Happy Super Bowl Friday!
The mostly warm weather this winter has given us more grilling opportunities than normal. Here is Ken with a recipe you can try this weekend if you’re able to grill and looking for something sinful.
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The Josie Girl is all about healthy recipes. This is not healthy. It’s also not really a “recipe” (there was lots of winging it, improvising, and playing things by ear – my wife and I are quite different). But it was good.. enjoy!
A true sign of a friend is when you receive a gift that shows that they are listening (which believe it or not, people don’t tend to do these days) to your stories. Several months ago, I nauseatingly bored my bestie to death with the fact that I had recently cleaned out the kitchen of our Pound Ridge home, and had thrown out 3 garbage bags worth of spices from 1985. So last weekend, when we visited Pound Ridge, I was astonished to find a huge present from my friend containing SPICES. To anyone else, this might seem like a whoa, cool, gift. But to me, it was beyond thoughtful, considerate, generous, and heartfelt. My friend listened, heard, and responded. Amazing. And let me tell you, these are not just any spices, they are the KING OF SPICES. (I don’t usually get excited by spices, but let me tell you, these are above and beyond any other type of spice!)
Boxes. Yes, they are just cardboard boxes but the contents are magic.
It’s the first weekend after Memorial Day. For some, that means white pants. More importantly, it’s officially grilling season! Here is The Josie Guy with his latest post on summer grilling.
Last Friday of August.. Yikes! Grilling dessert post from Ken in 13 easy steps!
Locate (peach farm… Bush’s Fern View Farm in Junction City, OR)
Guest blogger alert! Here’s Ken with another fun grilling post:
Greetings! It is great to be out of sweltering New York, and more importantly, reunited with my summering wife and kids in Oregon for a week. I am blessed to have the ability to really focus on my true passions during my vacation: cooking for my in-laws, and guest-writing for a women’s lifestyle blog. Good times.
I have stepped in for the Josie Girl before, mostly with grilling posts on artichokes and fruit (and separately, Lemon Mint Pasta with Bacon and Tips for Expectant Fathers) The focus on fruit, vegetables and general health? Not necessarily my first choice (play to your audience), so it’s time for more of a traditional and fun (and manly) post on…. Beer Can Chicken.
Ingredients. 4 lb chicken, can o’ beer (room temperature), olive oil, salt, pepper, and if you have it, rosemary, and thyme.
With summer officially coming to an end in a few weeks, grilling season in the Northeast is starting to wind down. Readers of the blog know that I try to provide healthier takes on every day meals and recipes. I (aka, master griller Ken) did a previous post on Grilled Artichokes, and now… Grilled Fruit!
Fruit basket
Ken is in charge of (and loves) grilling. But if it were up to him, our grilled meals would include a lot more cheeseburgers, flank steak, and ribs than I am comfortable with. So, we try to compromise by always grilling some fish and meat, and by including vegetables, and now, fruit. Grilling fruit is a great way to encourage fruit consumption, and the heat brings out more of the natural sugars. Delicious and healthy!
Summer is here! While it may not say so on the calendar quite yet, the rush of heat and humidity in the Northeast definitely has the Josie Girl thinking of summer. Long days, (stifling humidity), beach and swimming, (stinky garbage), and… grilling!
While most people associate grilling with burgers, hot dogs, and other various forms of meat, Ken and I emphasize vegetables just as much as meat and fish. Grilled vegetables are simple, healthy, and incredibly flavorful. Last summer, Ken decided to start grilling artichokes. While more complicated and easier to mess up than other vegetables, when done correctly, grilled artichokes are impossible to beat. Without further ado, here is the Josie Guy… and a lot of pictures. Enjoy!
Artichokes, washed under water. Cut off the bottom inch or inch-and-a-half of the stem...
See these spines? We don't like them. Cut off the top of each leaf with scissors...
