I like to shop online. A lot, and Safeway delivers, the delivery guy puts it away for me, and sometimes I'll get a coupon so I won't have to pay for the delivery. But I don't like to shop for fresh produce or meat online (euwww), that's when we actually go to the real deal, an honest-to-God store. Today, feeling a little iron deficient (don't ask), John did the honors and came home from shopping for tonight's dinner (I know ...) leaping into the house, pulled out a plastic-wrapped package of meat, and said, "Look! What is this?!"You have to understand ... he's a snarky old beach boy, known for sweet blue eyes, a wicked cackle and trick questions ... but I grew up in France, and I know a filet mignon, plastic wrap or no. So, what? The Safeway label said it was 'Stew Beef' at $3.99 a pound, not filet mignon at $15.99 a pound...! Guess what we're having for dinner tonight ... yummm! Yeah! Go Safeway!
Wikipedia writes that Filet mignon (French for "dainty fillet") is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, blah, blah, blah ... If it's cut into portions before cooking, that portion is known as filet mignon, etc... and is considered to be the most tender cut of beef, and the most expensive.It's also incredibly tender, and when cooked right, the flavor is non pareil, sine qua non, or for a simple carnivore like me - you just can't beat it!!!
