Topic: grilling

CDC Food Safety Warning: Don’t Eat Your BBQ Grill Brush Bristles

It’s high BBQ season, and the CDC would like to inform you: Swallowing barbecue brush bristles is bad news. Here we were worried about the nitrites in hot dogs and the sugar content of condiments, but apparently, the biggest threat to your health is swallowing a chunk of metal wire with your burger. More »

8 Healthy Last Minute 4th of July Recipes

Happy 4th of July, procrastinators! If you’re scrambling to find something good to take to your neighbor’s cookout, look no further. I found a bunch of easy, healthy, and (most importantly) fast recipes you can whip up in a matter of minutes. Look, make, eat, and enjoy.
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Unusual Barbecue: 7 Foods You Never Knew You Could Grill

Personally, I’ve never been a big fan of burgers and hot dogs. I’ll eat them, sure, but I tend to like grilled chicken or fish better. And now that I’ve realized you can grilled foods like grapefruit, pound cake and oysters, I may never go to back to being satisfied with a ho-hum burger. And you don’t have to, either! Add some interest to your 4th of July celebration tomorrow and wow your cookout guests with one of these awesome and unusual grilled foods. More »

Grill Better, And Don’t Just Grill Meat: ‘BBQ Queens’ Karen Adler & Judith Fertig’s Best Tips

If you’re mystified by how to grill anything beyond hot dogs and burgers, you’re not alone: A lot of us tend to leave grilling to carnivores, sticking to hummus, chips, and potato salad if we don’t eat meat (or know how to grill). So we were pretty thrilled when we got the “BBQ Queens”—Judith Fertig and Karen Adler—new book: “The Gardener & the Grill: The Bounty of the Garden Meets the Sizzle of the Grill,” a collection of grilling tips and recipes that are mostly vegetarian, and all look pretty do-able, even for BBQ novices. More »

Well-Equipped: Stove-Top Grills

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about All The Stuff You Would Make if only you had an [insert-kitchen-appliance-or-gadget-of-your-choice-here]?

Or are you the type who stares at all the fancy equipment in friends’ kitchens just wondering what it’s all for (practically, not existentially)?

Either way—this column’s for you. More »

In Season Now: Summer Squash

Out with acorn, bye-bye butternut and sayanora spaghetti. If you’ll pardon my cheesy alliteration habit (sometimes I can’t resist), what I’m trying to get at is that the time for winter squash is through. In season now? Summer squash – a family of squash varieties that includes yellow squash, scallop squash and zucchini. More »

Meatless Monday: 10 Veggie Burger Recipes For (Vegetarian) Spring Grilling

It’s pretty much downpouring around my parts right now, but I’m still hopeful: Soon, I will be partying in backyards and on rooftops, veggie burger and Corona in hand. Grilling in the spring is just about one of the most enjoyable activities I can think of, but when it comes to vegetarian options, there tend to be few, and they tend to be, well… not very good. Frozen vegetarian patties tend to be full of soy proteins that a) are shady, for the same reason that soy protein powder isn’t our favorite smoothie ingredient, and b) don’t actually taste very good. We prefer the homemade variety, of which there are many: Lentil, chickpea, bulgur, tofu… There are endless ways to build, spice, and grill a good veggie burger, so don’t sell yourself short with a plate of potato salad and chips at your next barbecue this spring. More »

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