July 4th!

My husband and I had a lovely getaway over the 4th of July weekend. We met a couple of our friends for a relaxing weekend of sun, boating, fishing, and of course, EATING!

Dinner Saturday night came off the charcoal grill. Our main dish was a selection of grilled sausages (lamb and mint, mushroom and asiago, and hot! Thai) and sliced onions.

On the side we had a roasted potato salad. My husband diced and roasted the potatoes in the oven. The roasted potatoes were mixed with about 2T mayo, diced orange pepper, diced fresh jalapenos, red onions, and probably a few other things. I didn't carefully watch the whole process, oops!

We also had corn on the cob roasted on the grill. The corn, still in its husks, soaked in water for about 30 minutes while the grill was getting hot. Then my husband stuck it on the grill for 20-30 minutes, as we usually do. After taking it off the grill, he let it steam in a paper bag, while the sausages and onions cooked. He added a new tasty step at the end of the process: he pulled back the husks and put the corn straight on the grill. By finishing it off this way the corn browned in a few places, the sugars carmelized, and the resulting flavor was wonderfully smokey and sweet.

Luckily, one of our friends had the energy left after dinner to whip up a batch of brownies from scratch. She followed the Joy of Cooking recipe and they were a perfectly rich chocolate treat.