Red Wine Marinated Steak with Strawberry Pecan Salad & Baked Asparagus

Last night both of us worked together to make a delicious dinner! It was supposed to be made by A...but she started it and then proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. (Oopsies!) A's awesome boyfriend brought home some fabulous looking sirloin steaks from the Dutchman's meat market in Fredericksburg, TX and they were just dying for A's own red wine marinade. There is one little thing you need to know about her cooking style: She doesn't follow recipes, nor does she write them down. She will, however, do her best to write them down as accurately as possible for our dear readers!

Red Wine Marinade:
(We had five pounds of meat, so this recipe is for a bit more than I would normally make, and remember-I don't measure so this is all to taste and an approximation)
2 cups your choice Cabernet Sauvignon (I used Barefoot-its budget friendly)
Approximately 6 sprigs fresh rosemary (or about 3 teaspoons dried)
Aprroximately 4 sprigs fresh thyme (or about 1 teaspoon dried)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1/4 of a red onion, diced

Pour wine into a bowl, add garlic, black and red pepper, salt, and onion. Remove rosemary and thyme from half the sprigs, add to bowl (I cut mine a little first, to release the flavors). Pour marinade on steak and allow to marinate for about an hour (if you marinate it too long, the red wine flavor will overpower the steak). When grilling the steak, be sure to occasionally pour a bit of marinade onto them.

Strawberry Salad:
Salad Mix
Strawberrys
Dried Cranberrys
Sliced Almonds
Pecan Pieces (We used a Paula Deen brand Glazed Almond/Pecan mixture, to make it easier)
Raspberry Pecan Salad Dressing (Ken's Steakhouse brand)

As simple as a recipe could be: toss all ingredients together in a large bowl and enjoy! :)

Baked Asparagus:
Lay asparagus in a single layer on a baking sheet covered with foil. Lightly drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with garlic powder, black pepper and sea salt. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes, rolling them over half way through.

This is overall a pretty simple dinner to make, and is absolutely one of my favorites!
We hope you enjoy :)
Loveyerguts
A&N