Running Log: 27 October 2010

I've started running again to try and get in better shape for refereeing. Last night I ran 2 miles. The first mile was 08:34 and I finished in 18:08 for a second mile of 09:34. I was tired on the second mile, but I also ran at 2100 (aka 9pm) and the route I took was very dark (very few streetlights) for about 2/3 of that second mile so I was a little more cautious as well.

Cooking

While Abby and Daniel are away visiting family and friends, I've had to fend for myself meal-wise. For me, this is an opportunity to experiment. A couple years ago I found a couple recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking and played around. My mom got me the actual book for Christmas and I've since made recipes from it when I can. So last Wednesday I got some steaks and attempted to make Pan-broiled Steak with Bearnaise Sauce.

The steak turned out well, the vegetables were okay,


but the sauce didn't make it.


It actually worked out because after the sauce broke and I tried to recover it, I tasted it near the end to check the flavoring and I found that the vermouth I had used had gone bad. So I ended up using some of the melted butter that hadn't yet been added to the sauce instead.

I really need to work on my timing. The vegetables over-cooked while I was trying to save the sauce and the sauce broke because I was checking the vegetables and steak.