1 (4 to 5 lb.) beef brisket
carrots and potatoes (optional)
1 tbsp. chopped garlic
lemon pepper seasoning, to taste (McCormick)
aluminum foil

MARINADE:

1 (15 oz.) can cranberry sauce
1/4 cup ketchup (I use hot & spicy)
1/2 cup red wine
2 pkgs. garlic steak marinade powder (McCormick)
1/2 (12 oz.) can Fresca soda
1/2 (12 oz.) can diet cola

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Put brisket in foil-lined pan and coat with garlic and other seasonings. Can add whole carrots and medium new potatoes, if desired.

Put cranberry sauce, ketchup, red wine, steak marinade powder, Fresca and diet cola in a blender. Puree briefly. Pour liquid over brisket.

Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for three hours. Baste once at about 1 1/2 hours and re-cover before putting back in oven.

Submitted by: Karen