Thank goodness for friends and a good steak

MARINATED GRILLED FLANK STEAK

Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 c. soy sauce 1/4 c. dry red wine 3 tbsp. vegetable oil 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce lg. clove garlic, sliced Pepper to taste Green onion or chives, chopped Celery seed, optional 1-1 1/2 lb. flank steak Mix all ingredients in pan in which meat is to be marinated. Marinate 2-12 hours in refrigerator, turning occasionally. Grill. Slice meat diagonal across the grain and serve. So easy and good!

I had really been craving a home cooked meal lately not to mention red meat which I rarely have without my parents around. Tonight Jackie and Jef were here and we had decided to do dinner and I suggested I could barbecue a steak on my new grill. I can't say that I have ever operated a barbecue much in my life. I feel like usually there is some man around that wants to take over so i let them be the responsible one, but tonight it was me and I actually had to read the instructions about how to light the charcoal. It kept going out too. I'd pour lighter fluid on and have it flaming then it would just sputter out. Finally we figured out that if you blow on it the charcoals can catch each other on fire easier and that resulted in all of us squatting, frog-style and blowing on the flames for a good ten minutes. Good times.
The meal was delicious, the company, delightful, the desert delightful. Couldn't ask for more than a good dinner with friends. Not to mention we got quite a bit of studying done before the meal. GO us! I think that making the most of finals week is about all you can do to keep sane and be able to have the motivation to finish all of those papers.