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Treating Cheap Cuts with Tenderness on the Grill
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. The good news is that it’s grilling season. The less favorable news is that meat, especially beef, is getting expensive. Blame the drought, high feed…
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What’s Hot? Outdoor Pizza
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the season for cooking outdoors, and I’ve heard from several friends who say they are looking forward to making pizza. Outside. Apparently, outdoor pizza ovens are a “thing.” Pizza is one of the first…
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Big Jim’s Cookin’: There’s the Rub
Back in the late 1960s, my local farm community in Illinois was abuzz about Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt – especially the men, who dusted any meat imaginable with the stuff before sacrificing it upon a grill. In that meat-and-potatoes…
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Rubbing Your Meat the Right Way
Want to up your grilling game? I’ll advise paying more attention to the foundations of flavor. It’s about more than just lighting the fire and attending to the heat. Steve Raichlen, the author of several books on barbecue including The…
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Grilling and Entertaining – A Labor Day of Love
I bet you’re looking forward to Labor Day Weekend – the summer’s bookend, a time to enjoy the harvest, get together with friends and family, and bid goodbye to these languid months. As for me, we’ll be entertaining my sister-in-law…
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When Grill Meets Vegetable
Grilling is the perfect way to take full advantage of fresh vegetables. The high heat boils out some of the water and enhances the natural flavors. Whether you have a gas or a charcoal grill, you can make a great…
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Reach for a Peach
With peaches hitting the local farm stands, it’s tempting to grab a few. But peaches are not just for snacks and dessert. That sweet, juicy fruit is a fantastic pairing in a number of summertime main dishes. That wasn’t my…
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Add a Little Spice (Blend) to Your Life
In March 1959, when I was in the eighth grade, my family embarked on a monumental road trip from the freezing farmland to Arizona and sunny California via Route 66. That road trip would put National Lampoon’s Vacation movie to…
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Strawberries for Dinner?
Your kitchen is filled with the intoxicating scent of fresh strawberries. You just couldn’t resist picking up a couple of quarts. But you really need to make dinner. What’s a body to do? Here’s an idea that combines fresh strawberries…
