Let the grilling begin

As soon as the weather starts getting warm, we grill all the time. It is nice to have other things to accompany the grilled items, so on Thursday I made some type of baked polenta. It was basically polenta spread out in a round pan, baked until crispy, and then topped with caramelized onions and goat cheese.
On the skewers there are balsamic sweet potatoes and zucchini, with a side of kale. The perfect meal for a spring night.

Bialys

Last Wednesday Jesse came home to find me sulking on the couch. I had attempted to make dough for bialys, and it would not rise. Side note, my bread never rises. I even tried Alton Brown's method of putting the dough in the oven to rise, with a pan of hot water under it, so it stays warm. Still, it was not working. I had given up, but Jesse decided to take the sad ball of gluten and put it in the yogurt maker, which stays at a constant warm temperature. Sure enough, about an hour later that stupid ball of dough had doubled in size.
Bialys are like a bagel, with a yummy caramelized onion and poppy seed filling. After Jesse saved the dough, I continued on with the proccess. It was 10:00 at night by the time they came out of the oven, but I have never been so satisfied. They were beauties....