BBQ Party

We had a couple of friends over to celebrate BIL's birthday. The weather was warm and breezy... perfect for a "summer is almost here" BBQ.

We made Carne Asada with flank steak we picked up at Costco. We got 2 heaping bags full of white corn that we bbq'd in the husk that was delic. We warmed tortillas on the bbq and grilled up foil packet with onion and red peppers cut into thin strips.

Carne Asada
2 pounds marinated flank or skirt steak (serves 6)
10-12 flour tortillas
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
6 cloves garlic crushed
1 medium white onion chopped
2 Tbs ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Tabasco

Place steak in center of cooking grate. Grill 15 to 19 minutes for medium, turning and brushing with reserved marinade once halfway through grilling time.

Place foil packet of vegetables on the cooking grate beside steak during the last 10 minutes of grilling time.

Wrap tortillas in heavy-duty aluminium foil; place on cooking grate beside steak during the last 5 minutes of grilling time. Turn tortilla packet once halfway through grilling.

Slice steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve in tortillas with peppers and onions, salsa and guacamole. Enjoy!

Cheesy Spinach Bowtie Pasta

A great healthy side dish that we served with BBQ teriyaki chicken and a raspberry vinaigrette salad. Everything can be done ahead and popped into the oven when you're ready for dinner. And because this makes a lot you have leftovers another night.

Ingredients
8 oz package bow tie pasta
small can fat free cream of soup (mushroom, asparagus, etc...)
1 cup low fat milk
8 oz low fat ricotta cheese
4 oz low fat mozzarella cheese
bag steamed spinach, water drained

Steps
1. preheat oven 350 and grease 9x13 baking dish.
2. cook pasta.
3. mix together cream soup, milk, ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
4. mix in pasta and spinach, and spread out on baking dish.
5. sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.
6. bake for about 45 minutes. pasta should be hot and cheese melted.