Strawberry Shortcake

Make a half recipe of Southern Living's Cream Cheese Pound Cake in a loaf pan.

In a bowl, add half to whole pint of sliced strawberries. Mix in 1/2 cup of sugar. Cover and set aside for at least an hour.

To serve, add a slice of cake, vanilla ice cream and strawberries with sweet syrup to a bowl.

Restaurant Style But Grilled Steak

Adapted from Amuse Bouche blog

Ingredients
top sirloin steak, about 1" thick (2 servings)
1 stick butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp parsley
1 tbsp/clove minced garlic
kosher salt
ground pepper

1 tbsp olive oil
onion, sliced
shallot, sliced

Combine 1/2 stick butter, at room temperature, with thyme, parsley and garlic. Mix until well combined. Using plastic wrap, roll into a log and refrigerate/freeze.

Heat grill. In a small pot, melt rest of butter and olive oil. Season steak with salt and pepper to taste. Brush butter mixture on to steak and grill until done.

In a pan, add olive oil, sliced onions and shallots. Sauté on medium low heat. After brushing steak with butter mixture several times, add mixture to pan.

Get butter log out of fridge/freezer and slice. Serve steak topped with a slice or two of butter/herbs and onion/shallots.