Get Your Grill On

Paella is a classic dish from eastern Spain. Recipes vary widely, but are always based around rice, saffron, and olive oil. It is traditionally cooked over an open fire in a wide, flat pan called a paellera. In that spirit of outdoor cooking, this is a simple version that has been adapted to work well […]

2 tbsp butter, softened slightly
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp candied ginger
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
3 freestone peaches or nectarines, halved & pitted
1 tbsp butter, melted

Heat grill to high.
Combine softened butter, honey, vanilla, and candied ginger together in a food processor and pulse until mixed into a soft paste. Refrigerate.
Brush cut side of peaches with melted […]

The Meat
Pick USDA Choice or Prime beef. These top 2 grades will have enough marbling (thin streaks of fat in the muscle) to give you a tender, juicy, flavorful steak.  Know your cuts and what you like.  Filet mignon will be oh-so-tender, but not necessarily very flavorful. Rib-eyes have excellent flavor, but can be […]

The Copper River flows some 300 miles through Alaska, and the salmon that attempt the journey up that river are some of the richest, tastiest fish in the world.
The Copper River king salmon has a firm red flesh and a rich, nutty flavor that really calls for a minimalist approach when grilling.  I almost always […]

I’ve heard this complaint from other competitive BBQ’rs. Sometimes you start only worrying about the 4 competition meats: chicken, ribs, brisket and pork shoulder. You stop cooking other meats and forget about the spontaneity and creativity that made you enjoy live fire cooking in the first place.
In the butcher case yesterday, I looked over all […]

It’s Summertime, and that means hamburgers and fresh sweet corn hot off the grill. This recipe takes preparation and a little coordination to get everything on and off the grill at the right time, but the results are well worth it.
Double Cheese Bacon Onion Double Burgers with Southwestern Sweet Corn
For the burgers:

1lb ground beef (preferably […]

A man can never have enough barbeque accessories. I was gifted a Smokenator 1000 last Father’s day by Ms. Goofy and the boys. They sure know my weak spot. The Smokenator is a device which converts your Weber Kettle into a smoker. It is a stainless steel insert that fits to the side of the kettle. […]

The heat of the grill does a lot to tone down the spiciness of the marinade.
Chipotle Marinade

¼ cup olive oil
1 chipotle chile canned in adobo sauce
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (about 2 medium limes)
1 tablespoon honey
2-4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher sea salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Put all of the ingredients (except the chicken) in […]

After enjoying pozole (a stew made from hominy, pork or chicken, and green chilies) in Mexico, I decided to try a version of the dish on the Big Green Egg.

I wanted to try the barbacoa technique, where the meat cooks over the stock. I started with one nice roasting hen that was rubbed with Goya […]

I recently set up my new Char-Broil Double Door Smoker/Grill combo and was eager to get something on the grill! So I followed the seasoning instructions, coated the interior of the grill with vegetable oil and built a small fire in the firebox and let the smoker get up to temp and sealed it […]