Grilled Filet Mignon

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I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! We spent the week before Christmas in the mountains, in the snow! Since my husband and I both  grew up in Florida, we think snow i s the coolest thing ever! We have a tradition every winter of escaping the heat and humidity of Florida for a winter snow filled mountain getaway.

Our Christmas was quiet and relaxing filled with lots of toys and cookies. My kids are are spending the week playing with their new toys and making a huge glorious mess. I know moms hate mess, but I love it too, the alternative of a sparkly house with no kids isn’t something I ever want.

Now our focus is planning a New Year’s celebration. Our tradition in our family is to eat rich on New Year’s eve to celebrate our blessings of the previous year, and then eat frugally on New Year’s Day to respect our Southern heritage, to remember our poor share-cropping grandparents and to hopefully bring luck to the new year. This year is no different, I’ve ordered the best steaks from Snake River Farms to celebrate New Year’s eve.

I already ordered earlier in December from them and the steaks were absolutely perfect. We ordered filet mignons. Their filets are wet-aged 21+ days for improved flavor and texture and hand cut by a master butcher. These steaks are perfect on the grill with just a little salt and pepper. The best beef needs only simple seasoning.

To go along with these steaks I just served a simple Caesar salad and a loaded baked potato with a twist. The green garnish you see isn’t onion,  it’s fresh chopped jalapeño and it’s glorious! You have to try it if you like spicy foods, you won’t be disappointed!

Ordering these steaks could not have been easier. Right now I’m ordering for New Year’s on Snake River Farms. They have this awesome New Year’s Party Pack I really want to try out.

I love being able to shop at small merchants this time of year whether they are in my home town or across the country.

Their shipping is a breeze. The steaks are shipped frozen and arrive either frozen or at least cold if live in the deep hot south like we do. To check out, I just use PayPal to securely complete my transaction. They make shopping small too easy!

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