| This Memorial Day cook up some lip smacking | | | | • Place the bowl in the refrigerator |
| delicacies for your friends and family. Show | | | | until serving time |
| off your culinary calibers and soak in all | | | | |
| the praises showered on you. Its summer!!! | | | | To serve: |
| And Memorial Day is the right occasion to | | | | |
| treat your taste buds to some sizzling | | | | • Rinse the strawberries just before |
| barbecue, steaks, grilled potatoes, pies, | | | | tossing the salad, dry them and slice them |
| desserts, salads and much more. Barbeque | | | | |
| undoubtedly tops the list. If you're planning | | | | • Add the toasted almonds and sliced |
| a Memorial Day cookout or a special Memorial | | | | strawberries to the salad bowl and sprinkle |
| Day barbecue party this year here's a list of | | | | with white balsamic vinaigrette to taste |
| items to include in your menu. | | | | |
| | | | • Add a little salt and fresh ground |
| • A succulent barbecue | | | | pepper and toss the salad and then plate |
| | | | |
| • Steaks | | | | And who can ignore a BBQ recipe on Memorial |
| | | | Day. Here's one to check out - |
| • Bacons | | | | |
| | | | BBQ Steaks |
| • Delicious Chicken preparations | | | | |
| (anything will be gorged on) | | | | 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar |
| | | | |
| • Grilled Asparagus | | | | 1/4 cup soy sauce |
| | | | |
| • Corn on the Cob | | | | 3 tablespoons minced garlic |
| | | | |
| • Roasted potato salads or shrimp | | | | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| salads | | | | |
| | | | 2 teaspoons ground black pepper |
| • Grilled Zucchini | | | | |
| | | | 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce |
| • Cream and cheese sandwiches | | | | |
| | | | 1 teaspoon onion powdersalt ( to taste ) |
| • Baked beans | | | | |
| | | | 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring |
| • Strawberry Melon Wedges | | | | |
| | | | 1 pinch cayenne pepper |
| • Pork Ribs | | | | |
| | | | 2 (1/2 pound) beef rib eye steaks |
| • Hotdogs | | | | |
| | | | In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar, soy |
| • Burgers (lamb, | | | | sauce, garlic, olive oil, ground black |
| chicken…anything!) | | | | pepper, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, |
| | | | salt, liquid smoke and cayenne pepper. |
| • Strawberry Cream Pie | | | | |
| | | | Place steaks in a shallow, nonporous dish, |
| • Lemonade (a real refreshing idea) | | | | and pour marinade over steaks. For optimum |
| | | | flavor, rub the liquid into the meat. Cover, |
| • Sundaes | | | | and let marinate in the refrigerator for 24 |
| | | | to 48 hours. |
| • Special Memorial Day Cake (top it | | | | |
| with blue syrups, white cream and red | | | | Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high to |
| cherries to give that patriotic flavor in it) | | | | high heat. Grill steaks for 7 to 8 minutes |
| | | | per side on a lightly oiled grate. |
| • Memorial Day pies (don't forget the | | | | |
| blueberry and raspberry toppings) | | | | And here's one for the burger lovers - |
| | | | |
| • Tomato Tarts | | | | Wasabi Salmon Burgers |
| | | | |
| If the kitchen is your lab and you love to | | | | Ingredients |
| experiment around with some cool recipes this | | | | |
| summer, here are a few you might just try | | | | • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy |
| out. What's better than to start off with a | | | | sauce |
| yummy salad recipe - | | | | |
| | | | • 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi powder |
| Spinach & Strawberry Salad | | | | |
| | | | • 1 pound salmon fillet |
| Ingredients: | | | | |
| | | | • 2 each scallions |
| • One 9 ounce package of baby spinach | | | | |
| leaves | | | | • 1 each egg |
| | | | |
| • 1 1/2 cups of sliced strawberries | | | | • 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh |
| | | | ginger |
| • 1/3 cup toasted almonds | | | | |
| | | | • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil |
| • 3-4 sliced green onions | | | | |
| | | | Cooking Instructions |
| • Olive oil | | | | |
| | | | Whisk soy sauce, wasabi powder and honey in a |
| • White Balsamic vinegar | | | | small bowl until smooth. Set aside. |
| | | | |
| • Sea salt and fresh ground pepper ( to | | | | With a large chef's knife, chop salmon using |
| taste) | | | | quick, even, straight-up-and-down motions (do |
| | | | not rock the knife through the fish or it |
| Instructions: | | | | will turn mushy). Continue chopping, rotating |
| | | | the knife, until you have a mass of roughly 1 |
| • Toast the almonds on a pan in the | | | | 4-inch pieces. Transfer to a large bowl. Add |
| oven at 300 degrees F for a few minutes (they | | | | scallions, egg, ginger and oil; stir to |
| brown quickly) or place the almonds in a | | | | combine. Form the mixture into 4 patties. The |
| small skillet over medium heat until toasted | | | | mixture will be moist and loose, but holds |
| (shake the skillet a few times while over the | | | | together nicely once the first side is |
| heat to toast evenly) | | | | cooked. |
| | | | |
| • Make sure to remove any stems from | | | | Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking |
| the spinach and place the leaves in a salad | | | | spray and heat over medium heat for 1 minute. |
| bowl with the green onions | | | | Add the patties and cook for 4 minutes. Turn |
| | | | and continue to cook until firm and fragrant, |
| • Drizzle with a little olive oil (just | | | | about 3 minutes. Spoon the reserved wasabi |
| enough to lightly coat the spinach) | | | | glaze evenly over the burgers and cook for 15 |
| | | | seconds more. Serve immediately. |