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We had to have leftovers again last night because we still had lasagna and then some chicken and broccoli.  Tonight I made marinated steak, roasted cauliflower and bruschetta toasts.  It wasn't a difficult meal at all.  The marinade can be done overnight so it would be ready to go the next day.  The cauliflower took the longest of actual cooking time at just under one hour.  Preparation was greatest for the bruschetta but even that was pretty simple. 

Marinade:
1/3 cup soya sauce
1/4 cup molasses
6 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup of olive oil
4 Tbsp bourbon or whiskey
I like a flank steak with this marinade but tonight we used regular eye of rounds; minimum of four hours needed or overnight marinating; can be grilled, sautéed or broiled.

Roasted Cauliflower
1 head of cauliflower, cut off florets
half an onion (white or yellow) cut into 1/8 sections
four garlic cloves, peeled
3 Tbsp olive oil
salt, pepper
Italian seasoning blend spices
parmesan cheese for garnish
Bake at 375 C for 45 minutes, add parmesan and return to oven for ten minutes. 

Bruschetta
2 tomatoes, seeds removed and diced
1/2 red onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, finely diced
2 Tbsp olive oil
Feta or goat cheese, crumbled
1 day old loaf French Bread
Slice the bread thin enough to toast either in the toaster or oven; spread tomato mixture on top of toasted slices and add crumbled cheese; warm in oven for about three minutes or eat chilled.  Great with sprinkled balsamic vinegar also.

This was not a heavy meal but it was filling. We loved the roasted cauliflower and bruschetta but are thinking it would be nice to have a butter sauce with the cauliflower so I may try that next time.  I messed up on the steaks though - first run was rare and then I asked my man (because why shouldn't he know?) how much longer to get to medium rare and he suggested three minutes each side.  I had already sautéed them for three minutes to get to rare.  I listened to him and we ended up with well done.  So now I know.  Three minutes to rare, six minutes to well; about four, four and a half minutes to medium rare.  Size dependent of course.

We're having sticky ribs tomorrow night and possibly pizza as well because there's at least one extra kid coming for a sleepover.  We shall see :)