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Steak: It's what's for dinner

Well everyone - Brandon here: I'm writing to tell you about the most wonderful and delicious steak I've ever partaken of.  

Our story begins at the local grocery store. We went in looking for a nice tri-tip steak, but on first glance we couldn't find one. When we asked the meat department lady if they had any, she said they had tri-tip roasts that they could cut into steaks for us. So we got our steaks, and a few other BBQ necessities, and headed home. 

Once at home, I heated up the grill while Kristen prepared some salads and started some water for the corn-on-the-cob.  I don't know if any of you have ever heard of Pappy's Choice seasoning, but let me tell you: this stuff is amazing! A friend of mine had recommended it to me awhile back and I'd never really had a chance to use it yet, but I used it as a rub on the steaks, put them out to grill for about 13 minutes, and wound up with the most delectable steaks I've ever had.

That's right -- the best steak I've *ever* had - hand's down.  No exaggerating.  

So, for anyone out there still looking for a father's day present, search for Pappy's Choice Seasoning, and buy some for that special griller in your life.  You won't regret it.

What is better than a great guy? A great guy who cooks!!! Brandon cooked a wonderful dinner last night and even picked out the recipe himself! He cooked orange-cranberry pork chops with wild grain rice, steamed broccoli, and raspberry italian sodas! It was very delicious and it was nice to be able relax and read my Real Simple magazine. As things have settled down since the wedding and moving we have really enjoyed trying out new recipes and going out on a limb. Don't get me wrong most nights are quick and easy dishes with take-out substituting a few dinners but we try to fix something nice a couple of nights during the week. For my birthday Brandon bought me a nice Kitchen Aid mixer which I am loving! Here is the pork chop recipe in case you want to give it a try- enjoy!

Cranberry-Orange Pork Chops

6 pork chops

1 1/2 T. butter

1 1/2 T. Oil (he used olive oil)

1 c. cranberriesjuice of one orange

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 c. brown sugar, packed

1 T. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. water

Garnish: orange slices

Place pork chops in a skillet with butter and oil. Brown on both sides; drain drippings and discard.Stir in cranberries, orange juice, salt, pepper and brown sugar. Simmer, covered, for one hour. Blend together flour and water and pour in skillet. Cook, stirring often, until thickened. Pour over pork chops and garnish with orange slices. Serves 4-6.

Introducing... The Farmers

Brandon and I are starting a blog!!! All of our friends have one so we thought we'd better get with the program and start one! Brandon and I were married on April 1st 2008 in the Salt Lake City Temple! We are very much in love and are excited to begin a new journey together! Brandon works as a Senior Network Engineer at a company called Neovest. He loves what he does and is very good at it. Neovest is owned by JP Morgan Chase and, in essense, they write software analysis for the stock market. I work as a dental hygienist and I enjoy it most of the time! I work for Dr. McIff in PG and Dr. Call in Orem. Sometimes it gets a little crazy - a lot of dirty mouths, but I enjoy helping people one smile at a time!!! Working as a hygienist is hard on your body and takes a great deal of hand-eye coordination. Most days I come home pretty exhausted and wonder how people do it for ten years, but it's a good career for now!