The Best Mother's Day Gift

Make this Mother's Day one that she will remember by preparing her a flavorful dinner. In this post I have included a main course and two sides. These are of my favorite recipes!

As a mother, I believe the greatest Mother's Day gift is spending time with my family, relaxing and enjoying a delicious meal that I did not have to plan, purchase the ingredients, prepare and most importantly clean up. Make sure you clean up your mess and do the dishes. An additional bonus would be waking up to a clean house and bathed children. 

Steak De Burgo Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

2 or 4 Ribeye Steaks (Check out Triple T's Mother's Day Special and download the coupon by visiting our Special Offers tab on our website)

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1 tablespoon dried parsley

1 ounce sherry/red cooking wine

8 ounces heavy cream

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

Directions:

Sautee butter and garlic. Add parley, oregano and basil. Cook for a few minutes, add sherry, cook for a few more minutes, add heavy cream and parmesan. Reduce heat until sauce is creamy. Keep on low heat until steaks are ready, stirring occasionally. 

Sides:

Green Onion and Parmesan Orzo

Ingredients:

3 1/4 cups of chicken broth (have extra on hand in case it gets too thick and need to add more later)

1 pound orzo 

3 green onions

1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (freshly grated is best, but can substituted with pre-shredded bag of parmesan)

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

Pour the 3 1/4 cups of chicken broth into a large sauce pan and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Add orozo, only cook slightly so pasta is still firm. Remove from heat. Thinly slice green onion and add to pasta along with the parmesan cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. This mixture gets thick quickly, you may need to rewarm and add chicken broth just before serving. It is best to serve hot. 

*Note: I usually grill the green onions with the steak to add more grill flavor to this dish

Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Ingredients:

2 large ripe tomatoes, cut into 1/4" thick slices

8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/4" thick slices

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

8 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin slices or torn into little pieces

Directions:

Arrange the tomato slices and mozzarella slices overlapping and alternating around a platter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle the oil over each slice and then place basil on top.