What did you cook out yesterday?

Just want to hear...read Maria's post about ribs (and searched for her original request for help); now I want to try.

I did planked salmon. A big side of salmon, sprinkled it with a touch or turbinado sugar, a touch of paprika/chile powder and cayenne, then topped the whole thing with a big of cilantro lime butter that I had on hand...put it onto a hot grill, closed the lid and in about 10 min. it was done and delish. It was a huge hit. We really got a smoke flavor from where the wood had flamed/smoked (i sprinkled it one time with water to put out flame and make it smoke)...

What did you all do?

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Caprese, of course (it's summer!). Pasillas stuffed with corn, onions, and cheese with a roasted tomatillo pipian sauce. Papardelle with morels. Strawberries with sabayon.

[David M. Bueker]

Burgers!

Our temps were up to 110° or so, and since I had an abundance of cukes from my garden, I decided to try a new cold cucumber soup, with vodka shrimp. I should have done a BBQ. We did not like the soup, it ended up being work intensive and all I could think about was nice juicy ribs or burgers. Next time I will follow my heart and not logical thinking.

We had a traditional, I mean really Traditional, New England Fourth of July dinner. Grilled salmon fillet, parslied red potatoes, and minted peas.

%^)

Burgers ! Potato salad, baked beans, homemade cheese pie, and homemade ice cream ... sat on the 3rd fairway on the golf course and watched an awesome fireworks display ... nice day !

BTW - LOTS of Tobin James zin !

Clink !

%^)

[Jenise]

Guests gnoshed on:
Marinated lox carpaccio with shiso leaf wrappers
Salt & Pepper Kettle Chips with onion-chive dip
Marinated olives and shrimp
Pistacios

Then dinner was served:
40 lbs of the best baby backs I've ever smoked
Ginger/porter/smoked paprika muy caliente BBQ sauce
XXX Adult Potato Salad
Watermelon, mint and onion salad
Asian cabbage salad
Curried artichoke, bamboo and rice salad

Then there a bunch of desserts that guests brought:
strawberry trifle
coconut cupcakes
baby cream puffs
bluberry cobbler

XXX Adult Potato Salad

Why does this make me think of something I posted a couple weeks ago?

In this thread:

http://www.wineloverspage.com/forum/vil ... php?t=8424

I didn't get to cook anything outside. It was pouring rain.

-Paul W.