Saturday, August 15, 2009

Grilling and Weary Wine


Grilling corn. Peel back the top husks just a bit to removew silks. Then soak ears of corn in water before grilling; about 20 mins. Lay them right on the lit grill and rotate often. After about 8 minutes, strip back the husks (you are wearing mitts, yes?) and continue to grill until lightly dappled tan to brown marks appear evenly throughout the ear. Remove from grill and brush corn with a mix of lime juice, cayenne, salt, pepper and olive oil. So good , so summertime.
Reinvent the wine. I opened a Cabernet, tasted a sip and discovered that it was a sorry thing. So I poured the bottle into a pitcher, added 1 cup orange juice, several slices of lime, 1/2 cup Citronge and refrigerated. Instant transformation. I now had a great sangria to sip.

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