Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

I've been craving steak folks. It's truly one of my favorite things to eat. This recipe from Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons, was one that definitely hit the spot. It cooked up fast, and the steak was tender and flavorful. The veggies and pineapple tasted great with it, too. (Next time I'll use fresh pineapple and grill that as well. This time I used canned pineapple and was afraid it would fall apart on the grill. It was still delicious though.) Sauce : 1/4 cup your favorite BBQ sauce 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder 1/2 tablespoon onion powder Fresh cracked black pepper Kabobs : 2 pounds beef tenderloin , cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes (I used top sirloin) Kosher salt and black pepper 1/2 pineapple, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks 1/2 red onion, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 1 green bell pepper , seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 1 orange  or yellow bell pepper , seeded and cut in...

This steak is one of my favorite "fancy" meals to make. It is so easy and so flavorful. You can eat it in a quesadilla, taco, on top of a salad, or on its own. Whenever I make dinner for a family, this is one of my go to meals. I either make it with the Pioneer Woman's Mac n Cheese or with a potato  side of some sort. (Below I made it with the Pioneer Woman's Crash Hot Potatoes .) Oh, and I always make it with this yummy green salad . So delicious!  Marinated Flank Steak Ingredients : 1.5 - 2.5 lb. flank steak unseasoned meat tenderizer 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 packet of Good Seasons brand Italian dressing mix (I've also used lime juice in this recipe and a combination of lime and lemon juice, and both those options are tasty, too. The lime juice gives it a nice zing.) Directions : I like to line a cookie sheet with foil and place my steak on it, so I don't dirty a tray for this process. Liberally sprinkle...

This is another recipe I love from the Jillian Michaels' Body Shred nutrition program. I've done 2 rounds of Body Shred now, and I love it. I tweaked her recipe a bit (mostly by adding some reduced fat blue cheese to my steak and by eating grilled corn on the cob with it.) Ingredients : 4 4 oz. filet mignon or sirloin steaks fresh ground pepper 4 cups baby spinach, cleaned and dry 4 plum tomatoes, cut into 8ths 16 black Greek olives, roughly chopped (I used Kalamata) 1 red onion, sliced thin 8 tsp. extra virgin olive oil 4-6 tsp. balsamic vinegar 4 Tbsp. reduced fat blue cheese 4 corn on the cob butter salt and pepper Directions : Season the steaks with pepper and any other herb of choice. (I used kosher salt on mine.) Broil or grill steaks on medium high, on each side, until desired doneness is achieved. I cooked mine about 4 minutes per side, because I like mine to not be totally pink in the center. Put husked corn directly onto grill grates. Grill for 10-...