Cuisine at home

BELLY OF THE BEAST

EVERYONE WANTS THE BEST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK, especially when it comes to beef. These three steaks — flank steak (pretty common) — hanger steak (very popular) — and flap steak (up and coming) — are some of the best beef values. And with little or no trimming, these boneless cuts are all flavor and make every one of your pennies count.

One shouldn’t pigeon hole these menus — they’re eclectic. A little Caribbean here, but with potato salad; a touch of Brazilian there, with peaches and raspberry. And a bunch of Mexican with a rad amount of California-style chips, jyah! The idea is that grilled food is comfort food at its core and all these menus have an element of comfort and familiarity.

Spicy-Sweet Flank Steak

This super-fast technique makes it easy to know

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