Saturday was spent driving, eating, driving, and eating as we went to a farewell bbq followed by a house warming party. The game of the weekend was beat the rain or get caught in it. We were 2-1 us v. the weather but it was still a great time. Seeing old friends and meeting some new ones, it really made me think about where we were in our lives and what we were doing with ourselves. But aside from the people, the food was great. If i were of the meat eating variety, i'm sure i would have been amazingly impressed by the ribs, chicken, burger patties, slices of meat, etc... the smells that filled the house were mouth watering. but i was limited to my sad veggie patties, veggie hotdog (every bite was filled with different colors and textures of vegetable protein varietals :-D), salad, and fruit.... and dessert. It was incredibly bittersweet, tears were shed at the end of the night, but i wish them the best of luck as they go and spend some time in San Fran. We'll miss you!! but we'll see you soon :-)
After an entire Saturday of eating, Sunday was spent recovering from our postprandial stupors and went searching for coffee. Intelligentsia... you are a life saver. I haven't had good espresso in so long... where else can you pull a shot that tastes like chocolate.... ? armed and ready, D and I headed back to our sad lonely lives in academia. The view is deceptively beautiful.
The View from the Road
Coming back to take my 72 hour time point was far from joyous. it was somewhat closer to a 78 hr time point but i would say that the approximate 24 hours we spent in the city were well worth it. And inspired by all the grilling that happened on saturday, D and I went out and bought a little cute grill (maybe when i move into my new place, i'll invest in a sexy grill-- but for now, a little itty bitty one did the trick). T bone steaks, some random cut of meat -- maybe flank?, marinated pork chops were the meats of the night, to be enjoyed by the other guests. I prepared some sour cream mashed red potatoes, asparagus, and corn. Dessert was an attempt at grilled watermelon... but I need to work out the kinks in the glaze before it's ready for the world to see.
The star of the night was the Mexican Grilled Corn.
MEXICAN GRILLED CORN
Modified from here
1/4 cup Light Mayo
3 TB sour cream
3 TB minced fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
juice of half a lime
many splashes of Louisiana Hot Sauce
2 oz grated Feta cheese (Original recipe called for Cojita.... but we were pressed for time)
8 ears of corn, husks and silk removed
- Butter the ears of corn and wrap them in aluminum foil
- Toss onto the coals or bake them in the oven ~15-20 min or until cooked. If baked in the oven, roast them briefly over a flame until crisp and toasty
Buttery Corn
- While the corn is cooking, mix the mayo, sour cream, and cilantro leaves in a small bowl. add in the ground pepper and lime juice as well as a generous splash of hot sauce and crumble in the feta cheese. mix well, breaking up the larger chunks of cheese.
- Cool the ears when they're fully cooked
- When corn is easy to handle, spread the cheese mixture over the corn until evenly covered
Delicious Grilled Corn!!
ENJOY!
I would have enjoyed trying the cojita cheese and a ton more spice to make it HOT. maybe next time, i'll throw some chipotle peppers into the mix. The summer is young. The grill, younger.
It's time to season and stir up some trouble.
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