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These skirt steak skewers are ultra-flavorful and bursting with bold Spanish flavors, plus smoke from the grill. Served with a sofrito sauce for dipping, these easy steak skewers are perfect for summer entertaining!
Happy almost Fri-yay everyone! How is your week going? Mine has been much, MUCH better thanks to the sun finally deciding to make an appearance. If you read my last post, or you simply pay attention to the weather nationwide, you know the Carolina’s have gotten a pounding in the nasty weather department. It legitimately down-poured and was crazy windy here for over two weeks.
No sunshine = Sad Chey. I was honestly contemplating driving an hour to the nearest tanning bed, just so I could feel some sort of warmth (didn’t care if it was artificial) on my body. I was also super close to calling my mommy and telling her I wanted to move back home to the sunshine state (<– okay slight exaggeration there).
Well, on Tuesday the sun finally shinned down upon SuBourbon Country Cottage. All day long. It was absolutely beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky, a perfect 68 degrees (I got to rock a scarf, that’s always a win), birds were chirping and my soul was ecstatic.
But, all this crazy weather got me thinking about the one “profession” on this planet that drives me crazy. Meteorologists.
They have the ONE job on this earth where it is perfectly acceptable to broadcast, to the world, false information and not get fired. AND they can do that daily. I’m sorry, but that drives me nuts. It also makes me question what the heck I was thinking when I graduated with a psychology/sociology degree and then decided to go get my culinary arts degree. Like, HELLO, Earth to Cheyanne… why didn’t you decide to be a weather-woman??! Stupid.Me.
You know, one day it was raining and I checked the weather to see If I could take photos later or possibly the next day (because YES to natural light), and the (in)Accurate Weather Channel said there was a 40% chance of rain currently (<–again it was pouring) and that tomorrow had a 100% chance of rain. REALLY?!
*I apologize if you are a Meteorologist. I am sure YOU are quite lovely and have never delivered false weather forecasts or predictions. *
Anyways, what’s this got to do with today’s easy steak skewers with delicious sofrito? Absolutely nothing, other than this dish was shot while it was raining. Yes, I was stupid enough to trust a meteorologist. So I apologize for the photos being dark and shadowy! (Alexa, cue “Blame it on the rain”.)
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About Easy Steak Skewers
So these skirt steak skewers, they are absolutely perfect for game day. Something about meat on a stick just screams, “Eat me while you are watching football”.
I love skirt steak and I totally feel like it’s an underrated cut of beef. The only thing is, you must be careful NOT to overcook it, you want medium rare here. Also, you MUST cut it against the grain when slicing it into skewer sized pieces, otherwise you are going to end up with shoe leather, and that is just No Bueno!
If you cut it properly, let it chill out in the Spanish inspired marinade, and then cook it properly, the resulting skirt steak skewer is beefy, smoky, juicy and perfectly tender. Essentially, it rocks the dang casbah.
But, hopefully by now you guys know me. So, you know this girl needs a dip or a sauce accompaniment. The entire reason I went Spanish with the marinade was because, I was craving Sofrito. In case you are unfamiliar with Sofrito, basically it is the Spanish version of a mirepoix, and it is nothing more than the mixture of onion, garlic and tomatoes sautéed in olive oil or butter.
Of course I had to gussy mine up… because, well, this is ME we are talking about. #Doesn’tDoBoring
My Sofrito dip is spicy, garlicy, herbaceous, a touch tangy, and totally refreshing. The texture is creamy and slightly chunky at the same time. It is awesome, and it pairs with the steak like a boss.
Regardless of what you already have planned to make for game day, add these to your football food line up. I pinkie promise you won’t regret it! Until next time, Cheers! To barbaric, meat on a stick noshing!
Cheyanne
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Skirt Steak Skewers with Sofrito
Ingredients
- Marinade:
- 1 Pound Skirt Steak – sliced into ½’’ thick slices*
- ¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ Small Yellow Onion – thinly sliced
- 3 Cloves Garlic – smashed and peeled
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 3 large sprigs Cilantro
- Sofrito: (yield- 1 ½ Cups)
- 1 TBS Unsalted Butter
- 1 medium Spanish Onion – medium dice
- 2 Cubanelle Peppers – stemmed, seeded and medium dice (about scant ½ cup)
- ½ Red Bell Pepper – stemmed, seeded and medium dice (about scant ½ cup)
- 4 Large Cloves Garlic – smashed and peeled
- ¼ Large bunch Cilantro leaves – roughly chopped (about ¼ cup)
- 1 Plum Tomatoes – cored and large dice (about ½ cup)
- 1/2 Lime Juiced (about 2 ½ tsp juice)
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt , or more to taste
- Miscellaneous:
- 12 Skewers – if using wooden, soaked
Instructions
- Marinate the Steak: Combine all the ingredients for marinade, except for the steak, in a large Ziploc bag. Seal and shake to combine. Add the steak and turn to coat. Set aside in the refrigerator for 6 hours, up to overnight.
- Meanwhile, Make the Sofrito: Melt the butter, over medium-low/medium heat, in a large sauté pan. Add the onions, both peppers and salt. Reduce heat to medium low. Cook the vegetables, stirring often, until soft, about 10-12 minutes. Add smashed garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and transfer to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Transfer sofrito to a tuber-ware and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Prepare the Skewers: Remove the sliced steak from the marinade and discard. Thread the slices of steak onto the skewers and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the Skewers: Heat a grill or cast iron grill pan to high heat. Oil the grates and allow to preheat for 10-12 minutes. Season skewers with salt on one side. Cook the skewers for 1 minute per side, taking care NOT to overcook the steak. Remove from heat and transfer to a clean work surface or serving platter. (Repeat if necessary until all skewers are cooked) Allow skewers to rest for 3-5 minutes before serving with sofrito for dipping.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Slice the skirt steak into 5-6’’ lengths. Rotate the strips sideways, and cut against the grain into strips for the skewers.
*Sofrito will keep, covered in the refrigerator, for up to three days. You can also freeze the sofrito for up to 3 months *Nutritional Information includes both the skewers and the dip!
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Mir
Girl, do NOT use a tanning bed! I don’t care how SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) you get. You’ve got light hair, too, so beckoning skin cancer = bad idea.
That said, I feel you. I blame it on the rain. Whatever you do, don’t put the blame on you. Man, I used to actually like that song.
I was thinking about you the other day because you do such creative stuff with real food. I wish I could do that. This steak looks amazing!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
Weather drives my mood for sure! Mmm! These skewers look so succulent, and delicious! Yum! Thank you so much for sharing all these awesome grilled recipes. And these pictures and super stunning, that I almost want to bite my screen. SO SO GOOD.
Claudia | The Brick kitchen
So with you Cheyanne – it is a little bit scary how much my mood can be informed by the weather. I especially find with good weather after lots of rainy, cold days I feel so much more positive! And these skewers look seriously good – I like skirt steak too but totally agree that it is an under appreciated cut – but a long marinating time is key like you have here! The sofrito looks lovely too – so many amazing flavours going on! <3
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen
We just had the most gorgeous 3 days in SC and now the rain is back! These skewers look so good! Love the sofrito!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes
I am getting used to the wrong weather information from meteorologist, but I won’t allow it to affect my mood too much. Those skewers look really succulent, tender and lipsmackingly delicious!
Joanne
It has always felt a little bit crazy to me just how much the weather effects my mood! We had quite a bit of raininess here too but the sun is finally shining and there’s a smile on my face. Speaking of which, these skewers look like sticks of sunshine to me! Especially with that gorgeous sauce.
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel
Hahaha, the weather is SO unpredictable here, we know just not to trust anything that tells us what it’s going to be! Luckily we have some pretty good windows so I’ll take photos in the rain if I have to. Lol. These skewers look SO good — saving these for when the warmer weather rolls back around here!
Cheyanne Bany
Lol, I need to follow your lead and just stop believing everything I read! 😉 You are SO lucky to have great windows for light.. I am jealous! We have a 3/4 wrap around porch, so that blocks A LOT of light coming through the windows. As much as I LOVE the deck/porch… I hate that it leaves me without a lot of natural light. And in a storm? Forget it. I have NO light! Makes me sad. lol. Thanks for the sweet comment… and for making me jelly of your light situation! 😉 Cheers, Ashley! <3
Harriet Emily
Happy Friday Cheyanne! These look so delicious, and such a great way to get the weekend started. YUM! I also get the same as you when the weather is bad – I just need to be out in the warmth of the sunshine!!! So glad you got to enjoy some sunshine in the end! <3
Cheyanne Bany
Happy Friday to you as well, Harriet!! I’m so glad I am not the only person who feels just “not right” when the weather is bad! Thank you for the sweet comment, girlfriend! Hope you have a fantastic weekend! <3 🙂 xo
Kennedy Cole@ KCole’s Creative Corner
Mmm! These look so great! And I’m glad that I’m not the only one still posting grilled recipes 😉 And also I am so amazed at how well the pics turned out with all the rainy weather you guys are having! Thanks for sharing, Cheyanne! 😀
Cheyanne Bany
Thanks, Kennedy! I will be outside grilling until there is a snow storm SO severe it blows me over! Feel free to join me! lol. 😉 Cheers to a fantastic weekend, buddy!
Traci | Vanilla And Bean
Daaang girl, y’all got pounded! So happy to hear it’s over for now and you’re rockin that scarf! Awwwhhhh Fall. I louuuuuve scarf weather! Hahhaaa.. meteorologists. It’s time to go back to school Cheyanne! I’m all over that sofrito dip… OMGeee I can see so many applications for that. Thank you for this my dear! 😀
Cheyanne Bany
Hahaha, we DID, Traci! It wasn’t much fun! But, I can’t really complain because I KNOW ya’ll are in need of some rain! Scarf weather is THE best! And Meteorologists are the worst… in my mind at least. 😉 Thanks for the sweet comment, my dear! Cheers to a beautiful weekend, pretty lady!
Gayle @ Pumpkin ‘N Spice
Wow do these skewers sound fantastic, Cheyanne! I love the flavor of these! I’m kind of craving this deliciousness for breakfast right now. Love this! Pinned!
Cheyanne Bany
Lol, Gayle! Steak and eggs IS a breakfast thang, so why not steak and sofrito? 😉 Thanks so much for the comment and pin! Cheers, my dear! xo
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
Haha, the weather people are always getting things wrong in the UK. They could just always say it was going to rain and they would be right. But they give us false hope by saying there will be sun, and there never is.
I am loving the sound of this sauce. Yum!
Cheyanne Bany
I’m sorry that your meteorologists in the UK stink just as much as ours here in the US! #BooToThat! False hope is never good. Makes me a pout-ty pants! lol. Thanks for the comment, girlfriend! Cheers, dear! <3
Adina
With or without the perfect natural light, the pictures look perfect to me! I have to struggle in that area a lot, I’d say we have lots more bad light days than good ones here… 🙁
Cheyanne Bany
Well, thank you so much, Adina!! You are far too kind!! I wish great, natural light was more prevalent for both of us! Fingers crossed for that! 🙂 Cheers, my dear!
Beeta @ Mon Petit Four
I’d totally weather a Carolina flood right now for one of these! I LOVE skirt steak…yum yum yum!! The fact that you made them on skewers (hello, so much easier to scarf down, thank youuuu) is genius. And that sofrito….I wouldn’t expect anything less that POW in my mouth! Chey is never boring…never! I’m hoping if I visit your blog enough and try all your recipes, some of your culinary genius will rub off on me. I’m also wishing I’ll obtain some kind of mystical power that allows me materialize these digital photos of your foods. DROOLING and PINNING!!! XO
Cheyanne Bany
Hahahaha! Well, since I don’t live in SC, which got seriously flooded, I’d say you don’t have to weather much to come visit me! 🙂 I’m so glad you love skirt steak too!! I feel like it totally gets the shaft in the steak department! AND I’m super happy that you also love meat on a stick! I’m a fan of not getting my hands dirty, but still being able to eat with my hands and devour massive amounts of steak. #NoManners As for culinary genius, girl you need to look in the mirror! You are SUPER talented and much more creative than me! Obviously we have a mutual admiration! 😉 I luhv ya, Beeta! Thanks for always making my day and making me smile! XOXO
Fareeha
Glad that I came here.. simply loved the steak.. The skewers look fabulous.
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you so much for stopping by, Fareeha, and for the kind comment! Cheers!!
Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom
Aw man, these skewers look amazing and that sofrito is liquid gold! Cheyanne, this dish would brighten anyone’s day! Perhaps it was your skewers that made the sun finally come out 😉
Cheyanne Bany
Too funny, I call the bacon drippings I always keep in my fridge, Liquid Gold! 😉 Guess I will have to break the news to the Bacon Grease that they have been replaced. (Or not). Thanks so much for the sweet comment, girlfriend!! Cheers to a fab weekend! xo
marcie
The weather people do it get it wrong often — it’s hit or miss whether they’ll be right or wrong! I love skirt steak, and dipping in this sofrito sounds like such a great way to enjoy it! Delicious recipe!
Cheyanne Bany
I feel like they miss more than they hit, Marcie! lol. Oh well. Thank you so much for the kind comment! Cheers to a fabulous weekend! 🙂
GiGi Eats
OH YES! Meat on a stick = MY FAVORITE!!! 😀 😀 😀
Cheyanne Bany
Hahaha.. I’m with ya girl, give me ALL the meat on a stick! 😉 Cheers, chicka!
Allie | Baking a Moment
Your description of that sofrito literally had my mouth watering! It all sounds so fantastic, and the perfect antidote to all the dreary weather. PS your pics don’t look at all shadow-y. Far from it!
Cheyanne Bany
Thanks, Allie! You are always so sweet and supportive! I <3 you girlfriend! And I hope you and the family have a beautiful weekend!! xo
Kelly – Life Made Sweeter
So glad the sun finally came out of hiding! It was gloomy here all week and we got some sun today too which was perfect for shooting more recipes. Wish these skewers were part of today’s photoshoot! They look totally amazing!
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you, Kelly! I certainly am glad the sun came out for you too! Cheers to a fabulous weekend, girlfriend!! <3
Olivia @ Olivia’s Cuisine
Girl, I’m so glad you’re back! I missed your yummy posts. These skirt steak skewers are making my stomach sing right now. I actually enjoy shooting on cloudy days! It’s a natural diffuser for me! lol Your photos look beautiful and I could never tell it was raining! 🙂
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you, Olivia! Next time I go to shoot in rainy weather, I am calling you for advice!! 😉 I don’t get enough light in my house, so I don’t need a diffuser, I just need light! lol. You are lucky! And I am jealous! <3 Cheers, my dear!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After
Perfect recipe for me this Sunday because I need to grill as much as possible before the cold/snow comes. We were just going to pick up some strip steaks but your recipe is way more interesting and just what I need to munch on during all the football games. That sofrito is da’ bomb and I already know I’ll be putting that on everything. I might make a double/triple batch of it and serve it with grilled chicken on Monday. Oh hells yeah!! Love that you used skirt steak too. Makin’ me hungry girl!
Cheyanne Bany
Giiiirl, you better get your grill on, because I KNOW you are heading into dangerous COLD weather territory! But, I mean, you COULD just convince J to move here!!!!! 🙂 (insert evil grin here). Anyways, you could totally just throw the sofrito on some cooked strip steaks and YES, the sauce is SO good with chicken! It’s pretty much good with everything… my kinda sauce! Sorry, Not Sorry for making you hungry! lol. Cheers, my sweets! xo
Adri
You certainly have had a tough time with the weather. Mother Nature can certainly maake life difficult, but good food can certainly make it better. I’d say you hit the mark with this!
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you so much, Adri! Weather can be a bummer, I’m just thankful it’s beautiful out today… and it’s Friday! Cheers to that! 🙂
Kelley @ Chef Savvy
Oh wow this steak looks fantastic Cheyenne!!! And that sauce?? Yum!
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you so much, Kelley!! Cheers to a beautiful weekend, girlie!
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet
I am a pathetic human being when I don’t have sunshine for a long period of time. I lived in Seattle for awhile during college, and let’s just say the experience did not go too well! So I can totally relate! I have never had Sofrito but MAN OH MAN I am going to have to have it now! Looks amazing!
Cheyanne Bany
I totally feel you, Lauren! I thought I was going to dive into a deep, dark depression if the sun didn’t shine soon! Thank the Good Lord it did!! You know what’s funny, I told my husband (during all the rain), “Did we move to Seattle or North Carolina!?” lol. I can’t imagine living there after all this weather nonsense! Thank you so much for the comment, my dear! Cheers to a fabulous weekend! <3
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
Whoa Cheyanne, this is game day perfection! Your photos just make me want to grab one of these babies off the computer screen! Love the sofrito because I need some dipping action with my football food! Glad the weather is getting better at SuBourbon Country Cottage!! Thanks for sharing this one and have an awesome weekend!
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you so much, Mary Ann! I’m glad the photos made you want to grab one from the screen, because I hate these shots!! So, thank you for making me feel better about that!! Hope you have a stellar weekend as well, my dear! Cheers! xo
Zainab
The problem is their jobs are not an exact science. I don’t listen to them anymore. SuBourbon Country Cottage – I love the name!! These are just beautiful!
Cheyanne Bany
Lol, I know Zainab, I should be nicer to Meteorologists, huh? I just get so frustrated when they promise a sunny day and it is nothing but a tropical storm! I need to follow your lead and just stop listening to them! Thanks for the comment, girl! And Cheers to you and baby BB!
Marsha @ Marsha’s Baking Addiction
These look so succulent, and delicious! Yum! 🙂
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you, Marsha! Cheers! 😉
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
Hey Sunshine Girl – so glad the sun finally decided to comply with your wishes. I’d been hearing all those crazy forecasts and I hated that for all of you. I lived in the south for many years and it’s very near and dear to my heart. Well, mostly the people. Not really the land. Anywho – great to see this post today. Sofrito is the best and your skewers look to die for. I’d love a few on game day. Or any day. (Or night.) Cheers to more sunshine girlfriend! xo
Cheyanne Bany
YES, Allie! Yes Yes Yes to the sunshine! I say give me it ALLLLLLL! 🙂 The thing is, due to all that dang rain, now I REALLY appreciate a beautiful day. So I guess all that rain was good for something! I do wish you still lived in the south though, I’d LOVE to have you as my neighbor!!! Anyways, thank you so much for always being so sweet! Cheers to you and a beautiful day, my dear! XO
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry
I have to say your photo’s look a million times better than mine when the weather is gloomy and rainy. They are so bright and cheerful like these skewers which remind me of a time when you could actually grill on your patio.
Cheyanne Bany
Well, I am not sure about the whole gloomy day photos, Nicole! I am sure I would say YOURS look better!! I follow your blog, and I have never seen an obviously gloomy, dark photo!! 😉 Thank you so much for the sweet comment and the vote of confidence, my dear! Cheers to a fabulous day! <3
annie@ciaochowbambina
Hahaha! Our daughter Chels actually contemplated for a very short spell becoming a meteorologist! She loves weather! But didn’t…she kept it as a hobby… 🙂 Okay – yes – meat on a stick. This will be very popular on Sunday’s in our house! Well, not just Sundays – I love steak – so this is a keeper for every day and that sauce – forget about it! Lovely lovely! XO
Cheyanne Bany
OMG, I am SO glad Chels didn’t become a meteorologist, Annie! You know how bad I would have felt about this post!?!? AWFUL. I totally would have had to recant my statement and make a full blown, public apology to all meteorologists everywhere… or maybe JUST Chels! 😉 Lol. I love steak too, and I love food on sticks… so you know, I felt like these were win win! Thanks for the kind comment, my dear! Cheers! Xo
Ana | Espresso My Kitchen
I’m so glad to see blue skies, sun and warm weather in the Carolinas! I feel like it’s been cloudy the last 2 weeks!
I love skirt steak! and these These skewers look sooo good + the sauce = yum!
Enjoy the sun!
Cheyanne Bany
First thing I thought when I saw your comment, Ana, was “oh HIIIIIII! where have you been?!” I’ve missed your blog! Hopefully the weather hasn’t been the reason you have been on a small hiatus! YES to the sun finally shinning here! Thanks so much for the sweet comment, girlfriend! Cheers to you! xo
Sam @ SugarSpunRun
So glad the weather is finally looking better for you! And I say the same thing all the time about meteorologists, it’s crazy! These steak skewers (AND THAT SAUCE!!) look amazing, you’re making me hungry! 🙂
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you, Sam! Glad to know I am not the only person who goes nuts over their false predictions! It’s so hard to plan a day of cooking and photography when they are always wrong! 🙂 Cheers, my dear! <3
Liz @ Floating Kitchen
Oh my gosh, my parents use to tell me I should become a meteorologist because I’m obsessed with the weather. Even as a kid, I was asking asking about it and talking about it. Ha ha ha! Glad you got your dose of sunshine! XO
Cheyanne Bany
Well, I am glad you didn’t become a meteorologist for many reasons, Liz. A) I would never have “met” you B) I’d have to recant my statement about meteorologists. 😉 lol. Cheers, girlfriend! xo
Amanda
Some of the days when it’s rained the most here is when there was no chance of rain at all according to the weather channel. Haha. These skewers look so delicious. And that sauce! I could eat that with a spoon!
Cheyanne Bany
Lol, Amanda! That does not surprise me AT ALL!! 😉 Thank you so much for the sweet comment and stopping by! Cheers, girl!
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks
Girl, my heart just sang when I finally saw the sun on Tuesday! You are so funny about the meteorologists! Chris calls them the “weather guessers.” 🙂 There is nothing to guess about with these skirt steak skewers because I know they are ah-mazing! I have never craved sofrito until now! Cheers! And hip hip hooray for the sunshine!
Cheyanne Bany
I FIGURED you were doing the happy dance along with me on Tuesday, Rachelle!! Wasn’t it just awesome!? I feel like you appreciate a beautiful day SO much more after 2 weeks of crap. And, Chris is totally right, they are pretty much “weather guessers”! Thanks so much for the comment and Cheers to sunshine! xo
Ben Maclain | Havocinthekitchen
A weather women with passion for cooking? That might be quite hilarious. I could clearly imagine your forecast such as: “Tomorrow there’s a chance of meatball hail”. “Today bourbon downpour is anticipated in SuBurborn Country”. “Due to a temperature increase, there’s a risk of the treacherous road conditions because of melting ice cream”. Yup, you would be a phenomenal weather-women! You should consider this opportunity #nevertoolate. In a meanwhile, keep on cooking your delicious food! These skewers are amazing (Sorry couldn’t fit them in my weather examples) 🙂
Cheyanne Bany
OMG, Ben… I was literally cracking up at your comment!!!! “Bourbon downpour..” had me rolling! Man with forecasts like that, maybe I should consider becoming a weather-woman!! lol. Thanks for the giggles and the kind words, buddy! Cheers! 🙂
Stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cotted
These look so good, I love a good skirt steak recipe! YAY for sunshine and being able to wear a scarf, I can’t wait till I can pull out my boots! Take care.
Cheyanne Bany
Thank you so much, Stacey! I’m all for scarves and boots too!! Cheers to that! 😉
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
Cheyanne, isn’t it crazy how much the weather affects us?! Well, I guess that makes perfect sense. . and I hear you on Meteorologists. . but a lot of their jobs is predicting what they think based on weather patterns right? anyway, we gotta give them a break 😛 and hooray for sunshine and these sofrito skirt steak skewers!!!! Delicious!
Cheyanne Bany
It is crazy how the weather can affect us, Alice! I’m okay with some rain every now and then, but after 2+ straight weeks of NO sun, I literally thought I was going to go into depression! I know meteorology is a hard field and no one can be right 100% of the time when making predictions, but they sure as heck drive me crazy! 🙂 Thanks for the kind comment, girlfriend! Cheers to sunshine.. and steak!