Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms

There are two kinds of special meals—those that take all day to make and require meticulous attention to detail lest you mess them up, and those that are easy and relatively foolproof, but are still delicious crowd pleasers.

You can guess which one I prefer.

Here is a perfect example of the latter—a beef tenderloin roast. Imagine a filet mignon, but as roast, one that you slice to serve, tender like a prime rib, but lean. Yes it is a rather pricey cut of beef; it is not an every day roast, but one for a special somebody or occasion.

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Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms

There are two kinds of special meals—those that take all day to make and require meticulous attention to detail lest you mess them up, and those that are easy and relatively foolproof, but are still delicious crowd pleasers.

You can guess which one I prefer.

Here is a perfect example of the latter—a beef tenderloin roast. Imagine a filet mignon, but as roast, one that you slice to serve, tender like a prime rib, but lean. Yes it is a rather pricey cut of beef; it is not an every day roast, but one for a special somebody or occasion.

Continue reading “Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms” »

Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms

There are two kinds of special meals—those that take all day to make and require meticulous attention to detail lest you mess them up, and those that are easy and relatively foolproof, but are still delicious crowd pleasers.

You can guess which one I prefer.

Here is a perfect example of the latter—a beef tenderloin roast. Imagine a filet mignon, but as roast, one that you slice to serve, tender like a prime rib, but lean. Yes it is a rather pricey cut of beef; it is not an every day roast, but one for a special somebody or occasion.

Continue reading “Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms” »

Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms

There are two kinds of special meals—those that take all day to make and require meticulous attention to detail lest you mess them up, and those that are easy and relatively foolproof, but are still delicious crowd pleasers.

You can guess which one I prefer.

Here is a perfect example of the latter—a beef tenderloin roast. Imagine a filet mignon, but as roast, one that you slice to serve, tender like a prime rib, but lean. Yes it is a rather pricey cut of beef; it is not an every day roast, but one for a special somebody or occasion.

Continue reading “Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms” »

Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms

There are two kinds of special meals—those that take all day to make and require meticulous attention to detail lest you mess them up, and those that are easy and relatively foolproof, but are still delicious crowd pleasers.

You can guess which one I prefer.

Here is a perfect example of the latter—a beef tenderloin roast. Imagine a filet mignon, but as roast, one that you slice to serve, tender like a prime rib, but lean. Yes it is a rather pricey cut of beef; it is not an every day roast, but one for a special somebody or occasion.

Continue reading “Roast Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Sautéed Mushrooms” »

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Cold Weather Recipe: Grown-Up Tater-Tots — Recipes from The Kitchn

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It’s hard to say nice things about Chicago in the winter. It’s cold. Like really cold. And it can leave you feeling cooped up and crazy. But the one undeniably wonderful thing about the endless frosty days is the nostalgia it brings. The memories of warming up over a snack — hard earned after a long day sledding (or just some heavy-duty reading in PJs) — gives you a way to escape the claustrophobia and find some inspiration in the kitchen.

And for us, there’s just one way to do this: Grown-up tater tots with hot cocoa and homemade marshmallows.

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