Hot! Hot! in the City..stay out of the kitchen…

Close your eyes, breath deeply, just relax……….picture this!!!!

It’s HOT, everyone is here, nice little jingle playing on your I-Pod, people are dangling there feet in the pool, there is umbrella for some shade, the grill it’s loaded, rib-eyes, chicken on skewers and nice assortment of veggies cooking, you already have the strawberries and pineapple ready to hit the grill for dessert, with the homemade ice cream. Everything the best and freshest you can buy, and of coarse it is on your Viking Grill with the roasteries you used last week for the prime rib you cooked, along with the smoker box and the infared burner to just sear those rib eyes to perfection…whoever wants a cold one can just reach into the beverage cooler and pull it out for themselves…The sink is ready for preparation and clean-up. Garbage is in the stainless steel cabinets, along with a multiple drawers for storage. Can life get any-better. Yea…I going to give you some great recipes too.

Summer time is a GREAT time for cooking, there are tons of fresh fruits and vegetables ready to buy from local growers. Everything just taste better, plus it’s okay to over eat, did I say over eat, yes. It’s okay to over eat your fruits and veggies, just make the meat the side dish.

You can grill anything, vegetables-fruits that are grilled are very sweet, the heat makes the sugar come to the surface. So go ahead grill mushrooms, squashes, onions, cabbages, carrots, that goes for fruits too. The trick is don’t cut everything too small, cut tomatoes, squashes, onions in half. Large mushrooms, strawberries whole. When you are looking at what you are going to cook, if you can cook it whole and still be able to slice it and serve, go for it. If it needs a little preparation, them maybe one cut with the knife will suffice. Also remember to add a little oil to every thing you cook, it will help with it not sticking.
Recipes to follow.