It all started one Saturday this summer, when we lunched at the home of friends. Maria served a delicious potato-leek soup that my family fell in love with.
Sometimes life calls for a filet, a tender, luxurious cut of meat that says "good job, laddie, you deserve a treat." This recipe calls for petite filets, a tidy, juicy shoulder cut of beef.
People always say "you're chicken" like it's a bad thing. You don't need to be bold and brave all the time. Lunch, I think, is an especially perfect...