Marinated Flank Steak

1/3 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1.5 pound flank steak

Mix first six ingredients, then add steak and marinate in the fridge for an hour or more. Feel free to adjust to your family's tastes. I always use more garlic, and I don't think I've ever used the ground ginger. I'm probably a little heavy-handed on the balsamic vinegar, too. Grill the steak until it's done to your liking and serve. It's good with brown gravy (Sorry, Beau)

Seven-Up Steak

Make this recipe; you will love it!

Cut a 2 pound-ish chuck roast into bite-sized pieces. Spray a casserole dish with Pam and add the meat, then sprinkle with an envelope of dry onion soup mix. Next add a can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup over the top. Finally pour 1 cup of Sprite (1 CUP, not 1 can) over the top. Cover the casserole dish and bake at 275 for four hours without peeking. At the end of 4 hours, take it out and let it rest for 30 minutes while you make rice to go with it.

Notes: You can make this with stew meat, but it's not quite as good, and you can make this in the crock pot, but it's not quite as good. You can make this with stew meat in the crock pot, but it's not nearly as good.