Wednesday
22Jul2009
Sum ups
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 02:27PM Here I go with the bullet points again - time just slips away from me. LOL
- I’m leaving tomorrow for the Creative Photography Retreat in Dallas. Which can’t be hotter than it is here, right? Burning CDs, thinking about laundry (still at the thinking stage)
- We have about 15 tomatoes on our three tomato plants, ranging from barely-there to one that fits nicely in my palm. Looking forward to fresh tomatoes in a few weeks, and I truly can’t believe that I GREW SOMETHING! That GREW! Seriously.
- Trying to make it through the heat of the summer - the worst time of year here. The phrase “sun beating down” has taken on new meaning since moving here. Right now, escaping means the kids downstairs watching Sword in the Stone and drinking Crystal Light fruit punch on ice. :)
- Last year, way at the end of the season, I bought this runty little peach tree from Lowe’s garden center on clearance. I thought it was cute - it looks a little Seussian - but I never expected it to actually GROW any peaches, at least not for a few years. The thing is maybe 3 feet tall with all its leaves on, but it surprised us by growing TWO beautiful, perfect peaches! The birds got one. But a couple weeks ago, we picked the other, and cut it into tiny quarters for each person in the family. It was so delicious, so puckeringly jucily amazing, I think I cried a little bit.
- We’ve been grilling quite a bit, but we’re looking for more recipes - do you have a favorite grilling cookbook?
Ok, more later. Apparently Sword in the Stone isn’t quite as riveting as I had hoped it would be…
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Grilled margaretta pizza
1 package of pizza crust mix(I buy the 44 cent pack from walmart and it tastes just fine)
spagetti sauce(any kind, I like a lot of garlic)
shredded pizza cheese(we buy ours from Costco and freeze it for lots of pizzas)
sliced tomatoes
basil
olive oil
Make the crust as directed and let set 5 minutes. Roll our super thin on a pizza pan with holes in it. You can find these pretty easy these days and they even have throw away versions. Get your crust as thin as possible rub with olive oil. Add sauce and basil, add thin layer of cheese and then tomato slices and more cheese.
To grill it:
We have a three burner grill I turn the side burners on med and the center off. I add the pizza to the center. Every five minutes I spin the pizza. After it has been grilling for about 10 minutes I shake it a little(still on the grill) Pull off when the bubbles start and get brown on the cheese....YUMMY! You can make a grilled pizza for just a few bucks!
http://www.amazon.com/How-Grill-Complete-Illustrated-Techniques/dp/0761120149/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248310565&sr=8-1
It has a lot of good pictures and information, all the recipes we've tried have been tasty too. :)
Our favourite is now out of print :sob: but this is on my wish list:
http://www.amazon.com/Dressed-Grill-Savvy-Recipes-Girls/dp/0811831396/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248341393&sr=1-25 because it looks so fun!
Have a great weekend.
It's not in a cookbook but here is a stand-by grill recipe my husband invented
Marinade:
soy sauce ( about 1/2 cup)
toasted sesame oil (about 2 Tbsp)
garlic ( a few cloves)
ginger (we get it in jars) ( about 1 tsp)
Meat:
flank steak or chicken (boneless or bone in breast)
marinate meat for @ 1 hour
grill on medium until done
great with rice and salad
sorry about all the abouts, we're a little intuitive around here
My kids always like it though