{"id":13739,"date":"2011-07-04T11:43:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=13739"},"modified":"2011-07-04T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T15:43:11","slug":"holiday-weekend-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/07\/holiday-weekend-eats\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Weekend Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_newgrill_07-11.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13747\" title=\"Scott putting together our new grill\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_newgrill_07-11-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_newgrill_07-11-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_newgrill_07-11.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> We&#8217;ve been trying out lots of new stuff here at the HQ this holiday weekend. First thing was our brand new grill! I&#8217;ve been looking at this grill for a while and have been meaning to get it for Scott for quite sometime.\u00a0 I finally made the purchase and it arrived last Friday! Which meant we needed to get some grilling foods.<\/p>\n<p>Because I haven&#8217;t learned how to make my own yet and because we don&#8217;t have a proper smoker, I was on the hunt for kielbasa.\u00a0 I found some at The Anderson&#8217;s, they make it themselves!<\/p>\n<p>I quickly purchased some of that along with a few other items.\u00a0 Then it was off to the fish market for some mussels.\u00a0 We love the bivalves!<\/p>\n<p>In my head I had a great idea of steaming the mussels right on the grill. That meant it was time to experiment!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels1.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13742\" title=\"steaming mussels on the grill\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels1-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After grilling the kielbasa along with a few other things it was time to put the mussels on.\u00a0 I placed a large pan on the grill and added in some:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>Chopped red onion<\/li>\n<li>Jalapeno pepper<\/li>\n<li>Half a lemon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sauteed that up for a minute then I added in the cleaned mussels.\u00a0 I poured a beer on top, Sierra Nevada Summerfest, closed the lid and let them steam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels_done.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13743\" title=\"Grilled steamed mussels \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels_done-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels_done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels_done-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/grilled_steamed_mussels_done.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After about 10 minutes these babies were done! We had a great dinner that night with everything cooked on the grill!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mussels<\/li>\n<li>Kielbasa<\/li>\n<li>Asparagus<\/li>\n<li>Bread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YUM!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bluecorn_pancakes.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13740\" title=\"Bluecorn Pancakes\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bluecorn_pancakes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bluecorn_pancakes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bluecorn_pancakes-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bluecorn_pancakes.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found some blue cornmeal at a store recently and was so excited! It was the first time I had ever seen that before for purchase.\u00a0 On Saturday, I made us some pancakes using the blue cornmeal.\u00a0 This helped to fuel us for a day of shopping at the farmer&#8217;s market and a quick trip over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northmarket.com\" target=\"_blank\">North Market.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same place that I found the blue cornmeal, I also found some masa harina.\u00a0 Which is what is used to make corn tortillas!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_pressing_tortillas.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13748\" title=\"Scott pressing tortillas\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_pressing_tortillas-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_pressing_tortillas-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Scott_pressing_tortillas.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tortilla press that I currently use is Scott.\u00a0 He flattened the balls of dough using the plates that go in my waffle maker.\u00a0 One side is for waffles and the other side is flat for grilling sandwiches.\u00a0 Because we don&#8217;t have a real tortilla press, our tortillas were slightly thicker than they should have been.\u00a0 However they still worked out great!\u00a0 Once I cooked them up, they were used for shredded pork tacos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pork_tacos.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13745\" title=\"shredded pork tacos\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pork_tacos-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pork_tacos-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pork_tacos.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>I cooked a pork shoulder in the crockpot with onions, peppers, and a bit of beer.\u00a0 I used Great Lakes Dortmunder with the pork.<\/p>\n<p>Topped with <a title=\"Roasted Tomato Salsa\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/05\/roasted-tomato-salsa\/\" target=\"_blank\">homemade salsa<\/a> with <a title=\"Quick and Dirty Guacamole\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/03\/quick-and-dirty-guacamole\/\" target=\"_blank\">guacamole <\/a>and sour cream on the side.\u00a0 We had corn on the cob and coleslaw with the tacos.\u00a0 They were amazing! As long as I can keep up a supply of the masa harina, I won&#8217;t be purchasing tortillas ever again.<\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re relaxing and there&#8217;s plenty of leftovers to get us through the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy holiday weekend to you!\u00a0 How have you been celebrating? Any new foods you&#8217;ve tried?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been trying out lots of new stuff here at the HQ this holiday weekend. First thing was our brand new grill! I&#8217;ve been looking at this grill for a while and have been meaning to get it for Scott for quite sometime.\u00a0 I finally made the purchase and it arrived last Friday! 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