Food: Fillet Mignon

I've been wanting to make something a little nicer for a while now and I came across just the thing last night when Angie and I were grocery shopping - a whole beef tenderloin (the cut of meat from which fillet mignon comes) for about $6/lb. We went all out today, cooking for Dan & Tammy. We started out with a green salad with crab (imitation, sadly), followed by fillet, roasted potatoes, and steamed carrots and broccoli. Dessert was strawberry shortcake.

Salad toppings.

Dan leaned in to be in the picture with Ty,
so Ty thought he ought to lean in too.

Excitedly waiting to eat.

Waiting again.

The main course - sorry about the orange on orange.

And for those not squeamish about fresh meat, we have some pictures...

Those who have a weak stomach might want to look away...

Don't say I didn't warn you!

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This is what about 3 lb. of beef tenderloin looks like, cleaned
up and cut into several steaks and a couple of roasts.

Look at that great marbling!