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©iStockPhoto.com/ZekaG Fires on the Fourth don't have to be exploding lights in the sky—they can be just as good, if not better, when they're cooking dinner in the backyard. To that end, here are a few items to put on (or alongside) the grill this Friday. These dishes may not be not typically American, but hey, this is a country that accepts and celebrates all cultures. Especially ones with tasty, tasty food. Grilled Ratatouille Rosemary Shrimp Bourbon-Glazed Baby Back Ribs Strawberry Bavarian Previous Grillfests Memorial Day Grillfest Father's Day Grillfest...
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©iStockPhoto/DNY59 What with all the fireworks and festivals, July Fourth is a holiday that especially lends itself to spending time outdoors. Maybe it's a Manifest Destiny thing. Or maybe it's just because it's nice and warm out. Either way, it's an excellent excuse to pull that picnic blanket out from wherever you put it on Memorial Day and enjoy lunch in the open air. Sweet Potato Fries Turkey and Coleslaw Sandwich Mango -Radicchio Caprese Ed Levine's Favorite Brownies Real Lemonade (And if these aren't enough suggestions for you, Mark Bittman has 101 more.)...
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You're facing a long holiday weekend with a good chance of scorching temperatures and intense humidity. A bowl of cold cereal sounds so much more appealing and easier than the thought of actually cooking. So what to eat to beat the heat and still keep you satisfied? Check out these no-frills, fuss-free recipes. More recipes for heartier fare after the jump. For Light Appetites Market Baby Potato SaladQuinoa Salad with Asparagus, Dates, and OrangeBlue Smoke's Iceberg Wedges with Roquefort Dressing...
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Plenty of dads these days are the primary cooks in their families. And when I was growing up (not very long ago), my dad was part of that burgeoning group of guy chefs. But my father was not your typical backyard griller, lasagna maker or fricasée-er. His foodview was much more global—though he might emerge from the kitchen with something fairly normal like chicken soup or a batch of muffins, he was just as likely to whip up burekas, grape gazpacho, or Georgian cheese bread. He would take out Moroccan or Argentinian cookbooks from the library and read them cover to cover. When mangoes or curries came up in conversation, he'd refer to the class he once took with Madhur...
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We did one for Cinco de Mayo. We did one for Memorial Day. And now, with Father's Day just around the corner, we just had to suggest another thematic bunch of grilling recipes. This menu will make dads happy with its subtle variations on old favorites, from potato salad with a kick to chicken legs soaked in buttermilk. Time to get Dad into that apron and start cookin'. Portobello With Arugula and Parmigiano Mesa Potato Salad Buttermilk-Soaked Chicken Legs and Thighs Thick-Sliced Onions With Lemon Thyme Memphis-Style Ribs Frozen Mocha Cooler...
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Each Saturday evening we bring you a Sunday Supper. Why on Saturday? So you have time to shop and prepare for tomorrow. Our grillmaster, Josh Bousel, dropped two recipes on Serious Eats recently that have been haunting me. I think they're going to go on my Sunday table, since they're grillable and I've taken my grill out for the season. They appear first in the menu below. The second two round out the bill a bit. Here's my recommended menu for Sunday's evening meal. Beer Cola-Can ChickenSweet Potato SaladShredded Romaine SaladYogurt Panna Cottas with Honey...
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Don't feel like venturing out for a picnic this weekend? Take advantage of your own backyard instead—fire up the grill for this appetizing array of dishes. Grilled Artichokes with Smoky Tomato Vinaigrette Grilled Polenta with Robiola and Scallions Pork Chops with Cherry Barbecue Sauce Bahamian-Style Red Snapper Grilled Peaches with Crème Fraîche and Molasses Rosé Sangria...
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What could be a better way to spend Memorial Day than a picnic in the sun? Shake out that red and white gingham tablecloth, fill up a cooler with the beer of your choice and maybe a pitcher of fresh lemonade, and load up your picnic basket with this delicious, portable lunch.
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For me, reading cookbooks that emphasize “entertaining” has always been kind of like reading Vogue: the glossy worlds they present are attractive but have very little to do with the world I live in. Wearing clothes and cooking are two things I do every day but still feel surprisingly inexpert at. Although I would love to arrange my own flowers and cook beautiful dinners for twelve while wearing a Miu Miu frock, the truth is that the process of having even one person over—dispatching the apartment’s larger dust bunnies, buying and making the food, figuring out what we’ll eat on—is so challenging for me that I’m lucky if I can manage to change into a sundress inherited from my mother...
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Photograph from Charles Haynes on Flickr Because I rarely think about color when I’m planning what to cook, I always feel guilty when I read about how important it is to one’s enjoyment of a meal. The thing is, I’m not sure how true that is for me. One of my favorite things about my family’s Thanksgiving is that everything on my plate is unapologetically brown, white, and delicious. And when my Tuesday night dinner at home has already taken twice as long as I thought it would to prepare, taking the extra ten minutes to clean and chop a dusting of green herbs or red peppers or yellow lemon zest almost never seems worth it. A Newfound Fondness for...
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