Barbecue and char is a love-hate relationship
It's the unofficial start of grilling season. (Sorry veggie fans, this one isn’t for you.) Nothing makes the Bookish Diva happier than to bite into a perfectly grilled piece of meat. There is something...
View ArticleSpend your Labor Day Grilling Like a Champion
Just in time for Labor Day (but let’s face it, we’re going to be grilling deep into the fall, if not into winter itself) comes Grilling Like a Champion (Schiffer Publishing, June, 2014), a...
View ArticleGrilling means meat! Or does it?
When authors Karen Schulz and Maren Jahnke set out to create their new cookbook, Vegetarian Grilling: 60 Recipes for a Meatless Summer, they write that they received varied reactions from family and...
View ArticlePizza’s last front frontier– the grill. D’ough!
Sure, you may have heard of it. Maybe you have friends and family who’ve said they’ve seen it. But you never really worked up the courage to try it yourself. Pizza on the grill. Is such a thing...
View ArticleIt’s true: Life is better with bacon
For the Fourth of July, we here at Casa de Grill Daddy did something special. Thanks to the cookbook featured in our Independence Day column (The Nolan Ryan Beef and Barbecue Cookbook), we grilled hot...
View ArticleAs American as baseball, the Fourth of July and burgers on the grill
Along with millions of our fellow Americans across the length and breadth of this great nation, Grill Daddy celebrates his Fourth of July by tuning in to a baseball game on the radio and throwing some...
View ArticleMelissa Cookston, the winningest woman in BBQ, shares her secret
“Traditionally,” writes Melissa Cookston, “the home kitchen has been women’s domain, while the grill has been male territory. Maybe it’s the caveman effect—big pieces of meat and fire bringing out the...
View ArticleNo-hassle recipes from The Big-Flavor Grill will set your mouth ablaze with...
Chef Chris Schlesinger Big, bold, kicked-up flavors and less work in the kitchen and at the grill makes The Big-Flavor Grill: No Marinade, No Hassle Recipes (Ten Speed Press) a real winner. These are...
View ArticleGrillin’& Chillin’ sweet heat and cool drinks for your Memorial Day
What’s Memorial Day weekend without a barbecue? To get your summer off right, we’re introducing our latest food column—Grillin’ & Chillin’ with Grill Daddy and The Big Chill. Grill Daddy is a pro...
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