Grilled Mesquite Salmon is buttery and melt in your mouth delicious topped with lightly sauteed sweet corn and zucchini. This dish truly celebrates summer dining to the max. First, because we’re using in season corn and zucchini – you can really taste summer here. Second, because we’re grilling and third, because it’s salmon. Salmon, to me, is one of those light delicate proteins that doesn’t weigh you down in the heat of summer. You’ll love how simple this recipe is using Costco Sweet Mesquite Seasoning, butter and Lawry’s Garlic Salt. Just a few minutes on the grill, skin side down, over indirect heat and it’s ready! You can tell when…
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Grilled Sablefish with Roasted Poblano Vinaigrette is light, buttery and topped with a sweet and spicy pineapple salsa. You may know Sablefish as Black Cod, but it’s actually not part of the cod family. While they are both bottom feeders and caught in deeper waters, they do taste slightly different. Sablefish is very popular with chefs in high end restaurants for its buttery texture. It is mild in flavor and really melts in your mouth. Sablefish in local to the Pacific Northwest waters and can usually be found at fish markets and farmer’s markets in the area. You can also purchase online at You Are What You Eat Fish Company…
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Manila Clams with Angel Hair in a light lemon garlic sauce with smoky pieces of bacon and fresh torn basil. Perhaps my favorite dinner of summer. Light enough for warm nights but satisfying as a meal. It’s got all the fresh flavors from the lemon garlic sauce to the fresh torn basil. It just feels like what you should be eating outdoors on a nice warm night. Plus, manila clams are super fun to eat! Manila clams are local to the Pacific Northwest and are known for their sweet and meaty texture. Their shells are thinner than most clams, leaving more room for meat. If you’re in the area, stop…
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Hot Honey Strawberry Shortcake layers fresh sliced strawberries with cornmeal biscuits, whipped cream and a hot honey drizzle. Sweet with a little kick from Mike’s Hot Honey This shortcake will be the favorite dessert of summer. Grab some fresh strawberries at your local berry farm – They are the best! We have a local u-pick called Beringer Farm and of course, the Marysville Strawberry Festival. I love to grab extra flats and stock my freezer with homemade freezer jam and frozen berries for smoothies. Ingredients in Hot Honey Strawberry Shortcake Help me and I’ll help you – Shop Amazon.com to find any items with a link. Featured OSLO Porcelain Dinnerware white…
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Seafood and Sweet Corn Pasta is light and citrusy with sea scallops, shrimp, sweet corn and sugar snap peas over angel hair pasta. There’s something about twirling up angel hair pasta, sitting on the patio, enjoying a warm summer night (glass of wine in hand, of course). It’s light and simple, but when you add in tender shrimp and melt in your mouth scallops, it feels indulgent. I make this in 20 minutes – REALLY. Angel hair pasta boils in no time. The fresh corn and peas basically just get warmed up and the seafood…seared on each side. Super quick, but looks like max effort. Ingredients in Seafood and Sweet…
