Happy 4th of July! Our neighborhood has been in full-fledged celebration since Friday, every night around 9pm various fireworks displays have been going off from each of our neighbors yards. And lets not discount those sparklers – they seem to have come a long way from what I remember as a kid! If only our little pooch were as entertained – am hoping by Monday she’ll be all barked out.
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Posted in Corn, Low-Fat, New American, Side Dish, Summer, Vegetarian
Tagged summer bbq, Summer Vegetables
I just love fresh summer corn. I try to sneak it into food whenever I can, and when I can’t we’ll eat it right off the cob bbq-style. It’s sweet, tender, fun to eat, and oh so easy on the budget! The addition of fresh shucked corn to this polenta really summers it up, and drizzled with the cilantro pesto puts a fun southwest-y spin on a typically iconic Italian dish. These flavors just beg for red meat, and here I’ve used filet mignon but simply grilled flank, skirt or sirloin steak would do just as well.
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Summer is here! Maybe not all officially if you go by that solstice stuff, but according to me summer begins with Memorial Day weekend. And what a terrific weekend it was – our cute little pooch enjoyed some off-lease time in the dog run, David and I got in some outdoors exercise and a traditional bbq was served up on the grill. And to kick it all off, we enjoyed this healthy summertime-fresh meal on Friday night.
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