Food Network Iron Chef: Father’s Day Edition

In Which a Vegetarian Prepares a Steak Dinner 

She’s not very good at relaying her feelings, especially in a material way like gifts, so rituals like Father’s day (and Mother’s Day….and Birthdays….and even commercialized Christmas…) are always unnecessarily stressful to her. Not because she doesn’t love the people around her or want to show that love (which is especially not true for her dad), but because she’s (hypochondriacally)socially awkward. Hence asking what her father would like instead of just getting something (well, especially since he never wants anything).

“Cubed steak and scallop potatoes”. I can do this, it’s not like I’ve never cooked meat before, even if I have been a vegetarian for almost a decade, she thinks to herself. After Food Network searches and consultations with Amy, they set of to market for all the ingredients. Her sister decided to tackle the cheddar biscuits and the potatoes and left the meat and the gravy to her. After an hour of the two of them scampering around the small kitchen, asking over and over “does this look right?” to each other, shoeing the man in question back up the stairs, setting the fire alarm off, and spilling a bowl of melted butter—their work was complete:

And as he and Amy were the only ones eating the meat, she had to trust their opinions that it actually did come out well. And luckily, she and her dad had made a strawberry mascarpone torte the day before for dessert ;3

Actions and doing favors for people or just spending time with them is the best way she can express herself, so it was good that she was finally able to be present on Father’s Day instead of away as she had been the past four or so years.