On the grill

Ribeyes with Grilled Tomatoes

July 28, 2011
Ribeyes with Grilled Tomatoes

Today, we’re guest-posting over at The Novice Chef for her Foodie Block Party series! Jessica’s is one of my favorite blogs – check out her site and get a new 20-minute dinner recipe!

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Grilled Zucchini & Red Onion with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette

June 29, 2011
Grilled Zucchini & Red Onion with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette

Our garden continues to crank out zucchini like there’s no tomorrow. Luckily, we like zucchini! One of our favorite sides is grilled zucchini. But not just plain grilled zucchini. Noooo. We grew tired of plain grilled zucchini very soon after our plants started producing 3 baseball-bat sized zucs a day. Grilling the zucchini caramelizes the [...]

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Soy-Marinated Beef Skewers with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

May 23, 2011
Marinated Beef Kebabs

Do you know Matt Armendariz? You probably do. He’s the super creative and super talented force behind Matt Bites. He’s a fellow Texan. A fabulous photographer. And he just released his cookbook, On a Stick! It’s a fun book full of fun food by a fun guy. Skewered appetizers. Stuck entrees. Impaled desserts. (I should [...]

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Stuffed Cheddar Bacon Cheeseburgers

May 17, 2011
Stuffed Cheddar Bacon Cheeseburgers

The question isn’t cheese or no cheese, it’s cheese on the outside or cheese on the inside? We don’t really buy ground beef very often. And when we do, there’s a 95% chance that it’s going to be turned into burgers. To help save on our grocery budget, we’ve started purchasing our meats from a [...]

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Chicken, Roasted Poblano, and Corn Quesadillas

April 20, 2011
Chicken, Roasted Poblano, and Corn Quesadillas

The grilled corn and roasted poblano combo is one of our favorites. It goes into our favorite rice on Mexican night. And it goes into quesadillas on… um, Mexican night. We have a few of those a week – around here, Mexican has been the new Italian for a while This quesadilla is more corn [...]

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Grilled Corn and Poblano Rice

March 29, 2011
Roasted Corn and Poblano Rice

I’m a brown rice girl. I’m not crazy about white rice. I also don’t like most restaurant versions of Spanish/Mexican rice – I’m all about getting an extra order of pinto beans instead! The Foodie Groom is a white rice kind of guy. He’s not crazy about brown rice. He is all about the rice [...]

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