New New New! Our New Kitchen Nook / Dining Area
A bit of a serious-toned night shot and an informal HAY LIANA WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON OUR NEW TABLE video blog! I know you probably don’t peruse the IKEA catalogs regularly, but our table is the UTBY, a great wood / stainless modern combination bar table used for our lil’ kitchen nook! If you didn’t notice, the picture is more recent with a few of my favorite food photographs hung on metal frames. ON TO THE FOOD!
The salad was made mostly of mixed baby greens. I toasted some hazelnuts and crushed them in a kitchen towel and a meat pounder to achieve that “aquarium gravel” size (sorry, that’s the best comparison I could think of LOL) while the pomegranate and cranberries were dried and reconstituted for a few minutes in hot water. I added a bit of champagne vinaigrette and dressed the salad by hand. (Note: I didn’t realize that hazelnuts and pomegranate seeds go wonderfully together. It doesn’t necessarily convey “OMG SPRING IS HERRREEEE,” but it was nice to file that flavor combination away in my head.)
The steak was seared on a medium high heat pan and finished in a 350 degree oven until a juicy medium rare – finished off with a bit of fleur de sel (fancy French sea salt) for a tiny crunch and savoryness!
YAY FIRST MEAL AT THE TABLE! 
~Spec
