Jasmine Rice

I LOVE jasmine rice, and I found the BEST jasmine rice at Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's sells frozen organic jasmine rice. It comes in a box with three packets in it, and only takes three minutes in the microwave.

Skirt Steak

I LOVE skirt steak and I love it even more in this marinade. This has to be my favorite summer grilled dinner.

Marinate the steak for at least 30 min. I am not going to give you measurements cause I don't measure but I will give you an approximation.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
Tbsp grated ginger
Tbsp minced garlic


I usually serve this with rice and a veggie. Tonight I made a tomato salad with chopped tomatoes, basil, parsley, olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper. I also made some steamed carrots with butter and jasmine rice.

Zucchini Parm Pasta

This was a side dish I made up in Vermont because I didn't have many ingredients to use and we needed something to go with our ribs and I thought it came out fantastic! Everyone loved it.

1-2 zucchini cut into rounds and then cut in half (I used 2 small ones but if you have 1 large zucchini that is all you need)
Rotini Pasta
Parmasean Cheese (use good Parm cheese not the kraft kind)
Butter
Salt
Pepper

Boil water for Rotini. While the water is coming to a boil, put a good amount of butter in a hot pan, about 1 tablespoon. Add Zucchini and salt and pepper. I like to use a generous amount of pepper. Cook until zucchini is browned and soft. In a bowl mix pasta and zucchini and add parmasean cheese. Use as much or as little parm as you like. Eat and enjoy. I think I might make this again this week as a main course and just add some grilled chicken to it.