Home for Memorial Day Weekend!

Bare with me, this is going to be a long post. I contemplated doing the dinners in different posts, but I didn't want to wait any longer to get these pictures up..I would do anything right now to relive this whole weekend! My mom was crazy busy with 2 rehearsal dinners + wedding, which I was lucky enough to help her with. In between flower arrangements and going downtown more times than anyone ever should in one weekend, my dad and I were able to have some fun cooking!

Our first dinner was 2 different kind of sausages from Whole Food- a chicken & an italian, both had lots of flavor, but not too powerful. Alongside the sausage was my dad's famous basmati rice & grilled vegetable kabobs.

To finish our meal, we had a delicious salad- watermelon balls, avocado, tomato, radish, basil, with a vinaigrette

Dinner number 2 was a little more festive for summer. 

Crabcakes, Arugula topped with watermelon balls, raspberries, thinly sliced radish, basil....

Crabcakes- jumbo lump crabmeat, panko, a yellow/red bell peppers,basil, S&P...

Black basil my parents are growing-take a little like liquorish

Pictures never do anything justice...!

Onto meal number 3
A classic Memorial Day dish...RIBS!

Family Style- Wet rub ribs, "dirty rice", cucumber/radish salad

Since ribs, rice AND coleslaw can be such a filling meal..my dad and I came up with a thinly sliced cucumber & radish salad in place of coleslaw. The light/crisp combination was a nice complement to heavy ribs- I think my brother even ate seconds of the salad!

Are you full yet?

I think my blog is-it is not letting me post anymore..to be continued..