The weather here in DC has been all over the place. We have had snow one day and a sunny 65 degree day the next. Who knows what it is going to look like tomorrow. When it is nice, I like to take advantage of it, you never know when it is gonna snow. It just so happened that earlier this week we had a 65 degree day. So I immediately began planning a barbecue. It has been so long since I fired up the Weber that I did not know what to cook. So I researched a good barbecue recipe. I finally came upon a barbecue sauce recipe from Giada that used balsamic vinegar as the base. I was intrigued. So I made.
Was I ever happy that I made this sauce, it is amazing!!
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I was craving steak the other day so I went to the store to see what was on sale. Flank steaks were on sale so I picked one up. When I see flank steak I think of one thing, Fajitas. So I picked up some peppers and an onion and it was on.
Steak Fajitas
The marinated steak was awesome with the peppers and onions. If you read the post on Thursday, I didn’t get to partake in the leftovers as Tucker ate them. You can read about it here.
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My friends Ryan and Melissa have been promoting my site to all of their friends and have helped increase my readership. So in return, I decided to cook them dinner. I asked Ryan what he wanted and without hesitation he said ribs. This worked perfectly as I have been getting a lot of emails about cooking ribs on a gas grill. I have smoked ribs many times and posted about them a couple of times, but I have always cooked them on the smoker. I love my charcoal/wood smoker (Old Bessie), but I also love my new gas grill (Weber). I know its not a creative name, but a grill by any other name is just a grill. So with the help of Weber, I am going to tackle ribs on a gas grill.
BBQ Ribs on the Gas Grill
Cooking them over indirect heat is the key. Ribs shed a lot of grease when cooked, so if you cook them over direct heat they will definitely burn. Burned ribs are a no-no. Weber told me so.
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What is the ingredient that makes hot dogs awesome. Yep, it is cheese. What is the only thing that can make a cheese dog better, Yep, Bacon!!! So I stuffed the hot dog with cheese, wrapped it in bacon and slowly roasted it over indirect heat. In return I was given the greatest hot dog in the world. It had a great crispy crust and a creamy cheese center. It was basically the greatest hot dog ever.
Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog
Slowly cooking the hot dog over indirect heat allows you to have a crispy bacon crust that is cooked all the way through.
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I went to the market yesterday and they had some great looking artichokes. So I picked up a couple and figured that I would grill them. Plus it would give me the opportunity to break down an artichoke and document it for the website. Cleaning artichokes is easy but I can totally see why a person would be afraid to pick them up from the store.
Artichokes look scary but they are easy to work with once you know what you are doing.
I am going to prepare artichokes, grill them and make a cayenne and roasted garlic aioli for a dipping sauce.
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I have been on a real pizza kick lately. Today I wanted to use some chicken breasts that I had in the refrigerator, but I didn’t want to just grill them. I also didn’t want to use the oven as it is still hovering around 95 degrees in DC. So I decided to make a grilled bbq chicken pizza. Grilling pizza is simple and it makes the crust taste awesome.
Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza
Instead of just mozzarella I also used a smoked fontina cheese to add to the bbq flavor.
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After reading the cookbook Weber’s Way to Grill, I wanted to grill some fish. I had no clue on what to grill. So I went to the store and looked through the selection. The only thing that looked good at the fish counter was Mahi-Mahi. So I picked up a couple of filets. When I got back I looked through the cookbook and found a great recipe for fish tacos. The original recipe called for haddock but mahi-mahi is a nice fish that is dense enough to grill so I figured this would work good.
Mahi-Mahi Tacos with Slaw
Fish tacos with a nice spicy slaw.
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Since I purchased my new grill I have been grilling non-stop. I wanted to make a grilled dessert but was lacking in ideas. Then I went to the supermarket and they had fresh peaches on sale. Then the light bulb went on. I am going to make Grilled Peaches.
Grilled peaches topped with ice cream
The extra sauce was caught using a piece of tinfoil. It drizzled perfectly over the ice cream.
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