The All-American!

Menu for 5/4:

• Hot Dogs with butter toasted buns
• Tater Tots
• Corn on the cob
• Watermelon
• Ice Cream

First off, I apologize that I didn't make my usual Tuesday post, the day just got away from me. Secondly I am not going to list an ingredient list; this is mostly because I don't want to list what exactly is in hot dogs, but also the menu speaks for itself. He will be having the 97% lean and kosher Hebrew National® hot dogs, so really the inside meat shouldn't be that bad. I will be having the Lean Life® vegan dogs, I can tell that they are nothing like the "real thing" but I still like them. In all honesty, I don't really remember what "real" hot dogs taste like anymore, it has been that long. So the vegan dogs will do, and really, how much more American than fake soy product can you get? Speaking of American, I would like to say that the boy and I decided on this menu on Saturday, so any ironic or not so ironic leanings it may have toward certain currant events is 100% coincidence. Now that I am thinking about it though, it is rather amusing that we picked an All-American meal this week. Anyway, since I do not own a grill and my landlord loves his yard as if it were another child, I will be cooking these dogs in some other fashion. As of this second I don't know how. I might boil them, or perhaps sear them in a pan, or something else that I have not thought of yet. It will definitely be a nom worthy meal though, that's for sure.

I ♥ TRADER JOE'S®!

Menu for 3/29:

• Corn and Basil Rice
• Minted Peas
• Sweet-Glazed Salmon with Corn Salsa

 Corn and Basil Rice:

Trader Joe's® Thai Jasmine Rice, Butter, Roasted Corn, Organic Basil Leaves, Salt& Pepper.

So we might just corn ourselves out on this one. Corn in the rice and on the salmon. Whatever, it'll be good at the very least, if not downright delicious.

Minted Peas:

Boom goes the dynamite, that's all she wrote.

Minted peas from the bag that I bought them in. I plan on following the directions on the back of the bag. I'll let you know how it goes.

Sweet-Glazed Salmon with Corn Salsa:

Fresh or thawed salmon fillets, organic blue agave sweetener, fresh minced ginger, crushed garlic, rice vinegar, Trader Joe's® Corn and Chile Tomato-less Salsa.

How does that sound for a Nom factor? Pretty darned delicious if you ask me, and since I am the one writing this blog, I did ask me and I said that the Nom Factor seems really high for this dish. All of these recipes come from the 'I ♥ Trader Joe's®' cookbook that I found at the local Urban Outfitters. I knew that store was good for something that wasn't ironic hipster clothes. Anyway, this is a WHOLE BOOK of recipes that are just from the ingredients found at Trader Joe's® stores. I have a feeling that you may find a lot of the upcoming weeks to involve this book. It is just that awesome. I am slightly jealous of the writers though. They clearly live in a part of the country that liquor is allowed to be sold in grocery stores. Here in Massachusetts that type of tomfoolery is frowned upon and you can only find grocery store booze in few and far between places. Even then it is normally only wine and beer, none of the really good stuff. But I digress, I am blessed with a plethora of Trader Joe's-es.