Last night I hosted a surprise birthday party for a friend. We had about 25 friends and neighbors gather. It was pot luck and folks brought all kinds of delicious appetizers and baked beans and salads. I grilled chicken breasts and burgers–well actually some nice guests volunteered to man the grill so I can’t take…
Marinades
Soy and Sesame Steak Marinade Recipe
I didn’t measure this but am recording the “idea” so I can fine tune the measurements later. I marinated the steaks overnight due to a change in plans at the last minute. Actually, I bought a max pack at the grocery since they were on sale, so I marinated more than we needed for one…
Bourbon Marinade for Beef
This is from one of my favorite cookbooks, The Complete Meat Cookbook. I use less salt and pepper than they call for. It seems plenty salty due to the soy sauce. Sometimes I use fresh ginger and sometimes ground. Mostly I use fresh garlic but if I’m in a rush I sometimes use the granulated….
Fantastically Wonderful Chicken Marinade
I saw a whole cut-up chicken marked down 50% when I went to the store on Sunday morning, so bought it and did a quick marinade in this (just a few hours): I think I may have posted this before and can’t remember where I got it from at this point. It makes a LOT…
Flank Steak Marinade with Worcestershire Sauce and Garlic
I had another family over for dinner tonight. It was one of those fairly spontaneous things that works out to be perfect! Sometimes, we try to line up dinner and we end up months out and then someone gets sick or something else comes up and we need to postpone and reschedule. My friend had…