When summer comes nobody is in the mood to cook or to stay in the kitchen for hours just to get a decent mail. You get to the point that you want to throw away all your utensils and go out and eat. But there is no need for that or to spend tons of money when going out because we have decided to share with you some cool summer recipes that will make you stay fit and enjoy your summer and make you fall in love with cooking again.
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For the Barbecue section we have for you a very delicious treat that will leave you wanting more: The Argentinean Grilled Flank Steak. For this recipe you will need the following ingredients: 2 jalapenos, roughly chopped; ¼ cup distilled white vinegar; 4 bay leaves; 4 cloves of garlic; ½ cup of freshly chopped cilantro; ½ cup of freshly chopped Italian parsley; salt and pepper; 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil and 1 or 1 and ½ pound flank steak. Before you start preparing the meat remember to preheat the broiler or grill to high.

Combine the vinegar, jalapeno, bay leaves and garlic into a blender until you get a smooth paste. Put it into a bowl and the throw in the herbs and then blend it with olive oil and salt and pepper. You stir well all this mix together and then you take the stake and season it with the mix you just got. If you want to be a professional you could leave it in this paste in the fridge 24 h so that all the smells and condiments will get into the steak. After that you grill it depending on how you want it, for medium rare you should leave it on for 5 minutes each side depending of course on the power of your grill. Then slice the steak and you could serve it with chimichurri sauce. Enjoy!

If you prefer beef we have a cool summer recipe for you too. It’s called Steak and Tomato Basil Pasta . You should go out and buy for this one the following ingredients: 1 pound uncooked penne or mostaccioli pasta; 6 beef tenderloin steaks or 3 boneless beef top loin steaks cut 1 inches thick; ¼ cup of freshly grated Romano or Parmesan cheese; 1/3 cup of thinly sliced fresh basil or two teaspoons dried basil leaves; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup of chopped onion; 1 table spoon olive oil; 6 cups of chopped plum tomatoes (3 ¾ pounds); 3 large cloves of garlic, crushed; ¾ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon granulated sugar. First you should take the pasta and cook it according to the directions that are on the box and after that put them into a closed bowl so that they will be kept warm.

During that, into a Dutch oven or a large saucepan heat some extra virgin oil to the medium heat level adding the garlic and the onions until they get all tender. You should now take all your sauce remaining ingredients, stir them into the pan and bring them to the boiling point. When it reached it you should get the heat at the lower level and leave it like this for about 10 minutes or so, occasionally stirring. On a medium grind you should place the beefsteaks with ash covered coals. You should leave them on, depending on the capacity of your grill, for about 13-15 minutes on each side to get the medium rare effect. Season them with salt and pepper before you put them into the grill so that they would have an interesting aroma when you get them out of there. After this, depending on the preferences, you could trim the fat off form the steaks. Combine the tomato sauce with cheese, basil and the pasta, tossing them to coat and when, you serve the steak you will serve it with pasta. Bon appetite!

One of our favorite salads is the Caesar Salad, because it is very easy and yummy to make. Today we will teach you how to do it and you will be amazed of how fast you will be done. You will need the next ingredients: garlic croutons, 1 small head of Romaine lettuce that you will torn into small bits, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, 3 large cloves of garlic, ¼ cup of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 egg yolk, ¼ cup of parmesan cheese and 2 filets of anchovies.

You pun into the blender all the ingredients except for the croutons and the lettuce and you will blend them until they get to an even consistency. In a large salad bowl you will combine the croutons and the lettuce, adding bits of bacon if you prefer. Add now the dressing and mix them well all together and add as well salt and pepper to give it the proper personal touch. Ta-da! C’est fini! Wasn’t that easy?!

For all you ‘fishy’ persons out there, you brought a special cool summer recipe: The Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi. It’s a delight and you will clean every finger after eating this dish. To prepare this, you will need to purchase the following ingredients: ½ cup panko – Japanese bread crumbs; 5 ounces (1 ¼ cups ) coarsely ground, roasted macadamia nuts; 2 tablespoons flour; vegetable oil for the brushing foil; ¼ cup melted butter; 2 tablespoons coconut milk and kosher pepper and salt.

You should start by preheating the oven up to 42.5 degrees F (220 C degrees). Stir all together the nuts, butter and flower in a medium bowl and then set them aside. On a baking sheet you should place a piece of aluminum foil and brush it with vegetable oil. Place now the mahi mahi on the foil and season them with pepper and salt on both sides, and bake them for 6-7 minutes. After this, you should remove them from the oven and with the coconut milk, brush every fillet and divide the first nuts, butter and flower mixture that you made between the tops of the fillets, trying to get it to adhere. Put them back in the oven to bake for 5-10 minutes or until you see a golden crust on the fillets. Remove them from the oven and after 10 minutes of cooling it will be ready to serve. Enjoy!