Hey Amy!

I am excited for the BBQ season.  There is not much you can’t make on a grill and I enjoying trying new dishes.  I made this last summer for a last minute gathering.  It is super sweet and a perfect ending to an outdoor meal.  Kids love it because they can use their fingers to [...]

Many of you have written asking about grilling corn on the cob with the question–to husk or not to husk?  Since Independence Day is right around the  corner and corn is popping up in our local markets, I thought it an excellent time to share how I make corn cobs on the grill. Ingredients: 4 [...]

I love the scene in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ when Ratner orders for his date “the lady will have linguine in white clam sauce and a coke with no ice and I will have the same”.  It slays me every time. I love linguine.  I actually have never met a pasta that I haven’t [...]

It’s Father’s Day and many of you are going to honor your father with gifts, cards, and hopefully a home cooked meal.  I would like to honor my brother who has become a father in recent years. Garnet became a father 2 years ago on Easter Sunday.  His bundle of joy was born early, nearly [...]

I found another recipe that I remember being a delicious addition to my backyard BBQ shenanigans.  Oh, how I miss a yard and a BBQ.  Please make this recipe in my honor this weekend.  Raise the kabob in a salute to those of us who have given up yards to live in the city.  Sigh. [...]

I have been MIA these last few days because I am moving again.  Yes the fourth time in six months for those of you keeping score.  The temporary corporate housing has rented my apartment to a new temporary New Yorker so I have to move to another temporary apartment in my building while I wait [...]

My twitter friend @themangreggie has been grilling a lot of fruits lately including pears, peaches and nectarines.  Grilling is a wonderful way to bring fruits into the backyard cookout.  He asked if I had any other suggestions.  Boy do I!  One of my favorite fruits, the pineapple, is best served hot off the grill. Ingredients: [...]