Grill Storm

Storms came across the courtyard just as I was preparing the grill. The electricity went out once, but the grill fire kept going so I kept grilling in the rain. The result was Grilled Salmon with Crunchy Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette (page 146 of Boy Gets Grill). I was a little worried about placing the salmon right on the grill grates - I usually grill salmon on a cedar plank (see previous blog with that recipe). Bobby's instructions worked out great however. He said to first put the filet on the grill skin side down and leave it there long enough to form a crust. The crust then makes it possible to turn the filet once without having the delicate fish flake apart. That technique worked perfectly. The glaze on the salmon was made of white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, finely chopped shallots, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper. In the photo you can see the glaze and the shallots. You can also see my umbrella and rain hat.

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What to drink? We choose the Toasted Head Chardonnay from Woodbridge, California. It's called Toasted Head because they actually use a torch to char the outside of the barrel while the wine is inside aging. This infuses the oak, rustic, vanilla flavor right into the wine. It is definitely one of our favorites.  

Check them out at Toastedhead.com

What was on in the storm? Dorothy figures out a way to do a search inside our itunes file. She put in key words like rain, storm, etc. and within two seconds she had a rainy night playlist filled with a very eclectic mix. Here are just a few of the selections that we listened to while the lightning was flashing.

Umbrella by Rhianna

Downeaster Alexa by Billy Joel

Kaulana Kanekoe version of Somewhere over the Rainbow

Raining on Sunday by Keith Urban

Driven Rain by Paul McCartney

Storm by Lenny Kravitz

Spirit of the Storm by Kenny Chesney

This Tornado Loves You by Neko Case

and of course, I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbit

We saw Neko Case last summer when she and her band performed in Nashville. You really should hear her stuff if you have not already. http://www.nekocase.com/

A little storm never stops a true griller...it keeps pouring we keep grilling

Paul