{"id":6827,"date":"2010-09-27T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=6827"},"modified":"2010-09-27T08:53:02","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T15:53:02","slug":"make-your-own-special-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=6827","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Special Occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago my mom went to Europe for three weeks and I asked her to bring me a bottle of wine from Paris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6829\" title=\"redwine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine-e1285601264538-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine-e1285601264538-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine-e1285601264538.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Michael and I had been saving that bottle for &#8220;a special occasion&#8221; but last night we decided it was time to make a special occasion happen!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchwine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6828\" title=\"frenchwine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchwine-e1285601142621-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchwine-e1285601142621-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchwine-e1285601142621.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>I uncorked the wine while we fixed dinner. It&#8217;s been a few weeks since we&#8217;ve done our &#8220;Sunday Steak Night&#8221; and last night we tried a different approach: <strong>Marinading<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6834\" title=\"steak1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Why didn&#8217;t we discover this method sooner? It makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/marinade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6830\" title=\"marinade\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/marinade-e1285601347679-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/marinade-e1285601347679-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/marinade-e1285601347679.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Awesome Steak Marinade<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1\/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">T Tablespoon Soy Sauce<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Minced garlic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Garlic powder<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Onion powder<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marjoram (Or Thyme)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marinade for 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6833\" title=\"steak2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steak2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;ve never used a food scale, I really recommend getting one. You don&#8217;t need to buy a fancy, expensive digital scale&#8211;the $10 scales works just as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/foodscale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6835\" title=\"foodscale\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/foodscale-e1285601661120-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/foodscale-e1285601661120-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/foodscale-e1285601661120.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>I checked out the weight of the sweet potatoes so I could calculate the calories correctly. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">200 grams = 180 calories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scale2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6837\" title=\"scale2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scale2-e1285601765921-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scale2-e1285601765921-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scale2-e1285601765921.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>I baked the sweet potatoes in the oven at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle some olive oil on the potato skin to keep it soft and tasty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/sweetpotato.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6832\" title=\"sweetpotato\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/sweetpotato-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/sweetpotato-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/sweetpotato.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I steamed some peas while Michael grilled the steak outside. Everything turned out perfectly!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6840\" title=\"steakdinner1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner11.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6841\" title=\"redwine2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine2-e1285602282221-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine2-e1285602282221-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/redwine2-e1285602282221.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>The marinade made the steak so tender; it melted in my mouth. It was probably the best steak we&#8217;ve done to date. Marinading is our new favorite thing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6842\" title=\"steakdinner2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/steakdinner2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You know you made a great dinner when you&#8217;re sad the food is gone.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What is your favorite marinade?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago my mom went to Europe for three weeks and I asked her to bring me a bottle of wine from Paris. Michael and I had been saving that bottle for &#8220;a special occasion&#8221; but last night we decided it was time to make a special occasion happen! I uncorked the wine while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55,315,104,259],"tags":[8599,8770,1573,1572,8729,1087,8763],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6827"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6846,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6827\/revisions\/6846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}