Easy Marinades

Last week I tweeted about my dinner, which was to be cod in a garlic/parmesean/lemon marinade.  My friend, who shall remain anonymous, replied that she was about the enjoy Heinz baked beans.  (I use the word "enjoy" advisedly.)  Unnamed friend: this post is for you.

Marinades are definitely the unsung heros of dinner - they're quick, easy, and healthy.  I'll share three of my favorites with you below to get you started, but do use them as jumping off points for anything you can imagine!  But first: what do you do with a marinade?

And then cook the meat appropriately - easy peasy!

Now, because there is nothing attractive about meat and marinade in a ziplock bag and because I didn't document any of my recent relevant culinary adventures, I have no images for you to demonstrate my methods.  However, we all love pictures of pretty tablescapes, so I have sweated over a hot computer for many hours to bring you the best al fresco fantasy scenarios to match each of the three marinades below.  Ready?  Let's go!

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What do you have on the menu for this week?