Friday, May 11, 2007

Per Request

The lovely Renee graciously gave me permission to share her Thai steak salad recipe so that you can all enjoy it at home. It is superfantastic and oh so easy to make. Renee says the original came from Parents magazine and she made some adaptations to come up with this. Highly recommend it. Note that the longer you let the beef marinate the more delicious it is, as is the way of marinades.

Thai Steak Salad

For the salad:
1 -2 lb. skirt steak, sliced fairly thin (like ½ in. or so)
4 Tbs. soy sauce
2 Tbs. olive oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp. grated ginger
1 bag (16 oz.) coleslaw mix
1 bunch green onions, sliced
3 carrots, shredded - or use matchsticks

Dressing:
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
4 Tbs. sugar
2 Tbs. olive oil
grated ginger - as much as you like
½ tsp. salt

Combine the soy sauce, oil, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Add the steak strips and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or even overnight. (The longer it marinates the yummier).

Combine coleslaw mix, green onions and carrots in a salad bowl.

Combine dressing ingredients in a small saucepan and heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Toss the warm dressing with the vegetables.

Quickly cook the steak strips- on a grill or in a very hot pan with a smidge of oil- until nicely browned on the outside (just a few minutes). Toss finished meat with salad mixture.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

More Good News

The Child learned yesterday that she's getting honors-worthy grades in math and science as well! Her homework scores in math are 100%, 91% for science. If she keeps that up and does well on tests she's golden.




Some months ago The Spouse put out an open call for a script for a movie short, just so he can fool around with making a movie. He likes doing that sort of thing. Iwanski rose toe the bait with a good basic script. The two of them have been honing and polishing and tonight we're having our first read through. Yeah, neopotism. The Child and I are starring, with The Neighbor cast as "the best friend". It will be a stretch for her, but she's game.




We're also having Renee's Thai steak salad for dinner tonight. Yum.




And that's all. I have much to take care of today, given my obsession yesterday with the bank account.

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