Vegans>Look Away
Stuffed Flank Steak>I haven't made it in 40+ years
Wow
With spiced apple rings. mmmmmmmmmmmmm
YA
Stuffed flank steak was on my mind.
It's a tough cut of meat but when it's done, it's hard to beat.
I was at a yuppie, grass fed, health food, bulk, even, store Thursday.
They have a 48 hour sale on Thursdays and Fridays to draw people in. 
While I was there, I spied flank steaks and paid $11.99 for a 1.5 lb piece.
That's right $7.99/lb. I never pay that much for meat but the memory was strong. (and I'll get 4 meals from it at least.) I had been to another store Monday where they have butchers but they had no flank steak.
Tuesday I began looking for spiced apples.
Nothing Honey, nothing local anyway.
So I began looking for a recipe to make them.
AHA
I realized I had 18 boxes of red hots in a sealed container so I made them yesterday.
I put all of the red hots in a microwave rice cooker type container and covered them with water. I Nuked them at 50% for 20 minutes. (That slows the boil so it doesn't boil over)
I sliced 4 granny Smith apples and submerged them in the red hot syrup.
Then I put them in the microwave to soften the apples at 50% for likely too long.
I did take them out to check them and they needed a little more time but I probably could have just let them sit in their own heat and finish. I put them in a quart canning jar while they were at their hottest and sealed the lid a short time later.
I bought a box of the instant stuffing yesterday morning.
The meat had pretty much been well trimmed.
I layed it on a work board and pounded it each site to break down the muscle strands, seasoned both sides with seasoning salt and pepper, then scored one side in a cris-cross pattern.
I made the stuffing and spread it on the meat.
I rolled it up. (you are supposed to tie it with butchers string but I didn't have any.)
and baked it at 350 for 30 minutes.
Memories drive us.
This was something one of my roommates in college brought to the table.
I had 4 roommates and that meant we each traded for the couch every 5 months.
We were each spending $150 a month for food and had a meeting where we decided to plan our meals together, shop together and share family recipes together. Can you imagine how much fun we had? Each of us saved 30-40% shopping as a group and taking turns cooking and, we learned how to cook.
Is it any wonder that we have to unlearn memories of smoking
by making new ones without smoking to replace them?
Oh god Dale, you had to do this to me. Ya got me droolin'! It's a lot like a dish my mom used to make. If I switch a few ingredients around cuz what's left of my stomach couldn't handle a few of them, I'm going to make this soon! I don't feel like cooking tonight so bring me what's left of yours tonight dammit 
Julie
