My beautiful weekend

I had a wonderful weekend. The perfect combination of visiting with friends, maintaining my house, relaxing, and tanning.

This picture says it all. The bluff overlooking the beach near our house in Shorewood. The perfect place to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Atwater Beach, Shorewood

Kebabs

This week I was good at planning ahead and last night I made two dinners (kind of). It was a little too chilly for grilling, so we made fish in a bag in the oven. Overall, the recipe was delicious--essentially fish, zucchini, yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, and white wine. The challenge, however, was making the parchment bag. I am hoping for better luck next time--if it works, I share the recipe and a picture.

While I was waiting for my dinner to cook last night I whipped up a marinade and cut up some sirloin steak. My mom has made a wonderful marinade for years, so I took what I remembered from hers and combined it with a recipe I came across in Bon Appetit. Here it is:

Thinly sliced onion (technically about 6 scallions, but I only had a sweet white onion)
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. (packed) brown sugar
1 tsp hot pepper sauce (I used some tobasco)

I did not add anymore salt because soy sauce is pretty salty. I combined the ingredients in a gallon ziploc bag with bit size pieces of sirloin steak.

When we got home tonight after work, Stephen fired up our grill and I chopped some red and yellow peppers. Then we assembled our kebabs with the meat, peppers, cherry tomatoes, and pearl onions. One piece of advice: soak your pearl onions in water so they don't instantly flame once they are on the grill.

Here they are cooking:

Grilling and photography credits go to my husband, Stephen.

Along with a glass of wine and good company, it was the perfect Friday night dinner. Nutritious, delicious, and barely any work (or dishes).