Muffins and Cookies and Steak...OH MY!

Today has been filled with baking and cooking! I started early this morning with my pumpkin muffins =-D Next up on the list...more Tuxedo Chocolate Chip Cookies! I made a "test batch" of these earlier this week, but now it was time for the real deal. I have undertaken the delicious task of baking cookies each week as a gift for visitors to my church. Last Sunday was the first week...Oatmeal White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies! (Those were tasty!) As I was bustling about the kitchen I realized that I had forgotten to pick up butter =-( So off to Lucky's I went! While I was there I decided to take a look around and see what sounded good to make for lunch. Something simple, but yummy. I perused the aisles, and finally chose some top sirloin from Harris Ranch and San Luis Sourdough Bread to be made into steak sandwiches. Once back at home I set out my butter so it could soften and started collecting all my ingredients and preheating my oven. Measure. Mix. Measure. Mix. Mix. Mix. In no time I had my cookie dough assembled and was ready to start my marathon oven session. In the midst of baking about 5 dozen cookies, I decided it was time for lunch! A little salt, pepper, and garlic salt and into the pan of almost smoking olive oil my steak went! One minute on each side to sear it, then I let it hang out and finish cooking at a slightly lower temperature. My mom was nice enough to slice up some onions and bell peppers to grill up and add to our sandwiches. A quick peek in the fridge and I found some tasty pepperjack cheese...one of my favorites! Once the steak was done and sliced I assembled my sandwiches and grilled them to give the bread that perfectly toasted texture and melt the cheese! DELICIOUS! And then it was back to the cookies! A busy morning/afternoon, but a tasty one...and there is still one meal to go! We're making pasta tonight...but I'll let my sister tell you about that one! 

Happy Cooking!