Watermelon Gazpacho

Ingredients-
1 Large seedless Watermelon
1 20oz can of Diced Pineapple
1/2 Cantaloupe
17-20 Fresh Mint Leaves
1 12oz can of Ginger Ale

Directions-
1. Remove rinds from the watermelon and cantaloupe, de-seed the cantaloupe and 1/2 inch dice. Cut the watermelon in half, the first half 1 inch dice this half will be blended. The other half 1/2 inch dice and put aside.
2. In a blender add the pineapple juice and half the ginger ale(you may need to do this in batches) and the mint. Add the watermelon and blend. This is my little blender I had to use.

3. Ok this maybe the former drunk in me but if you added some rum right here and made this a drink it would be awesome. Pour watermelon juice to a large bowl add the cantaloupe and the pineapple and let it sit in the fridge for two hours... enjoy!

Flank Steak

There is nothing better then firing up the grill letting it get hot, cleaning it. Then bringing out your meat and seeing that you are out of gas for the grill. Nothing makes my day like running out of propane, it's kind of like going to the store to get stuff for dinner and forgetting the one item that makes that meal great.

Ingredients-
Flank Steak whatever size you want
Sides I did rice, baked potatoes and a veggie mixture that had onions, peppers and broccoli.

Marinade-
1 Cup Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Cup Red Wine
1 Lemon Juiced
1 Tbl Salt and Pepper
1 Tbl Thyme
1 Tbl Marjoram Leaves

Directions-
1. Put all marinade ingredients into a large mixing bowl add flank steak and let it sit in the fridge for 3-4 hours.
2. Fire up the grill(if it has gas) cook on both sides until internal temp. is 135 degrees for a rare steak.
3. If out of gas turn on oven to 325 degrees cook until internal temp. is 135.
4. Boil and strain the marinade for a sauce... enjoy

Street Tacos

I have not been posting much lately! We have one month until we move to South Korea. Things are starting to get crazy, last minute things to buy and ship. Putting your stuff in categories like stuff to take, stuff to ship, stuff to store and stuff for Goodwill. This just feels crazy weird to me... at least we are purging a lot of things(and keeping Goodwill well stocked) it's crazy the amount of stuff you can accumulate, that at one point you thought you needed. This process really makes us think about what we want and what we need. Ok, off the soap box, this is an easy 20 minute meal that tastes awesome we make this at work 2-3 times a week. During this insane time here at home we are all about simple meals (especially if it is all in one tortilla!).

Ingredients-
Flour or Corn Tortillas
1 Medium Onion diced
1 1/2 Cup White Rice
1 Jalapeno sliced
1/4 Cup Cilantro
1-2 Tbl Cumin
1 Lb Beef(I used tenderloin use what you have or what is on sale)
2 Tbl Oil
1 Lb Cheddar Cheese

Directions-
1. Cook rice as directed but add the cumin to the water (This flavors the rice throughly).
2. Cut beef into strips 1/2 inch wide 2 inches long.
3. In a large saute pan over medium heat add oil. Once the oil is hot add onion, jalapeno, beef and cilantro. Cook for 5-7 minutes add salt and pepper to taste.
4. In a medium saute pan over medium low heat warm up you tortillas if using corn add a little bit of oil to the pan.
5. Once rice is done, add rice to tortilla add beef and onion mixture and cheese...enjoy