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The dessert course at our Outdoor Grilling Party was grilled peaches with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Couldn’t be simpler. Ingredients: 4 slightly under-ripe peaches, halved and pitted Canola oil for brushing the fruit salt and pepper. (Graeter’s) Vanilla Ice Cream for topping the grilled peaches Instructions Brush the […]
Grilled Halibut with Brown Butter-Citrus Sauce. Our Outdoor Grilling Dinner Party rolled into the main course. We had a simple green salad. We also enjoyed an Orzo Salad with vegetables, Chic peas, Feta cheese, olives, basil, mint, and other assorted accompaniments. But the star of the meal was the Grilled […]
Grilled Pizza – If you have never grilled pizza dough before, you might think it would sag. You also think it would drip all over the grill when starting to cook it. The opposite is true. As soon as the dough hits the hot grill, it begins to puff up […]
Summer Grilling Party. Recently, we hosted a dinner party for 8. It was held outdoors. Almost everything on the menu was grilled, including the appetizers and dessert. The formula was simple. Invite a group of guests who like to eat and drink. Make sure they can converse on a wide […]
Smoked Brisket – I had the opportunity this past weekend to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon with my oldest son, Luke, while we smoked a beef brisket in the back yard. This was a “low & slow” activity, so lots of time to talk and bond as father & son, […]
Here is a fun summer salad, a little time intensive, but a crowd-pleaser none the less. You can make earlier in the day, as long as you don’t dress the salad until you are serving it. Ingredients 4 slender eggplants, sliced crosswise ½ inch thick. (You can salt the eggplant […]