If you've never tried grilled butternut squash then you won't believe what you've been missing after trying the recipe for Grill Roasted Butternut Squash, Red Onion, Sage and Ricotta Loaf from PATIO PIZZERIA (© 2014 by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group)!
Read MoreGrilled Pear, Blue Cheese, and Arugula Pizza
Recently I added a sweet copper colored Grill Dome ceramic cooker to my arsenal of smokers and grills. Since then, I have been enjoying coming up with some great new recipes that utilize its extreme versatility, including this flavor packed grilled pizza featuring pear, blue cheese, and arugula!
Read MoreGrilled Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Burger
I love me some meat, so much so that you might as well add another "carne" to carnivore. That said, I am never one to pass up grilled vegetables so when Chef Eric Crowley of LA's highly popular Chef Eric's Culinary Classroom offered to share his recipe for Cheese-Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Burgers I immediately put the ground beef aside and fired up this flavorful vegetarian burger!
Read MoreGrilled Polenta with Mushroom Ragout
Polenta is one of those things that many people enjoy when eating out at Italian restaurants but may not realize how simple it is to create at home. In it's simplest form, polenta is basically fine cornmeal that is simmered in a liquid until smooth and creamy. To that you can add different flavored cooking liquids, fresh herbs, mascarpone cheese, and so on then topped with slow roasted meats, vegetables, a poached egg, or whatever you can dream up.
But one of my favorite things about polenta is that leftovers can be turned into dense polenta cakes then grilled to bring in some subtle smokiness as is the case in this recipe from Grilled Polenta with Mushroom Ragout courtesy of Weber's Big Book of Grilling!
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Grilled Gazpacho Soup: Huntsville Restaurant Week, Part 1
Recently I was invited by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau for a sneak peek at the annual Hunstville, AL Restaurant Week, a 10 day celebration of the area's eclectic mix of casual and fine dining offerings. Running from August 14-23, restaurant week features fixed priced lunch and dinner deals at 60 local eateries.
For non-Huntsville residents, it's worth planning a visit to Huntsville during next year's restaurant week but in the meantime I've put my own grilled twist on a gazpacho I tried at Grille 29 by fire roasting several of the ingredients.
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