November 27th: steak salad

From the keeper book: Teriyaki Beef Salad. This one is so good, Chatelaine published it twice: in July 2004 and again in April 2009. They occasionally repeat recipes in the magazine, which I tend to notice, since I've been obsessively making most of their recipes for over six years now. This one deserves repeating though; it's one of our long-time faves. I should note, we usually make this one in the summer. Tonight when I went out to turn on the BBQ, I found the knobs frozen in place, so, oh well, I fried up the steak instead. Turned out just fine. I did have some pangs of conscience over buying Mexican asparagus in November; I'm making a bad habit of that this fall. The asparagus was on the bitter side though, which is what happens when you buy it six months out of season.