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Grilled Apple Sausage Stuffing Bites
Ah, the holidays. When families get together and bring the same food, year, after year, after year. These seasonal meals lean heavy on tradition, which in itself, is great. Many of the dishes that...
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Snowy Days, and a Smoked Turkey Pot Pie
Early risers were greeted with a Norman Rockwell type of scene. A fresh blanket of Mother Nature’s finest quality precipitation had arrived overnight. It was the type of snow that clung to everything...
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A Christmas Seafood Feast
Even on the biggest of holidays, the grill will beckon. And when the temperature breaks and the warmth of the sun provides temporary winter relief, well, that my friends, is nothing short of full-scale...
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Boneless Pork Country Style Ribs
Nary a day goes by without thinking of some sort of smoky goodness from the old Weber. And with the evidence from our city’s’ self proclaimed snowmagedden all but a memory, it is a grand time to...
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Turkey Stuffed Avocado Taco Boats
She sputtered, stuttered and spewed. And then, well, then she finally started. It was to be the start of another mowing season. The grass was reaching up to the sky, and doing a darn fine job at that....
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Easy Eatin’ With Stick Food
As days go, it was rather unremarkable. Kind of hot, with a load of humidity added in. Not particularly my favorite, but after the harsh winter that most of us have just experienced, I know when to...
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Bringin’ The Heat: Ajvar Marinated Pork Tenderloin
As grillers will do, I was sitting, thinking, pondering, and generally daydreaming about meat. Namely, a piece of pork, and more specifically, a pork tenderloin. It was to be this day’s project, and...
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The January Thaw And A Naked Bird
It must’ve been around 12:30pm. Maybe 12:31 or 12:32, at the latest. But it happened, nonetheless. I’m talking about the change in the weather. Or the weather break, I should say. That little bite in...
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Grillin’ On the Go.
Sometimes, well, you just have to get out. Call it spring fever, or more appropriately cabin fever. No big plans, but just goin’ with the gut feeling and getting out. So off I was, headin’ down the...
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Two Timin’ My Tri-Tips. #TrueConfessions
It was a bit like opening a gift you didn’t expect. Unraveling that butcher paper, my eyes stared at that package like a zombie eyeballin’ a slow moving protein. What I expected to be a nice piece of...
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Steak Stix
It was one of those ideas that just wouldn’t go away. Stuck like a peanut butter nugget on the roof of a puppy’s mouth. “What if?” I asked myself. I get different and sometimes unusual ideas on a...
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Grillin’ Steak, Enjoyin’ The Day
There’s a particular feeling of satisfaction when a person can go outside early in the morning and feel comfortable in shorts and a T-shirt. And that’s just how this morning started. Everything...
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Fiesta on the Grill, Chorizo Sliders With Pickled Cactus Slaw and Bacon...
With a day full of street parties, margaritas and strolling Mariachi bands, it’s easy to get distracted. I’ve found over the years that the best way to handle these distractions is to just go ahead and...
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Paella On The Grill, Sangria In The Glass
I woke up to the sounds of Flamenco music, complete with the strumming of acoustic guitars, the snapping of fingers in the air, and the clatter of stomping heels on the hardwood floor. How they got in...
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Fajita Lime Stuffed Avocado Boats with Roasted Corn Pico De Gallo
I realize that there are some forms of life that will more than appreciate a couple of days of triple digit heat, high humidity, and constant sunshine that all but brings my hazy, heat rippled mirages...
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Sweet Tea Brined Chicken With Lemon And Herbs
One glance at the window let me know what I was up against. The morning dew was thick, and heavy against the window, as if it wanted to come in, trying to escape the high heat and humidity that was...
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BBQ Goodness, Family Get Togethers, and a T-Rex After Party
It was in the tradition of an old school “Sunday Supper” at Grandma’s house, complete with too much food, stories of the past, and plans and dreams for the future. When our family, that is currently...
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Gettin’ Fishy On The Grill: Salt Block Cod with Lemon, Butter, and Caper Sauce
The impending storms were part of an ongoing forecast that promised rain nearly everyday this week. Nary a drop had come during this stretch, so without hesitation I prepped a meal for the grill. I had...
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Spinach And Mission Fig Stuffed Pork-Sweet And Salty Deliciousness
The days are shorter, the shadows longer, and one’s belly gets a hankering for something a little more filling than a burger, hot dog, or sausage burnt over fire. Something a little more complex and...
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Smoked Trout Chowder, Nature’s Bounty
We could hear it before we were actually there. The cool, crystal clear, rolling stream of Montauk State Park, making its way through and around fallen trees and rock structures, circling around in...
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