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Steve & I had the chance to hang with some of our friends on Memorial Day and thought it was the perfect time to try out our snazzy fire wires<\/a>.  So I made up four FULL skewers (after re-watching the video<\/a>, maybe I shouldn't have totally filled them up;) … but at any rate, it was really easy to do.  I just marinated them for a few hours in Italian dressing.<\/p>\n

\n\"Firewire1\"<\/a>
At first I laid them across the grill, but found it was easier to turn & consistently cook them by looping the needle end through the loop.  I just flipped them by grabbing the needle end with a pot holder.<\/p>\n

 
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\n\"Firewire2\"<\/a>
<\/span>
The veggies & chicken were fairly easy to pull off the wire.  I held the wire by the loop end and used a fork 'un-skewer' the food.  A full skewer is more than enough for one person – especially if you had other sides.<\/p>\n

\n\"Firewire3\"<\/a>
Like this amazing bean salsa my friend Sarah made.  I asked for the recipe and just bought the ingredients to make some for another upcoming party… so-so tasty!<\/p>\n

Combine:
2 cans fiesta corn, drained
1 can black olives, drained and chopped
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1\/2 red onion, chopped
\n1 bunch green onions<\/span>, chopped
3 avocados, chopped<\/p>\n

Mix in dressing:
1\/2 cup olive oil<\/span>
1\/2 cup vinegar
1 package Italian dressing<\/span> powder mix<\/p>\n

Thanks Sarah & Ryan for a lovely Memorial Day BBQ!<\/p>\n

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