For fun, casual gatherings that involve a bit of guest participation, try a pizza-making party. Make the dough in advance (or use the store-bought variety), set out an array of toppings, preheat the grill, and let your guests take care of themselves. Excerpted from The Total Grilling Manual: 264 Essentials for Cooking with Fire. Edited […]
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Grilled Peaches with Butter Rum Sauce
Peaches and rum are like an “a-ha!” moment, so perfectly do their flavors go together. Brush peach halves with a basting sauce of sweetened, cinnamon-flecked, rum-spiked butter, and they grill to perfection—sticky and caramelized on the outside, juicy and sweet throughout. Excerpted from The Total Grilling Manual: 264 Essentials for Cooking with Fire. Edited by […]
Grilled Specialty S’mores
Faith calls Lisa Atwood’s specialty s’mores “not-your-grandmother’s s’mores” and it’s an apt description. When Lisa was a recent guest on The Food Schmooze® she shared her ideas for amped up s’mores. Her favorite of the moment: a roasted marshmallow, smushed along with shmear of tart lemon curd, sandwiched between two soft ginger cookies. Course, for the kids (and adults) […]
Faith Loves Instant Chicken-Watermelon Pizza
Sounds insane, though you might want to think insanely good. Brush olive oil on one side of a corn tortilla. Pop it on the grill, oil side down. As soon as it has golden brown grill marks, move it off the grill and add toppings to the grilled side—a little diced jalapeño, fresh watermelon cubes, […]
Rhubarb Spritz
When freelance recipe developer and food stylist Allison Kreitler visited the studio recently, she brought along the ingredients for her signature Rhubarb Spritz, along with plenty of delicious alternative uses for the rhubarb simple syrup that makes the mocktail or cocktail really something special. Use the rhubarb syrup to sweeten lemonade, brush it between layers of a while cake with lemon curd, glaze […]
Chorizo with Clams and Rice
Everyone knows how much I love paella–but this is even better. The dish is a traditional northern Spanish clam dish where the rice is almost soupy. No socarrat here! The secret is to steam the fresh clams separately before adding them to the rice. Be sure to reserve the cooking liquid from the clams to […]
