Glorious Grilled Shrimp with Sweet Summer Corn Relish

Declare your independence from your stove this Fourth of July. Fire up the grill and salute Old Glory with this glorious grilled shrimp dish. It does double duty as a hearty appetizer or as a main course paired with couscous or jasmine rice. The recipe also includes a refreshing relish featuring fresh sweet summer corn and bacon. The bacon adds a smoky flavor to the shrimp and the corn gives the dish a welcome crunch. What’s also nice about this recipe is that it can be made in advance so if you are making it to serve at your Fourth … Continue reading

Relish in the Delight of These Two Relishes: Bean and Zucchini

A good relish is a great addition to any meal. It can be served as part of the meal or you can eat it on crackers or toasted bagels. Here are a couple of relish recipes that will add a little kick to any meal or snack. Bean Relish For this simple relish recipe, you will need seven 16-ounce cans of kidney beans, minced onion, garlic cloves, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, salt, white pepper, and dry mustard. To prep for this recipe, you will need to open, drain, and rinse the cans of kidney beans and mince one garlic clove. … Continue reading

Chow Chow – A Delicious Relish

I grew up knowing what chow chow was, but some people don’t. The reason I knew was because once a year, my grandmother would carefully pick out all the ingredients and spend a whole day canning many quarts of it. For those that don’t know, chow chow is a great sweet, hot pickle relish that goes great with great northern beans and cornbread. It is quite a bit of work, if you don’t feel up to making the recipe, look in your local grocery store near the pickle relish. You might just find a jar of it! For this recipe, … Continue reading