{"id":915,"date":"2008-06-11T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2008-06-11T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T02:12:20","slug":"fish-wednesday-orange-you-glad-youre-grilling-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/11\/fish-wednesday-orange-you-glad-youre-grilling-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Wednesday: Orange You Glad You’re Grilling Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s possible I mentioned before that I got the cutest little gas grill<\/a> on the planet – it sits just outside my back door on a concrete pad that acts as though it was made for back door grilling. I am quite enchanted with the convenience of it – the other day, I switched it on because I wanted to grill one single onion to include in our secret household recipe for hummus. I cooked up some exceptional chicken, after marinating it in mustard, olive oil, white wine, and sage leaves – I made sure the chicken was covered in leaves when I tossed it on the hot grill and it was, let’s just say this: “Oh yeah.” And this: “I love my gas grill.”<\/p>\n

With the stubborn refusal of any kind of summer to arrive – it topped out around 54F today – backyard grilling doesn’t have much appeal. I am fighting it with all my might, though I am clearly weakened from lack of Vitamin D. We could probably use it in our water supply around here, Vitamin D, I mean, though in addition to making sure i eat right, I have recently added a multivitamin to my diet to make up for the lack of sunshine and for trying, trying, trying, to cut back on treats.<\/p>\n

A slice of grilled orange is quite the luscious treat substitute, especially when it’s served up with halibut that’s marinated in orange juice, sweet chili sauce, and a splash of olive oil. Along with the oranges, we had a pile of sauteed kale, but it was a little disappointing, the greens had a bitter taste that subsided with a little salt. I cooked the halibut for about 10 minutes on the first side, a little less on the second side, basting it now and then with the leftover sauce in the bowl. I pulled it off just as it was starting to fall apart, about a minute too late. It was far from overcooked, the extra minute or two just meant that it was well cooked all the way through – I prefer to take it off the grill when it’s just short of done, that way it’s perfect by the time you stick your fork in it.<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/a><\/p>\n

No complaints though, it was first rate, and pretty too, and the oranges, oh, they were something. Now I am psyched to grill a pineapple – that will be awesome with a sturdy white fish, and I’m eying the bananas in the fruit bowl thinking, huh, if I sprinkle them with sugar and then grill them, how mind blowing will they be on vanilla ice cream from Husky Deli<\/a>? Or, oh my god, what if I got one of these griddle tops<\/a>\"\" and on one side, made pancakes, while on the other side, I was grilling up fruit to top them with over the open flame? Whoa.<\/p>\n

I realize I’m sounding like a shill for Coleman, but really, it’s the good eating that I’m shilling.\u00c2\u00a0 What I’m saying is that just because it’s an exceptionally crappy year weather-wise does not mean we also have to forgo eating food that makes us believe that summer will arrive some day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s possible I mentioned before that I got the cutest little gas grill on the planet – it sits just outside my back door on a concrete pad that acts as though it was made for back door grilling. I am quite enchanted with the convenience of it – the other day, I switched it … <\/p>\n


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