Coffee rubbed steaks with
Mashed Sage Butternut Squash topped with garlic and Parmesan sautéed spinach.
Due to my college budget, lack of a proper grill or cast iron skillet, I cheated a bit and used thin top sirloin steak in a cheap-o metal skillet.
For the squash, I used a 12oz package of frozen cooked store brand squash and eyeballed the amount of butter (1 tbs), heavy cream (0.8 oz), sage powder (1 tsp), and brown sugar (1 tbs). I cooked the squash per package microwave directions, stopping 3/4 way through to add the above ingredients, then continued cooking remaining time.
It was delicious, and I will be making it again. A tip, that I will be using for next time, use a very fine ground coffee and rub the rub really well into the steaks to avoid it coming off and burning to a crisp in the pan.