Yesterday at breakfast I said to Iris, “So, what should we have for dinner tonight?”

“How about something from The New Steak?” she said, glancing at the bookshelf. Ah, _The New Steak,_ repository of deliciousness.

We decided on flank steak marinated with shallots and sherry vinegar and served with sauteed mushrooms and roasted potatoes. I changed the recipe in two ways: they were out of flank steak at QFC, so I substituted rib eye (poor us), and instead of making the potato gratin from the book, I just roasted some ruby crescent fingerlings in olive oil.

To make the plate look fancy, I arranged potatoes around the rim, mounded sauteed creminis in the middle, and put sliced steak on top of the mushrooms. Then I sprinkled everything with Maldon sea salt and served it up. The sherry vinegar marinade gave the steak just a hint of acidity that brought everything together, and the potatoes were nice and crunchy. (For fingerlings in general, halve them lengthwise, toss with oil and salt, place cut-side down on a sheet pan and roast 1 hour at 375°F.)

It’s not (just) that I’m trying to pimp my Amazon links, but have you noticed that _The New Steak_ is only $13.50? That’s less than you spent last time you bought steak, right?