TIP OF THE DAY: Stovetop Kabobs In A Cast Iron Pan

Who needs a grill to make kabobs? With the recipe below from Good Eggs, you can make delicious and healthful kabobs on the stovetop, using a cast iron pan to char the meat. A hot cast iron pan yields all of the smoky flavor of a grill—and a lot more. THE HISTORY OF CAST IRON…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Barbecue Party For National Barbecue Month

Top: Deluxe grill from Landmann. Bottom: Weber’s Q series fits almost anywhere.   Did you fire up the grill for Mother’s Day? It’s one of the biggest barbecue days of the year, with 34% 0f grill owners cooking celebrate Mom. It following the Fourth of July (76%), Labor Day (62%), Memorial Day (62%) and Father’s…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Tony Roma’s Heat & Eat Barbecue

Top: We love these meaty boneless ribs. Center: Look for this package in your supermarket. Bottom: Baby back ribs. All photos courtesy Tony Roma’s.   We try to avoid barbecue joints because way beyond the barbecue, we fill up on cornbread, buttermilk biscuits, cole slaw, mac and cheese and banana pudding. We feel overstuffed now,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Best Roast Chicken Recipe

Our mom was a terrific cook, of everything from the simple to the elaborate. On weekday nights, meals would be more simple: grilled meats and fish, salad, a vegetable, a starch. Once or twice a week she roasted a plump whole chicken in a countertop rotisserie, similar to this one but bigger, and without today’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast Leg Of Lamb

Our family typically had turkey for Thanksgiving, prime rib for Christmas, ham and lamb for Easter, lamb for Mother’s Day and a return to prime rib for Father’s Day. Back in the day, food was seasonal. Lamb was available in the spring. Fall is the natural mating time for sheep, which results in lambing in…
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