5/7 Foodie Friday

Gollum at Designs by Gollum is the hostess for “Foodie Friday” (clicking on the logo on the right will take you to her site). It’s been awhile since I have participated in “Foodie Friday” (sigh) because life and the real world got in the way.

 

As the temperature outside rises I begin looking for ways to create less heat in the kitchen when planning what to eat. I thought I would share some quick and easy ones with you!

Steak  Skewers

 

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Ready In: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb. beef sirloin steak, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup Steak Sauce (like A1), divided
• 1/4 cup Barbecue Sauce
• 1 tsp. Dijon Mustard (I use Grey Poupon)

Preparations

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Toss meat with 2 Tbsp steak sauce and let stand 10 minutes you can also let this marinade overnight)
• Combine remaining steak sauce, barbecue sauce and mustard.
• Thread meat onto 8 skewers.
• Grill 6 minutes or until meat is done, turning after 3 min. and brushing occasionally with barbecue sauce mixture.

Bacon-Ranch Potato Salad

 

• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Makes 12 servings (2/3 cup each)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup miracle whip dressing
• 1/4 cup Ranch dressing
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 3 lb small red potatoes (about 9), cooked, quartered
• 6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled (we like bacon so I add a few slices)
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1/2 cup thin red pepper strips
• 4 green onions, sliced

Preparations

• Mix dressings and seasonings in large bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix lightly.

Berry-Wafer cheesecake Parfait

 

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese (softened)
• 1-1/2 cups cold milk
• 1 3.4 oz package vanilla instant pudding
• 1-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping, divided
• 24 vanilla Wafers, cut up (I cut mine in quarters)
• 1-1/2 cups berries (blueberries and sliced strawberries)

Preparations

• Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy
• Gradually beat in milk.
• Add dry pudding mix and mix well.
• Whisk in 1 cup Cool whip
• Layer half each of wafers, berries and pudding mixture in 8 glasses.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with remaining cool whip

Sigh…. Now,  I am hungry!

Have a great weekend!

 

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