When I make shopping trips out to Queens, my mom always does me the favor of driving me and my load back to my apartment. Since she's making the drive to the city, I figure it's a good opportunity for her to have dinner at our place. Conveniently, my dad and brother can come after work and join us. The only problem is that these are meals that we have to whip up very quickly. We usually arrive, unpack, and have dinner within 30 minutes.

I usually don't write about these meals because I don't have time to write any recipes and this night was no different, but you don't need a recipe. That's how easy this meal was. So when you need a quick, yet satisfying, almost glorious meal, here's what you need: steaks, onions, mushrooms, parsley, bread, salad ingredients of your choice. (I'm assuming you have basics like butter, salt, and pepper.) This makes you a Steakhouse-like meal in no time for way less money.

Buy whatever kind of steak you like. Tonight, I wanted Ribeye Steaks. Look at the marbling! We threw them on our grill but you can do it with a pan, broiler, or whichever way you like your steak.