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On those long Summer evenings my family and me enjoy a simple meal of barbecue steak with Caesar salad and potato, grilling steaks are marinated briefly for flavour.
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On long Summer evenings, my family and I enjoy the simple meal of barbecue steak with a side order of Caesar salad and potatoes; the grilled steaks are marinated briefly for flavor.
On those long summer evenings, my family and I enjoy a simple meal of grilled barbecue steaks, marinated briefly for flavour, with Caesar salad and potato.
On those long summer evenings, my family and I enjoy simple meals such as a Ceasar salad and potatoes, alongside barbecued steaks or grilling steaks marinated briefly for flavor.
Oops, typo...that would be Caesar.
Sara: An improvement--now think about capitalization and word form.
Andra: yes, but it reads as though the salad and potatoes are also marinated;-)
Bernie; An interesting twist--generally good.
On long summer evenings, my family and I enjoy a simple meal consisting of pre-marinated grilled steak with Caesar salad and potatoes. Grilled steaks are only marinated briefly for flavour.
On those long summer evenings, my family and I enjoy a simple meal of grilled barbecue steaks, marinated briefly for flavour, and Caesar salad and potato.
Nadia: Yes, but you have missed out "barbecue" and included "grilled steaks" twice--this is a little awkward.
Andra: Good work!
On long summer evenings, my family and I enjoy a simple meal consisting of briefly pre-marinated barbeque steak with Caesar salad and potatoes.
Nadia:That's better.
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