Labor Day Grilling – Wine – Star Gazing – Today’s Riddle
Labor Day Grilling – Labor Day, the unofficial last day of summer has always been a big grilling day for us. My wife loves to grill wild caught salmon using a Blackened recipe handed down from her dad. The ingredients have evolved over the years but if you like things hot this is for you. Be sure to buy wild caught salmon and not that farm raised stuff. It’s worth the extra $$$.
The secret to this recipe is in the rub. Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and place skin side down while you dust the salmon with as much rub as you cam muster (pun) as this can get hot. Grill for five minutes flip over and grill on the skin side for another three/five minutes or until the salmon shows signs of flaking. Here is the secret rub recipe:
Want a real how to recipe go to SlenderKitchen.com. Click the picture below:
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Wine – Appassimento -Italian term for drying harvested grapes, traditionally on bamboo racks or straw mats, for a few weeks up to several months to concentrate the sugars and flavors.
Appassimento wines are primarily associated with the Italian region of Vento where this process is used in making Amarone, Recioto and Sforzato.. These are superior wines that usually need a lot of aging and are very pricy.
Recently I discovered Siccari, an appassimento styled wine from Sicily. Produced by Purato, Siccari is made with organic grapes and is vegan friendly. The label reads; Siccari has an intense bouquet of damsons, it is voluptuous and silky smooth, with layers of luscious flavors from raisins to Morello cherries.
There is a lot to like about this wine but when compared in price to Amorone, well it’s an absolute winner. I purchased at a local wine shop but found it online at https://www.empirewine.com/ for $10.95. You should buy a lot. Click here for a wine you will surely love.
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Star Gazing – The summer months offer great opportunities to discover the beauty of the night time sky. Right now Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are still putting on a show. The little kid in me is always curious as to what the bright light in the sky is that I’m starring at.
There are some great apps for Star Gazers but the one I like the best, and yes I tried a few, is Star-Tracker. There is still plenty of time to get outdoor with your friends and start star gazing! Let Star-Tracker guide you to explore the universe.
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Today’s Riddle – The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
Riddle Answer will appear on our next post or check out our Instagram @mikeangarola on 9-5-2020 after 5PM for the answer.
Thanks for stopping in!
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