What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 17, 2019
Last night's grilling was so successful that I got out my vegetable grilling cookbook to see what else I could make. If you read my post yesterday, I commented that I was using a grill mat for the first time. I am so pleased with it. First of all, it makes clean up easy. Second, small food bits don't fall through the grill. Third, you get the same wonderful grilling taste plus grill marks. Last night I grilled sausage and pork ribs and used peach whiskey barbecue sauce on both.
Everything is gone today, it was that good. And I made plenty, too, but gave away half to a friend.
Tonight I am going to make grilled cauliflower steaks with grill-roasted tomatillo salsa. The salsa has lime juice, cilantro, and jalapeno in it, in addition to the grilled tomatillo. The cauliflower steaks are simply brushed with olive oil, salt & pepper.
I would never try this without the grill mat. It would be too frustrating, what with the vegetables falling through the grates. This grill mat makes it so easy and it's also nice to not heat up the kitchen since it's hot and humid in NJ today.
For dessert, I think it will simply be chopped watermelon with grapes.
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because the RG is in the mountains of Georgia. When he gets back, though, I will insist he at least try the grill mat. I have 'til Thursday to experiment.
Watch out for hate radio on your drive to the Midwest! Fill your phone full of good listening material because you sure don't want to be stuck with the radio.
in spite of the ignoramous Gov, Lt Gov, and the whole fuc***g administration and most of the legislature.
Fortunately, Georgia Public Broadcasting has good coverage. There are actually some wonderful things happening in Georgia in spite of what you hear or read. Fly under the radar. The food is awesome. Everything in this collage except for peaches and sunflowers are grown by my family. Peaches this year are mouth-drippingly luscious, Vidalia Onions are big! Figs, blueberries, blackberries, tomatoes, peas, lima beans have produced bigly! I think there are enough jarred tomatoes, frozen peas and beans, jams, jellies, salsas, sauces to carry us through the winter. Hope we can sustain this bounty. Even though we are going through a droughty period (no rain since spring and nothing in the forecast) we have had a good season in the garden.
I don't post very often these days as mine would tend to be extremely repetitive. We eat a rotation of peas, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, and other vegetables. On Sundays, we mix it up quite a bit to accommodate family, usually 10-12 adults and children at the table. Our table, with extra leaves, could accommodate up to 20. It's like a memory from Truman Capote's childhood!
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wow, Japple, IO had no idea you had such extensive gardening there! I always kinda' guessed you did based on what you would write about that you served for dinner, but I didn't know how extensive your operation is!
The pictures are wonderful and I only wish I could can so beautifully as you!
I forwarded your post to the RG so he could make sure he tries some of the fruits and veggies you mention. He has four more days there.
He'll appreciate your input on public broadcasting, but that remark I made above was to PJ who was heading to the Midwest on a road trip. Having done that myself, I know it's hard to find anything that's not hate radio in some parts of that drive. Anyway, the RJ, too, on his trips has that problem. Texas especially rubs against his political grain.
sounds like FLFC had quite the Saturday night bash!
You gotta' be one privileged pup to turn your nose at salmon. 
Son brought dinner home after a day in town. Hard to beat this little hole in the wall joint.
