The holidays are coming! And that means company and cooking. Are you ready?

Many of us will do the traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. But we’ve gotta eat more than once, right?

So why not make something different and delicious that everyone will love!

Try this Flat Iron Steaks with KC BBQ Glaze recipe from The Kansas City Steak Company. It’s sure to be a hit!

Flat Iron With KC Barbeque Glaze

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Sauce:

Apple Cider Vinegar                    ½ C

Water                                        ½ C

Yellow Mustard                          ¼ C

Ketchup                                     2 T

Tomato Paste                             1.5 T

Sweet paprika                             1 T

Salt                                           ½ T

Ground celery seed                       1 t

Black pepper                               ¼ t

Cayenne                                     ¼ t

Garlic powder                             ¼ t

Onion powder                             ¼ t

Cinnamon                                  pinch

Allspice, ground                          pinch

Cloves, ground                           pinch

Flat iron Steaks, 6 oz                   4

Salt and pepper                           to taste

Method:

1. For the glaze, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. This glaze can be made in bulk ahead of time. Omit the water, and you have an excellent Kansas City Barbeque glaze.

2. Preheat the grill.

3. Season the steaks with salt and pepper.

4. Grill the steaks to desired doneness, when they are about 1 minute from being done brush them with the glaze on both sides and let the heat from the grill cook them for just a moment. Let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Photo courtesy of KansasCitySteaks.com.

Family’s coming to town!

That means you’re responsible for multiple meals. It doesn’t end with just the turkey.

Here’s a fun twist on an all-time family favorite:  Honey Barbecue Meatloaf.

It’s smoky and sweet and only 310 calories per serving. Now you won’t have to hear Aunt Edna whine about her waistline!

Click here to see all the yummy details about this lifesaver. During those holiday downtimes, your family will have one less thing to complain about!

You’re welcome.

Photo courtesy of Magazine.FoxNews.com. 

With Thanksgiving inching ever near, I always wonder about the poor souls who hate turkey. And I have found yet another personal narrative from a Thanksgiving steak eater that warms my soul.

In “Skip the Turkey, I’m Having Steak for Thanksgiving,” Russ shares his meals of Thanksgiving past – and lets us know that steak is on the menu this year.

I think this phenomenon is larger than we might have thought. And there may yet be secret turkey haters at even your family table.

They just haven’t summoned the courage to ruin the mystique of “Turkey Day.”

Read here to be regaled by Russ’s take on this traditional holiday meal – and the new traditions he’s started.

And what about you? Are YOU a steak convert?

Photo courtesy of SpliceToday.com.