Garlic Butter Steak Bites With Veggies

I found this quick recipe for a complete meal on one sheet pan. It feeds 4 or 5 people or a bit more than two meals for us. 

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

1 Bag of the tiny mixed potatoes (1 pound)

12 ounces green beans

1 small onion. I like Vidalia but a red onion would work

Olive Oil

salt and pepper

1 pound sirloin steak

1 Tablespoon Worchestershire sauce

2 Tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley or rosemary

Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and set it to 450 °. Spray a 10x15 baking sheet with Pam.

Wash the potatoes and cut in half. Place in a medium bowl. Wash the green beans and trim off the ends. Put in the same bowl.  Cut the onion in half and then in wedges.  Add to the bowl.

Pour about 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil over the veggies and add about 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.

Mix well and spread in the prepared pan.

Roast the veggies in the oven for 15 minutes.  Set the timer for 7 minutes, remove the pan and flip the veggies over, return to the oven and set the timer for 8 minutes.

While the veggies cook, trim the fat off the steak and cut it into 1 inch cubes.  Place them in the same medium bowl and add the Worchestershire sauce, about 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. stir and set aside.

Preheat the broiler. After the veggies cook for 15 minutes, remove the pan and push the veggies aside to make a circle in the center where you place the meat.  Arrange them in a single layer and return to the oven.

Broil for 6 to 8 minutes, flipping everything half way through. I did it for 8 minutes but might do 6 minutes next time.

While the meat is cooking, place the butter in a small saucepan and melt it over medium heat,  Add the garlic and stir for about 30 seconds or so.

Drizzle the butter over the meat and veg.  Sprinkle the minced parsley over everything and serve.

I served it with a bit of horseradish and mayo.  It's a favorite of mine.  I like it with meat and potatoes!

Dolls and Houses

I do a fair bit of pattern searching on the internet. Mostly I am looking for cute quilt patterns.  So then I sometimes get not searched for patterns that just pop up.  

This is what happened with a fabric doll house in a book form.  It came in three sizes. It came with the pattern for a doll and then there were other patterns available for clothes for said doll. 

        

The inside of the house has a bed and a closet to store the clothes.

My granddaughters were coming for a visit, so I decided to make them each a doll and dollhouse. 

I made one doll with blonde hair and one doll with black hair to match the hair color of my granddaughters. 

Then I thought I would make each granddaughter two dolls. Dolls need friends and I thought that might make for fun play.

All the clothes are lined.  This means they can be reversible and doubles the number of outfits.  

They are sewn with the right sides together leaving a small opening to turn them right side out.  It is very tedious and difficult to turn them, but it is doable.  

 

Needle nose pliers help pulling the fabric and I bought some metal and plastic tools to assist and to poke the corners mostly square.  

        

The jackets are the hardest, but are so cute.

           

After I gave the two sets to my older granddaughters, I started making one for my one year old granddaughter.  

She won't be able to play much with it now, but I wanted to make it while I was in the mood.  

It is fun and challenging and finding the right fabrics is an aspect I really enjoy. 

 

I gave the finished house to CeCe for her first birthday and I made a second for another girl attending the party.  There were two more girl friends at the party so now I'm starting on two more houses.  

It's fun and I'll keep making these houses as long as I enjoy the process and as long as there are kids that want them.