Marinated Beef Kabobs

While the cider mills back home have their opening weekend (insert crying emoji),

summer is in full swing in the mid-Atlantic.

The best part about not renting anymore is we have a grill.

It may the the world's smallest grill, but we can grill darn it!

Looking for an easy, flavorful dinner recipe? Look no further than these kabobs!

Love that it makes good use out of an open bottle of wine and

that the marinade comprises of ingredients already in the cabinet!

I usually leave the steak marinating during the day or overnight.

I always omit the bay leaves...not a fan.

Easy to grill up with kabob veggies already assembled on skewers at Trader Joe's!

Simple and delicious summer dinner! We have it almost once a week!

Difficulty Level: 1?  The grilling (which E does, not me)

Yum Factor: 4 The higher the quality of meat used, the better

Easy Tiramisu

Yay for updating in a timely fashion...hopefully this is the start of a trend. :)

We have been hosting a couple poker nights, one was after dinner in the evening.

After making a few dishes the weekend prior, I just wanted to do something easy.

Bam! Easy Tiramisu to the rescue!

Was in a bit of a panic when procuring the ingredients...

the grocery store was out of lady fingers!

With that day having a heat index of 114 degrees,

there was no chance of running around anywhere else.

A substitution for the lady fingers had to be made, but what?

I chose Sara Lee pound cake in the freezer section...

and prepared myself for the worst.

Guess what?!

The Tiramisu was not only stupid easy to make, it was also stupid delicious.

Some of the poker night players remarked it tasted better than many restaurant versions!

I should note: the recipe calls for amaretto or rum, I chose amaretto.

So if you want to impress a small gathering, make this!

Difficulty Level: 2 only if you have to whip the cream by hand, use a stand or hand mixer instead!

Yum Factor: 5 Mmmmmm

Crockpot Crustless Pizza

It's been too long yet again!

So many recipes need to be on here...shall I blog about them all at once,

or somehow magically become more regular at posting?

With a new job that has me driving quite far, hmm...what do you think?

E LOVES pizza. His favorite food by far. I don't love how getting carryout pizza makes me feel...

Ugh, is it the carbs or am I old?

Solution? The crockpot crustless pizza!

Not a dump and done recipe, but almost.

The meat needs to be browned and seasoned before being placed in crockpot.

I may have forgot to season it...added the seasonings after cooking...oh well!

Also, per E, used 1/2 the amount of cheese.

USE ALL THE CHEESE IT SUGGESTS!...especially on the top of the "pizza"!

The crockpot crustless pizza is great to take for lunch to work for the week!

Pair with a caesar salad or veggies for a side and life is yummy!

Difficulty Level: 2

Yum Factor: 3.25