Pulled Pork Barbeque

This is a great recipe for making your own pulled pork barbeque on your grill.  Traditionally this should be done over a charcoal fire with careful temperature control, or in a smoker, but we’ll be tackling it on a gas grill using some wood chips to add a bit of smokey flavor.  You’ll need to [...]

Grilled Corn On The Cob

o learn how to grill corn on the cob, I located a few recipes on FoodNetwork and an additional site www.elise.com. Also, I found two videos on YouTube:

Recipes:
1) http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_124,00.html
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
Show: Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay
Episode: Family Grilling
4 ears of corn, [...]

Making a Strawberry Daiquiri

Recipes:
1) http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_127249,00.html
Strawberry Daiquiri
Recipe courtesy Robin Miller, 2007
Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller
Episode: Delicious Details
Ice cubes
2 parts light rum
1 part Triple Sec
1 part fresh strawberries, tops trimmed off
Lime juice, as needed
Lime wedges
Sugar
Add to a blender and puree: ice cubes, light rum, Triple Sec, fresh strawberries and lime juice. Rub the rim of a [...]

Sunny Summer Afternoon Pasta Salad

This recipe comes from deep within the kitchen of my … Mother.  It wasn’t until late in my years growing up in her house that I became seriously interested in how she was able to make everything tasty.  Except of course her meatloaf, but that’s another story for a different day.  Just trust me on [...]

Fusion Food – Indian Char Koay

Yau Char Koay is a Malaysian Chinese delicacy, literally meaning fried dish. Its quite popular at hawker stalls throughout Malaysia and is a favourite tea-time snack.
 
Here’s recipe of Indian version of Char Koay
Ingredients
White Flour,milk,butter,salt,cucumber,onions and green chillies
Make a dough of white flour , milk (powder or liquid), butter and salt. Set aside 4 to 6 [...]

Follow-up: Grilled Veggie Kabobs

This video came from YouTube and I found it useful for learning how to cut (especially the onions), marinate and skew the veggies.

Add Some Color with Grilled Veggie Kabobs

Here’s an easy vegetable recipe I tried at our 4th of July cook-out.  I found it on www.culinary.net.
Ingredients

1 medium zucchini, cut in 1-inch pieces (2 cups)
1 medium eggplant, cut in 1-inch pieces (2 cups)
1 sweet bell pepper, cut in 1-inch squares
2 small red onions, cut in quarters
1 small fresh pineapple, cored and skinned, cut in [...]

Creamy Chicken Kabobs

Great recipe for Chicken Kabob lovers

Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 15 minutes
12  boneless pieces (about 800  grams) of chicken
2  tablespoon(s) fresh cream
1  egg(s) lightly beaten
4  green chillies finely chopped
2  tablespoon(s) finely chopped coriander leaves
½  teaspoon(s) each of mace and nutmeg powders
1  teaspoon(s) white pepper powder
1  tablespoon(s) each of ginger and garlic pastes
1  tablespoon(s) grated cheese (optional)
1  tablespoon(s) [...]

Desserts on the Grill???

Any meal is not complete without a delicious desert to end the festivities and boy is it challenging to select one for a cookout!  Most deserts have to be prepared in advance and/or refrigerated… brownies, cookies, cakes and ice cream that melt, pies, etc.  Not to mention that all of these are BORING!  The key to [...]

No more dry chicken

Chicken is a big hit for cook-outs.  The smell of chicken on the grill is sure to get your guests mouth watering. Some of you however, may cringe at the idea of chicken on a grill for it can notoriously be dry.  And for those of you, I suggest you become friendly with a good [...]