Grilled Balsamic Chicken with Honey Balsamic Glaze

This is a fairly healthy and low calorie meal, it's good for those days where you just feel like something light but tasty

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup balsamic vinegar separated
1 bunch asparagus
1 small head of broccoli
1 carton cherry tomatoes
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 c. honey
2-3 T. brown sugar
1 garlic clove
salt and pepper

About 4 hours previous to when you prepare the chicken marinate the chicken(in the fridge) in 1/2 c. balsamic vinegar and the oil. When the chicken is done marinating pull it out of the bag and pat dry(toss the remaining marinade). If you are grilling on the grill make sure to get it nice and hot before you prepare the chicken or if you are using a george foreman like we did plug that in like 5 minutes before you are ready to cook the chicken. Salt and pepper the chicken and grill until reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165*. While the chicken is grilling put the remaining balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan. Add the honey, brown sugar, garlic clove and a pinch or two of pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes. While that's simmering and chicken is grilling steam the broccoli and asparagus to a tender-crisp state. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half length wise. When the balsamic glaze is done remove from heat and add the tomatoes. Let that sit for about 5 minutes. To serve place the chicken and veggies on the plate and pour the glaze and tomatoes over top of all of it. If you aren't so concerned about low cal then you can serve the chicken over angel hair pasta(or a similar thin pasta).

BBQ burgers

2 lbs. of ground beef
1 yellow onion, separated
BBQ sauce, separated
salt and pepper
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk(I did half yogurt and half regular milk)
peanut oil
kaiser rolls or hamburger buns(I prefer the rolls toasted on the grill)

In a medium sized bowl combine the ground beef, about 1/4 of the onion(cut the onion off the direction that leaves rings b/c we'll be making onion rings with the rest) chopped up real fine, about a tsp of salt, a tsp of pepper and a Tbsp or two of BBQ sauce. Dig in and combine together well. Score the beef into 8 equal chunks. Form the burgers making the middle curve in(concave) so when the burgers cook they have the opportunity to cook through in the middle(when they cook they will plump and no longer be curved in). Either in a skillet or on the grill cook the burgers over a medium heat(maybe about 4-6 minutes on each side) until they are cooked through. While the burgers are cooking it's time to prepare the onion rings. Slice the onions about 1/4-1/2 inch wide making rings. Mix together all the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet in another. Dip the onion in the wet, then dip in the dry and fry in oil until they are a nice dark golden brown. To assemble the burgers place a burger on the bun then top that with bbq sauce, a couple onion rings and the top of the bun. Enjoy!

Grilled Pork Tenderloins

2 pork tenderloins
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp butter or olive oil
2 loves garlic
salt and pepper

Marinate the tenderloins in the vinegar, butter and garlic for at least 2 hours. Grab your man to grill the meat, salt and pepper to taste before placing on the grill. Should be more cooked on the outside and still slightly pink on the inside.