grilling

Grilled Scallops on Avocado Sauce

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We love scallops but don’t have them often. They’re a wee bit expensive. But, as they are also a wee bit rich, one doesn’t need a lot of them for a satisfying dish. The avocado sauce would work well with grilled shrimp or fish as well. Or pasta or burgers or…. For the other half … Continue reading…

Veal Chops with Herbs, Lemon and Garlic

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Lots of serious grill aficianados think of steak, particularly, a big, thick T-Bone, as the ultimate summer dinner. Not here. When we first moved to France we just assumed that the preference was for thin steaks as we never saw one more than 1/2" thick… And most were thinner. Se we had a nice, thick … Continue reading…

Potato and Onion Packets with Gruyère

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This is my summer version of Potatoes Savoyard.  It’s cooked on the barbecue grill, wrapped in foil.  It’s a favorite of mon mari and we have been making it often, every summer, for at least a million years. Use sweet onions if you can get them, otherwise regular yellow onions are fine. Use a hard, … Continue reading…

Grilled Cod with Caper, Green Olive Tarter Sauce

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Mon mari is being brave. We are expanding our fish repertoire…. as long as it doesn’t have bones. I get a long piece of cod ‘back’ that is without bones and perfect for grilling.  Cut it in half for easier handling and serving. Mon mari always tosses a few wet wood chips om the coals … Continue reading…

Grilled Pork Chops with Ginger Barbecue Sauce

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Everyone has a favorite barbecue sauce. This is mine. Even when I lived in the US, with all of the bottled sauces available, I made my own. The recipe has changed over the years, based on taste and availability of ingredients. And it varies depending on what I’m basting with it. At first glance it … Continue reading…

Grilled Pork Chops with Sweet Mustard

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I’m bored with summer cooking. Salad season is over and the vegetable garden is dying back…. much like my creative impulses. Summer cooking no longer produces photogenic foods. It’s either a marinade or a rub; there may or may not be a sauce and that’s it! At the beginning of the season I’m excited. I … Continue reading…

Grilled Chicken with Lemon and Herbs; kitchen gadgets

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I’m a ‘hands-on’ kind of cook. My favorite kitchen appliance is a sharp knife. As I may have mentioned one or fifty times, I don’t use a lot of electrical kitchen gadgets. Oh I like them; I want them; I even own a few. They just never get used. They’re at the back of the … Continue reading…