This Open-Face Steak Sandwich Makes the Perfect Father’s Day Lunch

Are we totally typecasting men by creating a steak recipe for Father’s Day? Probably. But you know they’ll love it (almost as much as they’ll love one of these awesome Father’s Day gifts). Our open-face sandwiches are loaded with steak, mushrooms, spinach and onions. As if that doesn’t sound drool-worthy enough, the whole thing is finished off with a balsamic and Dijon mustard dressing that you’ll want to serve with everything, including one of these sheet-pan dinners! The recipe is supposed to serve two people, however, you may need to make just a little bit more. Once the dad in your life sets his eyes on this meaty lunch, it’s unlikely he’s going to share.

Ingredients:

Serves 2
— 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil

— 1/2 pound sirloin steak, taken out of the refrigerator an hour before cooking

— pinch of salt and pepper

— 3 thick slices of bread, cut in half

— 1 packed cup sliced mushrooms

— 1 small red onion

— 1 cup spinach

Balsamic Vinaigrette:
— 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar

— 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

— 2 Tablespoons olive oil

— 1 small clove garlic, peeled and minced

1 Tablespoon honey

— pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Place all of the ingredients for the vinaigrette into a small bowl. Whisk together with a fork or small whisk until combined. Put to one side.

2. Preheat a griddle pan so that it’s very hot. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil on the steak and sprinkle on the salt and pepper. Rub in with your hands. Place the steak on the griddle and cook for 2 minutes on each side for medium-rare (add 1-2 minutes if you like it well-done). Take off the griddle and place on a board to rest.

3. Brush 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil on the bread (both sides) and place on the griddle. Toast on both sides until griddle lines appear. Remove from the griddle.

4. Carefully pour the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil onto the griddle and add the mushrooms and onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes, turning once until lightly cooked. Remove from the griddle.

5. Place the spinach on the griddle and cook for 30 seconds, until lightly wilted. Remove from the griddle.

6. Slice the steak into thin slices.

7. Assemble the sandwich by placing a few leaves of spinach onto the bread. Top with 3-4 slices of steak, a few slices of mushrooms and onions and a little more spinach. Repeat for all of the sandwiches. Serve with the balsamic vinaigrette.

Place all of the ingredients for the vinaigrette into a small bowl. Whisk together with a fork or small whisk until combined. Put to one side.

Preheat a griddle pan so that it’s very hot. Drizzle one tablespoon of the vegetable oil on the steak and sprinkle on the salt and pepper. Rub in with your hands. Place the steak on the griddle and cook for two minutes on each side for medium-rare (add a minute or two more if you like it well-done). Take off the griddle and place on a board to rest.

Brush one and a half tablespoons of the oil on the bread (both sides), and place on the griddle. Toast on both sides until griddle lines appear. Remove from the griddle.

Carefully pour the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of oil onto the griddle and add the mushrooms and onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes, turning once until lightly cooked. Remove from the griddle.

Place the spinach on the griddle and cook for 30 seconds, until lightly wilted. Remove from the griddle.

Slice the steak into thin slices.

Assemble the sandwich by placing a few leaves of spinach onto the bread. Top with 3-4 slices of steak, a few slices of mushrooms and onions and a little more spinach. Repeat for all of the sandwiches. Serve with the balsamic vinaigrette.

Serve these sandwiches with some red wine or beer for a delicious lunch!

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Millie Bobby Brown's name has been on everyone's lips between the premiere of TheElectric State and shutting down negative comments from body shamers. Plus, she's still been reveling in the new marriage glow with her husband Jake Bongiovi, and she didn't mind revealing why she didn't let age stop her from becoming his wife "so young." Her appearance on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddypodcast left us buzzing with newfound respect for the actress because her charm and levelheadedness about her marriage confidently says, "I'm secure with my relationship status — are you?"

Scroll to see exactly what the Stranger Things actress said about what led to her marriage to Jake Bongiovi!

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Listening to Alex Cooper's interview with Millie Bobby Brown was like hearing two besties catch up which is why Call Her Daddy is one of the best podcasts ever. They covered topics such as Millie's life as a child actor, her life with "25 farm animals," and her marriage!

Knowing what fans and listeners alike are curious about, Alex asked about the turning point in Millie and Jake's relationship that signaled the actress had found her forever person. "We're been together for four years, so I guess maybe when we moved in together," Mille said.

She also said, "We had dogs together, and we were taking care of our animals, and we started living this day-to-day life, and I thought, ‘Oh, I really don’t think I could ever see you as anything else. I don’t want to be with anyone else ever again. I don’t want to date, I don’t want to meet anyone, I want you.'"

To prove she wasn't looking at their relationship with rose-colored glasses on, Millie recalled things she and Jake aligned on. "When we started talking about politics and how we want to raise our kids...we started talking about really, really big things that I’d obviously never spoken about...But to be able to even think about those things, I was like, ‘S---. Okay, maybe I do want to be with him forever.'"

But she didn't know if Jake was thinking about her or marriage the way she was. "We talked about marriage, but I didn’t really know when it was going to be. And then, when he proposed, I was like, it makes sense. Everything aligned.”

Concerning their age, Millie opened up about her and Jake's parents. She said, "His parents got married really young — they’re high school sweethearts," before sharing her "parents got married really young...they were 19."

For the lovebirds, it didn't seem like an odd thing to do based on the examples they had. "We had really great role models growing up, so we didn't see any different. We didn't get jaded by all the other stuff, you know?”

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If you're hunting for a new TV drama because you've already rewatched all of Brit + Co's best true crime documentaries, then don't you worry because Apple TV's new show is exactly the kind of thriller we've been waiting for — and it's perfect for true crime fans. But the best part is that Amy Adams is starring and executive producing! Here's everything we know about Cape Fear, coming to Apple TV+ soon...and The 10 Best True Crime-Inspired Books to hold you over until it premieres.

Keep reading for the latest news on Amy Adams' Cape Fear, coming to Apple TV+ soon.

Is there a Cape Fear remake coming out?

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Yes, we're getting a brand new Cape Fear, which is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel. This Apple TV show, which was greenlit in November 2024 and will have 10 episodes, will be led by Amy Adams, who will executive produce along costar Javier Bardem, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. Nick Antosca will write.

The movie follows J. Lee Thompson's 1962 movie and Martin Scorsese's 1991 movie.

What is Cape Fear about?

Attorneys Amanda (Amy Adams) and Steve are happily married and enjoying their life together. But when a killer from their past, Max Cady (Javier Bardem), gets released from prison, his presence threatens the life they've built together.

Just like Only Murders in the Building is a comical, campy look at true crime, and Big Little Lies is a sensual, feminist approach to mystery, Cape Fear takes a Hitchcock angle (even though it's totally going to hold me over until Big Little Lies season 3). According to the official synopsis, it's "an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century."

Who's in the Cape Fear cast?

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Amy Adams and Javier Bardem star in Cape Fear as Amanda and Max, respectively. Stay tuned for the full cast list!

Is Cape Fear on Apple TV?

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The new Cape Fear show is coming to Apple TV soon (check back here for the official Cape Fear release date), but you can watch both adaptations of the novel on the streamer now.

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Not only does Emily Henry's new novel Great Big Beautiful Life drop on April 22, but every single one of the author's already-published rom-coms is being adapted for the screen. Okay, that's majorly impressive! People We Meet On Vacation, starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, will be coming to Netflix soon, and considering Beach Read was the second adaptation announced, it looks like Emily's first rom-com could be our next film. And fans have been spiraling about who could play January and Gus even before the Emily Henry movie was confirmed.

Well there are two actors at the top of the rumor mill for the Beach Read movie — and I am crossing all my fingers and toes we see them in the beloved roles.

Here's everything we know about the Emily HenryBeach Read movie cast rumors.

Did the Beach Read movie already find its Gus and January?

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When Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri started posting selfies together, fans immediately picked up on their chemistry — and started calling for the two actors to star in a rom-com together. "The Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri romcom is imminent," one X user tweeted.

And when Emily Henry reposted one of their selfies on her story? Fans of the author's first romance novel immediately fancast the two actors as Gus and January. And with their personalities, and the way they complement each other, there's literally no one else I could see playing these roles at the moment.

While Emily "can’t confirm or deny anything with casting for any movie," the author did admit that "they would be amazing. I actually saw them being discussed [online] for several different roles — and I definitely have a favorite. But it’s fun, because different adaptations would either have one of them playing to type, or one of those adaptations would have them both playing to type, and one of them would have them both playing against type. It’s an interesting thing. I mean, they’re great, they could do anything.”

Are Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri in a rom-com together?

Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri haven't officially joined a rom-com together, but after Paul told Awards Watch he wants to do a romance movie with Ayo in "the next five years," The Bear actress agreed she's game...on one condition.

"If somebody writes us a good script," she says. "It has to be in an About Time vibe. Something that’s got, like, a heart, so he can still flex his drama muscles where it’s like, the covert rom-com. Like, still a rom-com, but we got to get something inventive."

Is Beach Read going to be a movie?

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Yes, the Beach Read movie is coming soon! Writer-director Yulin Kuang told Brit + Co exclusively that she "really cares" about giving fans of the book a good experience.

"I truly believe that art belongs to the audience once it's out in the world," she says. "And so saying too much, it feels prescriptive, you know? So I hope they enjoy it. I hope that they know that a lot of care is going into the adaptations. I remember what it's like to be watching with anxious hearts about the announcements of all my favorite adaptations. And so that's the main thing. I hope they know that I really, really care."

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