what's for dinner tonight {marinated steak}.

ok, so sometimes rachael ray reallllly gets on my nerves, but i do admit to watching her talk show every once and a while; especially lately as i'm nursing bella or "playing" on the floor with her. let's be honest, there's only so much "playing" a one month old can do and, well, sometimes i just need some entertainment too. enter: rachael ray's talk show at 9 am.

well rachael ends her show each morning with "what's for dinner tonight" where she shows her audience how to cook a particular meal. i know all of us are in need of some good recipe ideas... and i love to cook... so i will post a "what's for dinner tonight" entry each week (fingers crossed!) with a new recipe or something i made. so here's this week's entry...

nick and i started a new father's day tradition (since this was his first... i have a dad blog i'm planning on posting later this week, just haven't had the time) and this tradition is going to be a steak dinner. yum. we bought steaks last week on sale at sprouts... it's like a smaller version of whole foods, and well--a whole lot cheaper. for those of you that live in the dfw area, FIND A SPROUTS! and shop the weekly deals. amazing. nick and i have started buying all of our fruits, veggies and meat/seafood there. their meats are hormone free and you can get great deals. we bought tenderloin steaks last week--2 for under *eight bucks*. yes, it's true. so here is the recipe for the marinade we used and directions for steak cooking (thank you, ina garten... aka barefoot contessa).

steak marinade:

1/3 c. soy sauce

1/2 c. olive oil

1/3 c. fresh lemon juice

1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 T. garlic powder

3 T. dried basil

1 1/2 T. dried parsley flakes

*mix all ingredients together in a shallow dish, and let meat sit for about 8 hours.

*heat a skillet on high heat until very hot. sear meat for 2 min. on each side.

*top each steak with 1 T. of butter (why not... live on the edge!) and cook in a 400 degree oven until an instant read meat thermometer reads around 130 if you like it to be still a little pink in the middle (medium rare-ish)... adjust according to your taste.

i served ours with mashed potato and asparagus i sauteed with fresh garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper. delish. make it your new fathers day tradition... or tuesday tradition; it's that good :)enjoy!