Grilled Zucchini

Looking for a summer or fall veggie to make on the grill.  Here is the ticket.  Learned to slice them the long way from my friend Mere.  Yummy and easy.

Grilled Zucchini
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zucchini
olive oil
garlic powder
Salt and Pepper
any other spices you might want

Slice the zucchini the long way about 1/2 inch thick.  Place on a cookie sheet, rub with olive oil and season as desired.  Flip them over and repeat.  Place them directly on the grill and grill over med-high heat a few minutes on each side until they are crisp-tender and have grill marks on them.  Pull off the grill and eat!!

Jake's Grilled Fajita Wraps

When I came home from work the other night Jake had "whipped up" this yummy dinner.  He made extra to share with his brothers at the lake the next night.

Jake's Grilled Fajita Wraps
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steak (could use chicken)
onion
red and green Peppers
1 fajita seasoning packet
shredded mexican blend cheese
laughing cow cheese wedges- chipotle flavor
large size burritos tortillas
olive oil

Put half of the dry fajita seasoning on the steak and grill it until desired "pinkness".  Slice onion and peppers, season with the other half of the seasoning.  Either use a BBQ specific grill pan to grill the onion and pepper or saute in a pan until crisp tender.  Slice steak.  Steam or mic the tortillas until they are a little moist so they are a bit sticky.  Spread the soft cheese on the tortilla.  Place the other cheese, steak slices and veggies inside the tortilla too.  Roll it up closing the ends and place a small amount of olive oil on the outside.  Place and rotate on the grill until crisp.

Easy Caprese Crackers

The basil in my garden this year has gone nuts......so, we have been eating a lot of caprese....but when you run our of baguette to have it with I resorted to some crackers.  Crunchy and yummy!

Easy Caprese Crackers
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Tomato
Fresh basil leaves
fresh Motz cheese
crackers (these ones were pretty large and veggie flavored)

Layer the ingredients as seen in the picture and have as a snack or serve as an app!

Grilled Pizza

Jake and I made a pizza on the BBQ last week.  It was so good, we both agreed probably better than when we make it in the oven.

Grilled Pizza
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*1 prepared pizza crust (I get the ones in the bag that "On the Rise" makes.  Make sure you get it room temp before trying to work with it)
*Sauce (red, white or we used a parma rosa sauce)
*Toppings (we used some grilled chicken, thin sliced red onion, tomato, red pepper and basil from our herb garden.)
*Cheese (we used both shredded and fresh motz)

Preheat the grill on med heat.  Roll out the dough using some flour or corn meal to help with sticking and place it on a cookie sheet.  Drizzle a little olive oil on each side of the dough.  Use the cookie sheet to transport the pizza to the grill.  Place the dough directly on the grill.  Grill the first side for about 3-6 min.  Remove from grill and flip.  Place toppings and cheese on already grilled side of pizza.  Place back on grill crust side down now to grill the other side.  Close the lid of the grill so the cheeses melt and grill for another 3-6 min until the crust is not longer "raw" and has grill marks.  Pull of the grill, cut and enjoy!!

**Great with a salad with lettuce, kale, peas, steamed and cooled beats from our garden!!

Summer Citrus Punch

I made this to take to the neighbors house for dinner.  Enjoyed it on the front deck while chatting and looking at the Bridger Montains!

Summer Citrus Punch
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1 frozen container of limeade concentrate
1 can ginge-ale
1 cup orange juice
ice
fresh mint
blueberries

Make the limeade as directed.  Mix in the orange juice and the can of ginger-ale.  Place the punch in a nice glass pitcher.  Finish with ice and a handful of fresh mint and a handful of blueberries.  The mint and berries will float to the top making the punch look fun and summery.  Enjoy!!

Beet Sandwiches

Another stolen recipe.......from my friend Mere.  This is suck a good, filling vegetarian meal that you don't even feel like you didn't have any meat with dinner.  So yummy!!

Ciabatta rolls
fresh motz cheese sliced
fresh beets
balsamic vinegar or a basalmic vinegar sauce (I have one that is a little sweet and a little spicy, purchased at one of those fancy kitchen shops)
olive oil
S&P

Slice the rolls.  Drizzle a little olive oil on.  Scrub the beets with a veggie brush under running water.  Slice the Beats about 1/3 in thick.  Drizzle a cookie sheet with olive oil. Spread the beets out on the cookie sheet, sprinkle with S&P and add another olive oil drizzle.  Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes, until semi tender.  About 5 min before the beats are done put the buns in the oven to toast them.  Put some balsamic on the bun, then some motz and some beets.  Eat the sandwich!!

Kelsey's Salmon Tin Foil Dinner

I can not take credit for this recipe idea.  I totally stole it from my friend Kelsey!  It's easy and good and you can put so many variations on it that you feel like it is a different meal every time.  You could make individual ones for each person or I just make one big one and Jake and I share it.

Tin Foil :)
Salmon Filet
Tomato (canned or sliced)
Onion (sliced)
Asparagus
Zucchini and/or yellow squash
(any combo of veggies or ones you just have sitting around will work)
Lemon sliced or lemon juice
Garlic
S&P


Prepared orzo, quinoa or risotto
(I buy the flavored quinoa or risotto so the dinner isn't bland)
When I made it with orzo I mixed in some ricotta cheese and parm to make it tasty)

Lay out the tin foil.  Put a drizzle of olive oil in to keep it from sticking.  Place salmon fillet in first followed by the pasta/quinoa and then everything else.  Bake in the oven at 400 for about 20-30 min depending on size of salmon.  Eat when salmon cooked and flaky.