Ribeye, Kale Walnut Pesto, Root Veg Ratatouille

I love steak! I really love Ribeye! Early on in my learning of butchery I determined  my favorite cut. See in the world of butchery you have your favorite cut of all time, then you have your standard go to cut, your favorite quick cook cut, your favorite braise, etc. There are cuts for all occasions! Ribeye just happens to be my favorite cut of all time. I knew it when I met it that it was more than the prime rib dinner you get over at the Elk Lodge with your grandma and all her friends. Meeting ribeye changed my life really..... okay maybe I am exaggerating a little bit! In all seriousness it is a great cut, it's got lots of beautiful fat, it's tender, and super moist. It's really also super easy to cook. This particular piece is just seasoned with salt and pepper, seared off really nice and then flashed in the oven. My husband prefers his meat more on the medium side, so it's less red and more pink. 

This dish was actually relatively easy to put together. The root veg ratatouille basically consists of sweet potato, beet, a little onion, and a few spinach leaves to balance out the orange and magenta. The pesto, assembled just like any other pine nut and basil pesto. I just blanched the kale, toasted the walnuts, threw in about 3-4 cloves of garlic, and seasoned with salt and pepper. I pulsed it in the food processor and while it was pulsing I drizzled some olive oil into it.The pesto was lovely, I think I would actually prefer a more robust flavored green over the kale but it was still pretty tasty. Cooking is all about branching out and stretching your creative mind, making and trying new things on a regular basis. I love new flavor combinations, or taking a classic dish and recreating it to make it my own.
What are some dishes you have created lately and how did they turn out? And what's your favorite cut of meat, or favorite veg if you are a vegetarian?