One of the easiest (and tastiest) weeknight suppers in a long while, just two ingredients and about ten minutes of hands-on time. This flank steak recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published throughout the summer of 2009. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! Summer cooking’s never ever ever’s been so relaxed, thanks to collecting easy summer recipes all summer long in 2009. But I’m learning something. Mostly, summer cooking starts with throwing a piece of meat onto the grill for the main course. This means I’ve got a whole backlog of great recipes for summer starters and sides and sweets to share. But main courses? not so many. Good news, they may be few but they’re good. And this recipe? It's a keeper. The recipe for marinated flank steak comes from my friend Mary who got it from her grandmother, who got it from a Japanese friend. That’s why Japanese soy sauce is speci

For a change of pace from the same-old everyday tomato salsa, how about a savory fruit salsa? It's easy to make, just blueberries smashed with a smidge of onion and jalapeño, then brightened with lime juice, fresh ginger and fresh herbs. Beautiful color and very summery! Fresh & Seasonal. Vegan. Weight Watchers Friendly. Whole30 Friendly. Low Carb.

If there's one way to ensure juicy meat from lean, high-protein pork chops, it's to soak the chops in a flavorful liquid brine before cooking. This is my favorite brine for pork chops, adding moisture and flavor to pork that's bred for leanness. If you want juicy pork chops, brining is the answer! Real Food, Fresh & Simple. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Budget Friendly. Low Carb. Naturally Gluten Free. Weight Watchers Friendly.

Festive for Canada Day and 4th of July celebrations - any summer party, really - small chocolate brownies iced, sprinkled with colored sugar, then placed onto skewers in a watermelon. Very fun! And how about a pumpkin for Halloween, with orange sprinkles, of course?! Did I mention that these brownie bites add up to only one Weight Watchers point, even with icing and nuts? Now that's a quick treat worth a celebration all its own, no watermelon required. This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published throughout the summer of 2009. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! BATCH ONE The first time I made Two-Bite Brownies, my notes read, “VG, but use VB”. Huh? That would be code for Very Good but next time, use my long-time favorite recipe for Vanilla Brownies and bake in a mini muffin pan. Ha. That first batch disappeared so fast I considered a name change, something like Tw

There's so much to love about these quick and easy muffins. That deep molasses sweetness, just like hot squares of fresh gingerbread. That they're low-fat and low-calorie (thanks to half the butter in typical muffin recipes) yet still keep a moist and delicate crumb. Plus, they're made in a flash with a few pantry ingredients. But most of all, they just taste good. What's NOT to love? ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ COMPLIMENTS! "YUMMY." ~ Roberta "They are wonderful!" ~ Anonymous "... delicious!" ~ Sabina BEST RECIPES! Gingerbread Muffins Made the List! Best Recipes of 2003 Muffin Wakeup Call BZZZZZZ. The alarm buzzed with insistence until groping fingers located the snooze button. Still half-asleep, my mind began to sketch out a typical busy Saturday. Exercise! I promised. Then stops at the grocery, the shoe man, the car wash. A birthday present for a friend, flowers for a neighbor with cancer. I checked the