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by Dianne Harman


  2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

  1 tbsp. Dijon mustard

  1/3 cup heavy cream

  2 tbsp. olive oil

  Salt and pepper to taste

  Directions:

  Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Trim steaks of excess fat and season both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in heavy skillet over medium high heat. Saute steaks for 1-2 minutes each side. Place in ovenproof dish and hold in oven, so they stay warm.

  To make the sauce for the steaks, heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in skillet over medium heat, add shallots, butter, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Stir and combine ingredients. Add cream and allow the sauce to thicken before turning down the heat (approximately 2 minutes). Remove the steaks from the oven and place them back in the skillet and cook on the stovetop over medium to desired doneness (2 minutes for medium rare.) Plate steaks and spoon the sauce on the steaks. Enjoy!

  SODA BREAD

  Ingredients:

  2 cups whole-wheat flour

  1 cup all-purpose flour

  1 cup wheat bran

  1/4 cup wheat germ

  2 tsp. sugar

  1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

  1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

  1 tsp. salt

  2 cups buttermilk

  Directions:

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Lightly grease an 8-inch round cake pan. Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, wheat bran, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add buttermilk and stir until the flour is moistened and the dough forms a soft mass. Transfer the dough to a counter and gently shape into a 6-inch round. Using a serrated knife, cut a cross along the top, approximately 1/2-inch deep. Place loaf in the prepared pan. Bake 40-45 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking, until loaf is lightly browned. Invert loaf onto a wire rack. Reinvert loaf and let cool at least 1 hour. Slice and enjoy!

  DIRT CAKE

  Ingredients:

  1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

  8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

  1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

  2 (3.5 oz.) pkgs. instant vanilla pudding mix

  3 1/2 cups milk

  12 oz. container frozen whipped topping, thawed (It's available in the frozen food section at your grocery store.)

  32 oz. pkg. of chocolate sandwich cookies with cream filling (I use Oreos.)

  Directions:

  Chop cookies very fine in food processer. (Trust me, the white filling will disappear.) Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a bowl. In a large bowl mix milk, pudding, and whipped topping together. Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture. Place in to a 9 x 13 Pyrex dish and chill until ready to serve. Enjoy!

  NOTE: These are fun served in individual terra cotta flower pots. Layer cookie mixture and cream mixture. You can also layer the mixture in the Pyrex dish. Your choice!

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  ABOUT DIANNE

  I live in Huntington Beach, California, with my husband, Tom, a former California State Senator, and my boxer dog, Kelly. My passions are cooking, reading, and dogs, so whenever I have a little free time, I am either in the kitchen, playing with Kelly in the back yard, or curled up with the latest book I'm reading.

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