9/24 Dinner

Once again we have pushed dinner to Saturday night, this is because it would have been a little heavy to be running on.

Tonights dinner includes:
Brisket, iceberg wedges, healthy margheritas, gluten free chocolate lava cake and smashed potatoes

The ingredient of reuse:
Lemon

The shopping list includes:
1 tbsp grated lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey
salt
pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 head iceberg lettuce (quartered)

2 -3 lbs fresh beef brisket
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1 bag Red potatoes
2 Chives
1 package Bacon
1 container sour cream
1 packet hidden valley ranch seasoning (mix with sour cream)

3/4 cup Sierra Mist Free (or Diet Sprite Zero, or your other fave no-cal lemon-lime soda)
1.5 oz. tequila
1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered drink mix, lemonade (like the one by Crystal Light)
2 tbsp. lime juice
Optional: club soda

2 regular size dark chocolate bars with 75% cocoa
1/2 bag of chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 tsp suar
2 tbs butter shopping
2 medium sized baking containers (we used the nice little white french onion soup sized bowls)
orange Slice ( optional for serving)


How to:

For Brisket
1) Trim fat from brisket. If necessary, cut to fit into crock pot.
2) Sear the brisket in a pan for 2-3 minutes on either side
3) Combine chili powder, garlic powder, celery seed and pepper; rub evenly over meat. Place meat in a 3 1/2-5 quart crock pot.
4) For sauce, combine catsup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke and dry mustard. Pour over brisket.
5) Cover; cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat from cooker. Cut the brisket into thin slices across the grain. Skim fat off juices in cooker; serve juices with meat.

For smashed potatoes:
Combine hidden valley ranch mix and sour cream in a bowl (to taste)
Boil potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes
Take the potatoes out and put them onto a non-stick pan
Take a potatoe masher and push down on them once, just to break them up, but keep them together like a little patty
Put all toppings on top, except sour cream (rosemary, bacon, cheese, etc...)
Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes
Take and top with sour cream

For iceberg wedges:
Cut wedges out of iceberg head
Combine the grated lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and top wedges.

For gluten free lava cake:
Melt all chocolate except two squares in a double broiler
When melted add sugar and eggs
Pour mixture into baking dishes
Insert the reamaining 2 squares into the center
Let this cool for 15 minutes
Preheat over to 400 degrees
Bake for 10 minutes
Serve with orange slice

For the Margaritas:
Mix all ingredients together. Pour over 1 cup of crushed ice (these are 100 calories a piece). We actually put a little club soda in place of some of the soda, it cut down on the sweetness and made it a little bit easier to drink a few more :).

Have a great and wonderful time making these recipes