10/23 KOLD Cooking Segment

My Thursday Morning News Segment will be shown between 5:50 and 6 a.m. on KOLD13. Total Cost $4.20 per person for a meal that includes a huge steak, salad, grilled asparagus, and dessert for four adults. If you leave out the asparagus, the total drops to 3.80 per person. They also have hotdogs and buns on sale for your kids who don't like steak!

Jazzed-Up BBQ Steak (from 101 Things To Do With A BBQ by Steve Tillett)

2 to 4 sirloin steaks

Jazzed-Up BBQ Sauce:
1 bottle (18 ounces) BBQ sauce, any variety
½ can (or 6 ounces) cola, not diet
½ sweet onion, finely diced

Preheat grill to high heat. Sear steaks over direct high heat 1 minute per side then turn grill down to medium heat and cook until desired doneness. During last 5 minutes of grilling, coat staks with sauce, then turn every 1-2 minutes. Remove steaks from grill and allow to sit 2-3 minutes before serving. Makes 2-4 servings.


No-Bake Chocolate Drops (from 101 Things To Do With Chocolate)

1 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup butter or margarine
18 large marshmallows
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coconut
2 cups rolled oats

In a 3-quart heavy pan, combine chocolate chips, butter, and marshmallows. Stir constantly over medium heat until marshmallows and chocolate are melted; remove pan from heat. Stir in vanilla and then fold in coconut and rolled oats. Drop spoonfuls of mixture onto wax paper and cool before serving. Makes 20 cookies.

Bashas’ Shopping List:
2-4 boneless top sirloin steaks 2.99/lb Limit 2 packages
1 bottle 18 oz BBQ sauce 1.39
1 Sweet Onion .99/lb
1 can Cola (need 6 oz for recipe)
Asparagus (optional) 1.38/lb
Dole Premium Classic 10 to 12 oz Salads 1.50
Food Club 12 oz Milk Chocolate or Semi Sweet Chips 1.67
Food Club Coconut 1.50
Food Club 16 oz Large marshmallows 1.50
Butter 1 lb 2.50

Items Needed from your Pantry:
Olive oil and coarse salt for Asparagus (optional)
Salad Dressing from your refrigerator
Vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
Wax paper for cookies