4th of July Photo Diary

I got to grillin' yesterday

which reminded me of all those summer barbecues

when I was younger, spent playing hours of baseball

with improvised bases made of frisbees & styrofoam plates

and eating shish kebabs slathered with bbq sauce, with that amazing taste of char

me & my best friend would run around with cups of lemon juice,

dipping our kebabs and pieces of italian bread inside

to add extra zesty flavor

those golden days were before I was a vegetarian

so I had to adapt the ingredients without sacrificing

the perfect barbecue taste I hoped for

so I made

lemon grilled asparagus (my all time favorite veggie)

marinated cherry tomato skewers with mozzarella

balsamic portobello burgers with provolone

Mexican-inspired street corn

& classic apple-walnut pie

it was the best meal I have ever cooked

(it was even mom-approved & my mom is a tough judge)

the food was better than the fireworks.

marinating portobellos

prepping the asparagus

topped it with cookies & cream ice cream

spicy goodness

classy, open faced of course

this should be the cover of Noms Weekly