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Lime Beef With Tortillas

Lime Beef with Tortillas

4 medium limes
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
12 corn tortillas
1 small onion
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
4 small tomatoes
1 (1 1/2 lb) flank steak
2 medium avocados
1 tsp chili powder

About 5-6 hrs before serving:

Grate peel & squeeze lime juice
Chop onion
In 13 x 9-inch dish, combine lime juice, lime peel, onion, chili powder, red pepper & salt
Add steak, turn & marinate for 4-5 hrs, turning several times

About 1 hour before serving:

Remove steak from marinade
Pour marinade into a 1-quart saucepan, heat to boil, boil 5 min & pour into small bowl
Beat with fork while adding olive oil in thin stream
Set aside

Cut tomato wedges, cut avocados into thin wedge, & warm tortillas in oven

Grill steak 5-10 min
Cut in thin diagonal slices

Orange Baskets

Orange Baskets

6 large navel oranges
2 slices canned pineapple
2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup strawberries, sliced
1 cup whipping cream
1 tbsp confectioners

Almonds In Honey

Almonds in Honey

1 3/4 cups whole almonds
1 cup honey

Toast almonds in a 350 deg F oven for 10 min, stirring once or twice, until golden

Cool on a wire rack
Place almonds in a clean 1-pint jar
Add honey slowly, using a table knife or narrow spatula to help honey drizzle down through the almonds
Cover

Store in a cool, dry place for up to 1 month
Spoon over ice cream
Freeze for longer storage