Happy Celebrate America day (that's what Colin calls Independence Day)!
We enjoyed a beautiful evening at our house with good food, good friends, and blowing stuff up in the front yard. Sounds like a good 4th of July plan to me.
I used a few new recipes (and one old one) so I thought I'd share. We grilled steaks using this rub recipe from "American Grilled" with David Guas on the Travel Channel (I don't watch the show but saw him on The Today Show.
For the steak:
4 (16 oz.) boneless rib-eye steaks
Coarse sea salt (to taste)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
For the coffee rub:
3 tbsp. fresh coffee beans, finely ground
1 tbsp. light brown sugar
2 tbsp. paprika
1 tbsp. coarse sea salt
1 tsp. granulated onion
1 tsp. granulated garlic
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
I would recommend using a bit less coffee, maybe 2 tbsp. It seemed a bit overpowering. Maybe I just needed to grind it finer.
This one has become a fan favorite of every summer/fall potluck, bbq, dinner party, lunch at my mom's house, etc. I improvise almost every time so I can use what I have on hand. A few things I wouldn't do without are the fresh lime zest and then fresh lime juice, and fresh chopped cilantro. The rest you could substitute what seem appropriate.
And finally for dessert I tried this rustic peach and mulberry pie. John and the boys picked wild mulberries we have growing around our property. John made the crust (he's better at it than I am) and I did the rest. It was delicious. Very little sugar and healthier with only one pie crust (and we substituted Coconut Oil for butter). I will definitely be making this dessert again. Super easy (especially if you sweet talk your husband into make the pie crust)
