Don’t have a ton of cash to splurge on dad this weekend? Who says you have to drain your piggy bank buying an expensive electronic toy to make Father’s Day extra special? Kids who want to give dad something unique this Sunday only need to look as far as the kitchen for inspiration.
There isn’t a dad around who wouldn’t love to be gifted with a homemade meal on Father’s Day. What’s more, you can have fun in the process. Younger kids will need to get some help from mom or another adult, but in the end, the entire family can share in dad’s favorite meal: meat, potatoes and chocolate.
STEAK AND POTATOES ON A STICK
Ingredients:
3 pounds beef tenderloin or sirloin steak cut in 1 1/2 to 2-inch pieces
3 pounds red potatoes, quartered and boiled until barely fork tender
1 red onion, cut in 2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons minced garlic
Metal skewers or wooden ones soaked in water
Directions:
Whisk together oil, vinegar, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper together.
Place steak in a Ziploc bag. Pour 3/4 of the marinade over steak. Seal bag and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. Refrigerate remaining marinade in a separate container to be used for basting when grilling.
Thread steak, potatoes, onion and peppers on skewers.
Grill the kabobs, basting with remaining marinade as they cook.
SIMPLE SEVEN LAYER BARS
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks), melted
4 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
2 1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place butter in an 11 by 17-inch baking pan. Melt butter in oven. Remove pan from oven and carefully tilt pan to spread melted butter around.
Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over melted butter. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the crumbs. Top with remaining ingredients.
Bake 25 minutes. Remove and cool.
Cut into bars and serve with vanilla ice cream.
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