This is probably something that grill masters all over the world already know. I didn’t know until Fall of my 38th year. I was in Washington visiting, and my brother invited me over for dinner. The man is a Grill Master. He made perfect baked potatoes (just the way he was taught when he worked … Continue reading
“Bacon wrapped chicken breast. Two ingredients. So delicious.” This quote is from our sister and favorite guest blogger, Theresa. We love that she loves to share her recipes with us! We hope you enjoy this one! Cross 6 slices of center cut, thin sliced bacon into a basket-like weave. Place a boneless, skinless, thin sliced … Continue reading
This kebab is a beautiful and aromatic blend of lamb, beef, herbs and spices. And, it’s easy to prepare in advance, freeze and grill as needed. In fact, I recommend freezing them so that the meat sticks well to the skewer. Fair warning though – our first “test batch” of these kebabs were gobbled … Continue reading
So, we’ve all done it, right?!? Meat and veggies are ready to go, skewers have been soaking for hours, maybe even overnight. Then you put your nice kebabs on the grill and patiently wait for your food to turn into culinary gold, hopefully worthy of breaking the internet. Then-BAM- your sticks still burn to a crisp. And … Continue reading
We like our lamb chops A LOT, but when they make $5 Friday special, we LOOOOOVVVVE them. (I can barely buy ground beef for that price.) Not only did my local Safeway have $5 Friday lamb loin chops, they also had 30% off lamb rib chops. Perfect for a Fast Food Friday. The whole dish, … Continue reading
Say goodbye to boring and dry thanksgiving turkey! Soaking your turkey in brine is the first step to achieving this. The second step is to cook the bird on a charcoal BBQ and add smoking chips to the coals. This year, I made a new brine recipe and included a six pack of Lost Coast … Continue reading
With summer laying on the heat, sometimes dinner preparation gets chased outdoors, where the heat can escape without cranking up the air conditioning. And pizza is one dish that requires a lot of heat! So tonight it’s pizza on the grill. I’m using my Neapolitan style crust, which holds up to heat well, makes a … Continue reading
Sometimes dinner at our house just means repurposing leftovers into something new and delicious. Tonight’s dinner was just that. This quesadilla, cooked on the grill, made from pizza topping and steak leftovers and a few slices of cheese, made an incredible new family favorite dish. Steak And Mushroom Quesadilla Flour tortillas Grilled steak, cut into … Continue reading
Here in Northern California, we are blessed with some of the best corn ever. Hailing from the farms of Brentwood, this corn has got to be some of the sweetest I’ve ever had. But how can you bring out the very best of the fresh corn flavor? Grilling it in the husk! That’s right. I … Continue reading
Sometimes cooking food on the BBQ just seems to make things better. Like tonight’s garlic bread, which was cooked on the grill – I swear it came out better than oven baked. Crisp outside, soft inside and a great melty, garlic butter flavor. What other delicious grilled things have I been missing out on?!? Garlic … Continue reading
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