You know you're a food blogger when you feel the need to take a picture of every single item on your plate before sampling a taste...
and you know you have wonderful foodie friends when they come to visit you and surprise you by fixing a stellar gourmet meal (how lucky am I? :-), and then, while you're distracted by the magical transformative process taking place on the grill, they remind you to take pictures for the blog!
I'm talking, of course, about our wonderful friend Donald the chef, who, along with my wonderful Zach, planned a dinner last night specifically in honor of the blog... I was simply floored - I feel so blessed simply to be able to maintain this blog, thanks to all of my wonderful blog-friends and Zach's endless patience with my "oh wait, I have to take one more picture from this angle!", but to have the blog become a communal event within our kitchen is even more wonderful...
Donald's Grilled Romaine Lettuce
4 hearts of romaine lettuce, each sliced in half lengthwise
Olive oil
8 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
~ Brush both sides of each romaine half with olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
~ Place the romaine halves cut-side down on the grill, just until nice char marks form.
~ Turn each romaine half over, sprinkle each with 2 tsp Parmesan, and continue to grill until the lettuce leaves are wilted and the stalks are still crisp-tender.
~ Serve immediately!
How lovely to get others involved in your blog like that. How was the lettuce - have never thought of grilling it before?
ReplyDeleteGreat culinary idea and lovely post about how blogging is more than just a virtual world
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, I love grilled romaine lettuce! Thanks for the reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious.
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Love it! That's so awesome that your friends are so supportive of your blog. Most of my friends don't even read it. They just say, "oh that's cool' and move on.
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ReplyDeleteEven berfore I introduce myself..I must tell you our blogs have very similar sounding names...:)
you have a really cute space here..and will be back for more.
Oh I forgot to introduce myself. I am Jhonny walker. Author of Food..thought for :)
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ReplyDeleteEven berfore I introduce myself..I must tell you our blogs have very similar sounding names...:)
you have a really cute space here..and will be back for more.
Oh I forgot to introduce myself. I am Jhonny walker. Author of Food..thought for :)
You are lucky to have such good friends. Ryan is used to the photo things by now. He usually asks before he eats anything. I never would have thought to grill the lettuce. On thing I hate is hot lettuce, like when it gets put on a veggie burger or a warm sandwich. I wonder if I would like it if it was intended to be warm, like planned and done on purpose. Who knows!
ReplyDeleteI have never thought to grill lettuce before but I think I need to remedy that after seeing how great it looks!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the summer when someone with a BBQ invites us over. :) Hazards of living in the city is that we don't have a yard!
It is so much fun when our friends get in on the action too. I made a picnic lunch and my friend was the one who whipped out her camera:D
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great having family and friends on your side, helping you out with your blog?! Even Nick loves that I blog now, and reminds me to take pictures. His own family sends me pictures of food from their vacations to BLOG ABOUT! So great.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe sounds fabulous. Who would think to grill romaine lettuce?! I think it sounds, and looks, wonderful.
Agh need to make this! I am so so so happy grilling season is here.
ReplyDeleteRomaine lettuce is one thing I would have never thought to grill! How delicious.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about having to get all the angles. It's a crazy life we bloggers lead!
I love grilled vegetables, like asparagus and mushrooms...but have not tried romaine lettuce! Wow, sound fabulous with the crispy leaves and sweetened innards!
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