Grilled Swordfish and Steamed Clams!

Remember how yesterday we bought swordfish and littleneck clams from Two Cousins Fish Market? Well, today we decided to try them out! I put Chris on Swordfish duty (it was my first time eating swordfish) and I was on the clams.

For the swordfish, Chris marinated the steaks in Newman's Own lite Caesar dressing for about an hour in the fridge.

Next, he heated up the grill plate to about medium heat (we love this thing-got it at an outlet shop in Lee Massachusetts for $20!). He spread just a tiny bit of olive oil on the grill, salt-and-peppered the steaks (we muddle our own peppercorns, but black or white pepper will do),and tossed those bad boys on. I recommend putting your exhaust fan on when grilling indoors because it tends to get a tad smokey. We learned this the hard way...more than once!

He grilled the steaks for about 15 minutes (a little over 7 minutes per side), until they had some dark grill marks and were fully cooked through
to the middle.












For the clams I did a simple steam (and when I say simple, I mean SIMPLE).
First I heated up a pan on medium to high heat and added about a cup of beer to it. I let the beer heat up and added 3 cloves of diced garlic, and 2 tablespoons of butter (I actually used Smart Balance margarine, but only because I''m trying to slim down a bit!).

Once the mixture was heated and the butter was melted, I add in the clams (but not before I WASHED them-otherwise they would get gritty). I covered the pan with a lid and turned the temperature up to high. Within five minutes these guys popped right open and were ready to eat! (NOTE: If there are ones that don't pop open, DO NOT eat them- they are bad).

 When they were all set, I pulled each one out and put them in a bowl. That way I could drown them in the sauce. Over everything I sprinkled a tiny bit of Kosher salt and everything was ready! See?-Simple!

It was finally a nice enough day to set up chairs on our roof outside. We had to do up a makeshift table, but it was an amazing lunch with an awesome view, great weather and an even greater boy!