balls then 

mash down with the bottom of a glass 

slightly. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. 

Then bake!

 

Serve with ice cold milk!