Happy Pioneer Day! If you don’t live in Utah you probably are not celebrating. Pioneer Day remembers the day that Brigham Young said “this is the place” and he and his followers stopped and settled. If you are not LDS and are in Utah, you think of this day as a day when the liquor stores are closed.

Having secured our wine supply yesterday, we were well set for Pioneer Day. We also had two left over portobello mushrooms from last week that needed eating. Costco is an excellent source for them. They are much cheaper than in the grocery store but you have to buy them four at a time. So, marinate and grill the mushrooms. Microwave and grill the split potato. Saute some green beans with the leftover bits and pieces of mushroom and green onion. The portobello was served on a sandwich thin with 1/2 oz. of goat cheese, a roasted red pepper, grilled onion and arugula.

Portobello burger, grilled potato and green beans