Queso Burger

Take Grilled Burgers & Buns

Garnish With Cukes, Radishes, Queso, Cilantro…

Scallions & Onions

I chose to top my burger with a slice of grilled Vidalia onion, a thin slice of tomato, cilantro leaves and […]

Grilled Corn With Queso

The summer is coming to a close.

So, now’s the time to grab all of the fresh vegetables that you can. We had tons of baby greens, gorgeous tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, spring onions, cilantro and lime. So, we paired our grilled corn with a big plate of salad […]

BBQ Chicken — Texas Style BBQ Sauce

There’s no denying the genius of barbecue in all of its forms. But, Texas style barbecue has something special. It’s the combination of smoky meat and black pepper spice. Those two things just belong together.

Texas Style BBQ Sauce makes about 4 cups

2 cups ketchup […]

Chimichurri Sauce

It’s grilling season!

This isn’t a perfect example of the sauce. Ideally, the tender leaves would be ever so slightly chunkier. But, that’s the downside of having a powerful food processor. Pulsing the processor as little as one second too long, that fine mince of tender leaves turns […]

White Chili

Spices

Soaked White Kidney Beans

In a large dutch oven, bring beans and water to a boil. Turn off the heat, cover and let sit 30 minutes. Drain and repeat.

White Chili makes 1 large dutch oven

White Eggplants

Grilled White Eggplant

white eggplant, sliced on the diagonal olive oil fine sea salt freshly ground black pepper ciabattas, sliced mozzarella basil leaves fresh tomato sauce, warm

Preheat grill.

When the grill is hot, slice eggplant. Brush each piece with olive oil. And, sprinkle […]

Tomatoes Of Many Colors

Shades range from light yellow to pink to dark red tinged with black

After a weekend of salads, pasta dishes and popping tomatoes like candy, the rest went into one big batch of spicy jalapeno tomato jam. The level of spicy heat will depend on […]

Guava BBQ Sauce

I know many South Floridians have their own version of this barbecue sauce. We like to add a bit of the tropics to our grilling. This sauce is best applied at the end of the grilling process due to the sweetness.

Guava BBQ Sauce makes approximately 4 cups […]

Grilled filet with port marinade

We love the good color and char this marinade provides. It’s quick, simple and almost no fail, if you know how to use a propane grill. (Yes, we grilled steaks tonight. It was a lovely (frigid) 33 degrees. My honey did a lovely sprint for the door to keep our […]

Three Bean BBQ Baked Beans

Three Bean BBQ Baked Beans

1/2 cup dried black beans 1/2 cup dried navy beans 1/2 cup pinto beans water

2 cups beef stock 3 cups BBQ Brisket Sauce 1 tsp crushed red pepper 1 1/2 tsp black pepper 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp cumin […]