Episode 1 Season 1: Steak Your Claim

Pan-Seared Rib-Eye Steaks: Okay, first we found out our apartment is way too small to make something that smokes that much! We opened all the windows and the doors to vent the apartment. The steak turned out better than most restaurant steaks I have had. No Joke! Not sure it has to do with the quality of the meat or the recipe but it was yummy.

Cognac Pan Sauce: Totally choked on this one! You are supposed to add the cognac to the pan that you cooked the steaks in, however the fear of burning down the apartment took over. So I cooked it in a pan with the other ingredients. Because of this, you could taste a little bit of the cognac, but then again that never hurt anyone.

Wine: Shooting Star, Sovereign Cabernet (One of my favs!) Cooked on 11/15/2009