Post 2: Cooking attempt 1

So, each day I'm here, I find myself on an adventure to a new location and then coming back to test out some of my cooking skills.  So, I guess I'll share my trials and tribulations of testing recipes and making some great food!

So, my first attempt was flank steak with chimichurri sauce along with caprese salad.  Surprisingly, it was the most tender flank steak I think I have ever had.  Here in Montreal, I really don't have my kitchen stocked with all the pots and pans and grills and spices and all that I'm used to at home, so every step comes with a little improvisation.  So, I cooked the steak using the oven broiler which I think is my new best cooking friend and a great substitute for my Delonghi indoor grill. It took about 7 minutes per side to be cooked medium - but that depends on the thickness of your flank steak.  And make sure to use a nice baking sheet/grill grate because heat that high will warp your cheap pans.

First I marinated the flank steak with EVOO and cajun spices (mix of salt, cayenne, paprika, peppers, garlic powder, basil, chili, thyme, cloves, and mustard) for about 2 hours.  Then, I made my chimichurri sauce - thanks to the wonderful recipe provided by Williams-Sonoma (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/chimichurri-sauce.html).  I didn't have a food processor, but a hand chopper works perfectly, so I whipped that up too.  And that's that!