Our TV typically finds its way to Food Network on most days. My older daughter loves it and plays "TV chef" in her Little Tykes kitchen pretty often. I can almost always count on Bobby Flay to deliver recipes that are yummy. Recently, he did a show on what he likes to eat for his birthday dinner and with my husband's birthday the same week, I thought if something is good enough for Bobby Flay's birthday, it has to be good enough for my husband's birthday. So I made plans to cook something I had never cooked before - a beef tenderloin. Large cuts of meat are sometimes intimidating to me. First because I don't want to spend that much money for it to turn out bad and second because I sometimes just don't know what to do. But this recipe seemed so easy that there was no way I could mess it up. That turned out to be true. This was probably one of the best things I've ever made and my husband said it was the best birthday dinner he's ever had. I made roasted asparagus and baked sweet potatoes to go with the tenderloin and a frozen chocolate mousse pie for dessert. The links for both the tenderloin recipe and the pie recipe are below. We will definitely be making this dinner again for another special occasion!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/boy-meets-grill/kathy-bakers-beef-tender-recipe/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/frozen-chocolate-mousse-pie-recipe/index.html
**PS - I used the left overs to make these steak sandwiches. Again, a Bobby Flay recipe that was very good.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/black-pepper-crusted-steak-sandwiches-with-aged-cheddar-horseradish-mayonnaise-and-watercress-recipe/index.html
