Grilling Like Its Summer Time

Firing up the grill and enjoying a cold beer, love Spring weather. No, wait.... it's Winter in sunny California!

There are so many reasons I could never live outside of California and one of them is the weather. We have been so fortunate to have such amazing Spring like weather the past month (sorry East Coast).

While 1/3 of the Country is covered in snow and dealing with unbearable weather, we are basking in the sun. So why not fire up the grill and enjoy it!

Last week before I left for work I trimmed two pounds of skirt steak (be sure not to trim all of the fat) and created the following marinade for it bathe in while I was at work:

3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 a large or whole medium onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, smashed
2 rosemary sprigs
2 teaspoons of kosher salt
2 teaspoons of pepper

Simply mix all of the ingredients in a bowl except for rosemary. Place the steak, marinade and rosemary in large ziplock bag, remove as much air as possible, seal the bag and place in the fridge.

If you can,  rotate the bag through out the day.

When you get home, remove the steak from the fridge an hour before you are ready to grill (this insures an evenly cooked steak).

What I love about this marinade is that you can make it your own. Add whatever fresh herbs you have on hand or add pepper flakes for heat or extra garlic if you don't have a date.

So simple! You will have an amazing marinated steak waiting for you to grill when you get home from a long day. Enjoy any leftovers the following day in a sandwich or salad.

I like to take advantage of a hot grill for my veggies too. There are a lot of great winter veggies for the grill: squash, leeks, endive, just to name a few.

So get out there and grill!

P.S.- in honor of the 1/3 of the country stuck in the snow, I will post a yummy & easy chicken potpie recipe  soon.