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