My Favorite Meal

        My favorite meal is without doubt venison back-strap flour fried, potatoes in a white sauce, and steamed green beans and carrots. The only part of this meal with no meaning to me at all is the vegetables; I've just discovered that I love that combination. 

        The venison has always been apart of my diet. I come from a hunting family, so it has always been my comfort food. I am learning how to hunt deer now myself, and can't wait until I can come home and cook my own back-strap perfectly the way both my mother and grandmother have for as long as I can remember. I chose the back-strap in particular because it is the best cut of meat off of the deer due to how tender the meat is. No knife is required during the meal. 

        Now onto the potatoes which I learned to make a little over a year ago. My "sister" is really a German exchange student who we hosted during my senior year of high school. We are extremely close and consider each other to be family. I absolutely love to cook, so while she was here she taught me how to cook German dishes. My favorite everyday side dish being boiled potatoes cut into chunks and put in with cream, onion, and salt/pepper. This ends up creating chopped potatoes with a delicious white sauce. Making them reminds me of her, and expands the type of food which I cook since most Americans have never had potatoes done this way. This meal makes me feel connected with my family, and has become not only a favorite, but also a staple in my house.