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‘Cue The Grill
Memorial Day Weekend Grilling By Chef Kelly Ross Hey Lakes Region. I hope this finds you all well as we creep to the end of May. It cracks me up how time is flying like the speed of light as we get into the fun time of year while winter creeps by like a pregnant turtle. The great news is that we have three solid months of summer and still a couple of months beyond as we move into the fall season. A great five months for sure. I have always joked that the start of summer to me, who has worked in the restaurant business all my life, is on Mother’s Day as that’s the first day of insanity in the business since Valentine’s Day. Many believe that the start of summer is right in our face, Memorial Day Weekend, and I can’t argue that men-
tality either as that’s a long weekend for most and the first time since last summer/fall that many will finally break out their grill. I must say if that doesn’t scream the start of summer, I’m not sure what does. Just like fall and winter seasons have a tendency of having the smell of burning wood from bonfires and wood stoves, the summer incense is usually the smell of food being cooked on the grill, especially if you live anywhere near my home. Some of the best cooking compliments I have ever been given have come from people who hadn’t eaten my cooking, but people just walking by the house, telling me how the smells coming from my yard have their mouths watering. For obvious reasons, they were invited to my next cookout.
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Well, since Memorial Day weekend is literally coming right at us, I think it’s time for me to share some stellar cookout recipes to get your mouths watering. I’m going to share some fun app’s, a salad, and a few main entrees, but no desserts! Well ok, a dessert as well since I don’t want any hate mail from anybody. Also, I’ll share a wide array of items, including quite a bit of seafood since it is summer. Since I like to start most of my articles with appetizers, that’s where we are going today as well. I mentioned seafood, and I have a couple of real fun recipes which most have likely not seen on the grill. The first is with littleneck clams, and the second is with oysters. Both are finished with a great compound butter and then can be slurped right out of the shell like me and most of my friends, or they can be done in a more sophisticated way with a fork. My thought is a real cookout is not a success unless everyone has a messy face and has used about a dozen paper towels each. Although there a few different ways to cook the clams on the grill, my vote is to do in foil packets, one for each
eater. Also, I did say I am listing this under the appetizer category, mainly because when I think clams, I usually think steamers, which is generally an appetizer. This clam recipe, the way I have it described and portioned, is more like a meal, but the choice is obviously yours. As when cooking steamers, it’s vital to soak the clams under cold running water to properly get the sand out of them. Nobody wants gritty clams. This recipe is for 5 pounds of clams, portioned into 4 foil packs, which is why I say this seems like more of a meal than an app. If you prefer this as an app like me, you can make smaller packets if you are feeding more than 4, or just have 2 people split each packet. The soaking and prepping of the clams will take you a half hour or a little more and cooking time is maybe 10 minutes Grilled Clams with a Garlic Parmesan Butter 5 lbs. littleneck clams 1 ½ sticks of salted butter, room temp 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 4 ½ tbsp fresh chopped basil 3 cloves of garlic, minced • ‘Cue the Grill continued on page 13
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news, or scroll past on our screens. I’ve noticed that the more we seek beauty, the more we find, even in the smallest or most unex- pected places.” In the future, Carol will be limiting her wedding painting and live-event work as she explores and refines her glass and ceramic work. She says, “I’m looking forward to creating unique, large architectural glass pieces for private collectors and businesses, as I adore the way the light plays through the translucent glass and paintings.” Reach Carol by email (carol@carollakestudios.com) and follow her work at www.carollakestudios.com, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/carollakestudios or TikTok www.tiktok. com/@clakestudios.
She answers, “My primary inspiration to create comes from a compelling desire to share what I see. My children will tell you jokingly that I was forever exclaiming to ‘look at that beautiful cloud, or bird, or tree’, or whatever happened to be in their line of sight on car trips, even just to the store…often pulling over to watch the way the light played over the landscape. “To me, noticing and appreciating the profound beauty around us is a way to reaffirm our place in the world, and to connect to our collective and private spirituality. Seeking out beauty is, for me, a gentle reminder to be grateful, and that all is not darkness in this world, no matter what we hear on the
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