Grilled and Baked New York Stripe With Creamy Mashed Potatoes

New York Stripe Ingredients:
1. 6 Oz New York Strip
2. 2 Teaspoon Olive Oil
3. Salt and Pepper
4. 1 Tablespoon Butter

New York Stripe Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Heat 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in a medium skillet.
3. Coat both sides of steak with olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
4. Once pan is hot, add steak to skillet and cook on each side for about 2 minutes, until brown.
5. Spray a glass or silver baking dish with cooking spray and add steak in a single layer.
6. Place 1 tablespoons butter on top of steak.
7. Cook in oven for 10-30 minutes depending on how rare you like your steak cooked. Well done should be cooked for 30 minutes. Medium Rare for 10 minutes.
8. Allow steak to sit, uncut and rest for at least 5-7 minutes before serving.

Mashed Potatoes Ingredients:
1. 4 Medium russet potatoes (1 per person is  good rule), peeled and chopped
2. Salt and pepper
3. 4 Tablespoons butter
4. 1/4 Cup skim milk

Mashed Potatoes Directions:
1. In a medium sauce pan add peeled and chopped potatoes to water and 1 tablespoon butter and salt, bring to boil. Boil till tender.
2. Drain and add potatoes back to the same sauce pan to remove excess moisture.
3. Add remaining butter, salt and pepper to taste and milk and mash.
4. Using a hand-held mixer blend till creamy.
5. Serve as a bed to steak.
(Substitute other root vegetables in place of potatoes for healthy alternatives.)