From the category archives:

BBQ

Everday Gourmet Plank Grilling

July 27, 2009

Every once in a while I come across a cookbook that reminds me how little I know.
After decades of grilling burgers and kebabs I was finally gaining confidence, but losing a bit of my enthusiasm. Then I received a review copy of Ted Reader’s Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Plank Grilling (Key Porter, 2009) and see my gas [...]

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Thai Chicken Kebabs

July 22, 2009

I knew the black raspberry photo session went too well.
Having taken a good 40 or so shots, I downloaded the pictures to my computer via my incredibly handy new CF card reader. To do this, I remove the CF memory card from my camera, insert it into the oh-so-portable reader, plug the nifty little sucker [...]

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Tikka-Style Chicken Kebabs and the World’s Longest Barbecue

July 20, 2009

Some of you might remember last year’s post in which, thanks to a sprained wrist, I cajoled my friends into doing all the work for The World’s Longest Barbecue™.
Andrew served drinks, my sisters chopped, diced and threaded kebabs and my brother-in-law worked the grill. Me? I looked fragile and basked in the title of “host”. [...]

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Barbecue Roasted Red Peppers

June 30, 2009

I’m feeling a tad guilty again. While yesterday’s post about roasted garlic got a lot of you excited, it turns out this dish raised a few issues. First, DivaLisa is extremely allergic to garlic. Although she was too polite to say this, I’m pretty sure a close-up of her culinary nemesis caused her more discomfort [...]

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Barbecue Roasted Garlic

June 29, 2009

Lesson learned. Don’t blog for a few days and family members will phone to check up on you.
I’m fine. Really. I haven’t succumbed to swine flu, only the temptations of summer. Truth be told, I’ve been playing hooky with my barbecue — I mean grill.
Our house can’t take the heat of the oven once the [...]

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Barbecue Secrets

May 21, 2009

Barbecue Secres DELUXE! The Very Best Recipes, Tips & Tricks from the Barbecue Champion
By Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk
Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk knows a bit about the “Q”. He’s won barbecue titles in Alberta, claimed top honours at the Canadian National Barbecue Championship and caused a ruckus in the US. After all, he was part of the [...]