Review of Atum de Cebolada (Tuna Steak with Onions and Tomatoes)

DH and I bought tuna steaks the other day and were looking for a good recipe for them b/c we've never eaten tuna steaks before. So over to Food Network we went and settled on Emeril's Atum de Cebolada (Tuna Steak with Onions and Tomatoes).

Overall the recipe is really good. Tasty. Smells wonderful. The potato fries are a nice touch. Our tuna steak could have been a little tastier, but I imagine it was the steak, not the recipe. If we make it again, which we probably will, I'd probably marinate the steaks in oil and garlic for 30 minutes or so before cooking.

Overall rating: A-

Alice's Mashed Potatoes

There are probably a dozen people who make mashed potatoes this way but I stumbled across it yesterday while making lunch for my dh and parents. I washed 5 regular baking potatoes. Peeled four. Then chopped them up into chunks and put them in a big pan with enough water to almost cover them. Then I put in two chunks of butter. A bit of salt and pepper. And a bit of roasted garlic (the kind you get in the jar.), just the tip of a knife full. Boil until fork tender.

Drain the water. Then put in more butter (hey, we're southern!), about half a cup of milk. And a half full of mozzarella cheese. Mash. Add more butter or milk if needed.

These were so yummy. And I just came up with it on the fly. Yum. Yum. Yum.