Sunday on Thursday

With another upcoming trip to Iowa looming, Kz and I decided to have Sunday Supper on Thursday. And it turned out to be a great night, cool temps, sunshine and a great group of friends. The menu was an easy one to plan. Kz and I had just been to Costco the night before and picked up a nice slab of salmon and some tri tip steaks. When we were buying them we had planned on cooking some and freezing the rest for later but now were having 7 adults along with 2 kids for supper!

Steve volunteered to make dessert (which he then had Cindy make), Rindy made some deviled eggs and we had the rest.

menu
deviled eggs
grilled asparagus
corn  on the cob (fresh from the CSA)
cedar plank salmon
grilled tri tip steaks
chocolate chip cookies w/macadamia nuts

Deviled Eggs (Pillsbury Complete Cookbook)12 eggs
1 teaspoon dry mustard or 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Dash pepper
1/3 cup mayonnaise, salad dressing or sour cream
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Paprika or chopped fresh parsley

Place eggs in large saucepan; cover eggs with cold water.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer about 15 minutes.

Immediately drain; run cold water over eggs to stop cooking.

Peel eggs; halve lengthwise. Remove yolks; place in small bowl. Mash yolks with fork.

Add remaining ingredients except paprika; mix until fluffy. Spoon or pipe mixture into egg white halves. Sprinkle with paprika.







grilled asparagus
fresh asparagus

olive oil
salt
pepper

Drizzle olive oil over asparagus. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Grill over high heat, about 5 minutes. Remove to platter and serve hot.



fresh sweet corn
fresh sweet corn, shucked
salt
butter

Bring large pot of water to boil, add salt to water. Add corn, return to rapid boil and cook 6 minutes. Serve hot with salt and butter.


cedar plank salmon
large fillet of salmon (we used about 2 lbs)
olive oil
1 lemon, sliced
salt
pepper
cedar plank

Soak the cedar plank for at least 2 hours before grilling. Drizzle olive oil over salmon. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Place lemon slices on salmon. Heat grill to high heat. For a smokier flavor place cedar plank on hot grill for 5 minutes before adding salmon. Once plank is smoking, add salmon and grill covered 10 - 20 minutes, until salmon flakes easily.

grilled tri tip steaks

tri tip steaks

olive oil

salt

pepper

Remove meat from fridge 30 minutes before cooking.

Season steaks with olive oil, salt and pepper. Prepare grill for high heat. Grill steaks 5 minutes per side (turning once) for medium rare. Remove to platter and let stand 10 minutes before slicing. These steaks had the added flavor of the cedar plank as we cooked this at the same time as the salmon.

And for dessert we had some tasty chocolate chip cookies with macadamia nuts! They were hot out of the oven and some of the best cookies ever. Thanks Cindy!!!


Well Kz and I have another trip to Iowa this weekend so are not sure if we will make it back in time for a Sunday Supper but we are going to do our best! So be sure to check back next week.

Cheers from the Gang!!!