Pepper Steak with fresh vegetables

For ten days or so I have not posted any recipes, the truth is, this cold weather is bringing me down and I do not feel like writing or even eating proper food. My son Alexander eats salads, lentil soup and fresh fruit. My wife does the same, she does not touch fresh bread or margarine but eats toast or toasted bread with thinly sliced fresh tomatoes, and with Spanish Extra Virgin Olive oil spread over it. And fresh fruit. So today I am writing about some thing succulent which is easy to make. One good thing about writing food recipes is that you do not get any extra calories and keep your weight down.

As I said, Pepper steak is easy to make, it is tasty and can be accompanied with boiled, baked or mashed potatoes, steamed green peas and thinly sliced carrots etc. So take :

2 beef steaks (200 gms each)
2 teeth of fresh garlic (optional)
1 tbl spoon freshly crushed black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Rosemary leaves
Fresh Cream for cooking
Salt to taste
Fresh mushrooms (if you like)

Prepare a marinade of olive oil, mix in rosemary leaves, thinly chopped garlic, half tbl spoon black pepper and salt. Flaten the steaks a little with the flat side of a knife, press in the ingredients and leave for 30 minutes. Then heat a heavy bottomed frying pan, put one tbl spoon butter or margarine and add steaks with marinade. (The idea of frying meat in butter is because the meat browns easily). Almost always I use olive oil for frying since I use the oil from marinade. Fry the steaks on high heat for five minutes to seal the juices and cook according to your taste.
Sprinkle the remaining black pepper over the steaks and cream.
Add sliced mushrooms for a few minutes.
Add little milk and fresh cream and let it thicken for a few minutes.
If you like a la flambe, sprinkle some cogñac or brandy over the steaks and set is alight it with a match stick. Serve it with fresh vegetables or potatoes to your taste.