Salad with Grilled Salmon
Ditalini came up with this great grilled salmon salad. She makes the salad and dressing; I grill the salmon. Notes You can cook the salmon any way you like. We prefer to grill it. We leave the skin on the…
Grilled Polenta, Italian Sausage, & Peppers
Yeah, I know, I’ve posted about these things before, here and here. But I felt like photoblogging last night’s dinner and, this time around, presenting it in recipe format. My method is to put the peppers on the grill first,…
Memorial Day Barbecue at Dino’s
Photos from the Memorial Day barbecue we enjoyed at Cousin Dino’s house in Las Vegas the other day: Dino’s a wet rib guy who prepares his own secret sauce (hint: it incorporates a can of Coke). He smokes exclusively with…
TGIF Menu
Which stands for “To the grill . . . it’s Friday!” around maison deMenthe. Friday’s menu: grilled veggies, grilled zucchini & squash, grilled boneless ribeye steaks. I’ve described grilling veggies before, here. Last night I used small potatoes, chopped carrots,…
A Night for Grilling
An old friend is down from Las Vegas for the weekend. We ate out Friday night and had a party Saturday night, so tonight, the last night of his visit, will be a quiet dinner at home. Ditalini’s making a…
A Birthday Dinner with Friends
In these recessionary times, sharing dinner at home with friends is becoming a larger part of our social life. If it’s a friend’s birthday, so much the better. Our buddy Rudy from Las Vegas came to visit this weekend; since…