barbecue

Grilled Vegetable Kabobs

June 30, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

If you’re grilling, try cutting up whatever vegetables you have around and putting them on a skewer to grill.  I like to marinate them in a bit of Italian dressing or homemade vinaigrette, whatever I have around, but you could skip that step, too. Cut up whatever vegetables you like. My favorites include: zucchini, yellow [...]

Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad

June 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

If you’ve never grilled corn on the cob before, you should try it! Lots of people go to lots of trouble to wrap it back in the husk or soak in water first, but I husked it first. (Actually my dad it. It’s apparently his job at home now so he volunteered! Let me just [...]

Bourbon Marinated London Broil

June 14, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

London broil or flank steak could be used here. I believe they are related. The marinade is easy to mix up and really adds a lot of flavor. My mother used to score a flank steak thinly with some slashes of a sharp knife after trimming it and before marinating. I poked this a few [...]

Hawaiian Style Chicken Kabobs with Pineapple

June 2, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These were supposed to be pork but I couldn’t read the writing well on the packet of meat in the freezer!  Instead of the single pork chop I thought I was pulling out it turned out to be 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs. Ah well, I just continued with the plan.  These were good but [...]

Korean Beef Bulgogi

March 11, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

So, I’m not Korean and have never even eaten this in a Korean restaurant. But I kept seeing references to it in various Bento and other cooking blogs I read, so I decided to try it. I had some thin sliced top round in the freezer and pulled that for tonight and marinated it for [...]

Our Current Favorite Hamburgers with Bacon and Fried Onions

February 21, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

These hamburgers have crushed plain crackers in them. I’d bought lots of crackers for the holidays and am using them up in burgers these days rather than my usual bread crumbs. I think they add a nice flavor.  I’ve used water crackers and cream crackers. I grew up with my mom mixing up hamburger similar [...]

Lamb Chops, Cheesy Cauliflower and Chopped Salad

January 29, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Knowing how to dovetail tasks and what order to do things in is the key to getting a full dinner on the table with the dishes done at the same time. This three item menu consists of: Lamb chops with brown sugar glaze Cheesy cauliflower Chopped salad with vinaigrette Follow the links for the full [...]

Grilled Lamb Chops with Sweet Glaze

January 28, 2010 by Ellen · 2 Comments 

Rub this brown sugar and spice mix on your lamb chops an hour or so before grilling if you have time. This rub made more than enough for 3 decent sized lamb chops so save the rest for another chop another day! 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp dried tarragon 1 [...]

Simple is Good: Steak with Seasoned Pepper and Garlic Salt

January 6, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Sprinkle some seasoned pepper and garlic salt on a steak and let it sit for a bit while you do the rest of dinner (Brussels Sprouts and Red Potatoes along with a green salad here). Preheat the grill and pour a small dab of olive oil on the steaks and rub around. Cook one minute, [...]

Pulled Pork in the Crockpot

September 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My youngest requested pulled pork sandwiches and pork shoulder was on sale! I like it when requests line up with sales!  I’ve done a few pulled pork variations in the past, including this pulled pork in the slow cooker where you basically make your own barbecue sauce with onions, garlic, chili powder, black pepper, chili [...]

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