Fire up the grill
These recipes add a little spice to your summer nights behind the grill.
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Grill crazy
Now is when the outdoors gets great with aromas of grilled meat, fish, chicken, and vegetables.
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Skewered and grilled, these morsels are easy and irresistible
Thread little nuggets on skewers, set them over coals, keep an eye on them while you sip something refreshing and wonderful, and you get a remarkable meal without much effort. Kebabs, once cheap street food, are now trendy meals-on-a-stick.
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- Recipes Teriyaki beef kebabs
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- Pork kebabs
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- Asian-style turkey
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- Swordfish kebabs
Secrets to wicked good barbecue
A local restaurateur teamed with a software designer to win the biggest prize in barbecue. Now they're ready to share their secrets... well, most of them.
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- Barbecue basics
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- Recipes Pulled pork
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- Bacon-cheddar biscuits
Smoke and spice
Local restaurants, like Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q in Arlington, share secrets about sauces that make grilled food great.
Boston's best new barbecue
Greater Boston’s barbecue scene recently experience an explosion of fresh meat. Take a tour of nine new -- and old favorite -- restaurants and food trucks around the Hub.
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- Phantom Gourmet video Eight great barbecue spots
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- Part 2
Light the Fire
Two favorite summer recipes
Everyone is always looking for great versions of favorite dishes. When chef Peter Irving sent us his grandmother's recipe for macaroni salad, we realized that this is what can happen when a rather ordinary dish has perfect proportions.
- Recipes Grandma Sis's macaroni salad
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- Sweet red slaw
Light the fire
Asian grilling offers flavors to be savored
In Asia, grilled dishes aren't just warm-weather fare. The streets are filled with the enticing aromas of smoky foods year-round and each country has its own specialty.
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A cookout that is more than a meal
Paula Barraud says that Argentines have a reputation for three things, "malbec, Maradona, and tango." Malbec is their emblematic wine. Diego Maradona is their equivalent of Pele. And, tango, of course, is their sultry dance.
A simple menu is good grill practice
Tong rust is inevitable when you head out to the backyard each spring. Gently shake it off by starting with a simple seasonal menu.
- Recipe Grilled asparagus salad with arugula and cheese toasts
- Recipe Grilled rack of lamb with walnut-mint pesto
- Recipe Spiced couscous
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Tips for handling food safely
Before you throw those shrimp on the barbie, take some steps to protect your health by following proper procedures for handling, preparing, and cooking your food.
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