Are you intimidated to cook steak at home?

This week, we’re talking about turning your kitchen into a steakhouse! Sometimes it’s fun to cook an extra-special meal at home, and this episode offers our best tips and tricks for preparing steak (hint: we each do it differently). And since the sides are usually the best part of any steakhouse dinner, we share some of our favorites — from gratins to baked potatoes, and garlicky greens to our must-have salads. We also make sure to include a few sweet treat suggestions to round out the meal.

Tune in for all the ways to create a delicious steakhouse-style meal in the comfort of your own home!

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Links to recipes and favorites from this week’s show:

Reverse-seared steak recipe by Kenji Lopez Alt via Serious Eats

Garlic butter roasted mushrooms via Smitten Kitchen

Crispy smashed potatoes via Simply Recipes

Ina Garten’s potato gratin with fennel

Swiss chard and sweet potato gratin via Smitten Kitchen

Saveur’s brussels sprouts gratin

Gooey butter cake by Melissa Clark via NY Times

Claire Saffitz’s Key Lime Pie

Alden’s key lime ice cream sandwiches

Jim Lahey’s no-knead bread recipe via NY Times

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