Recipes
Tue Nov 29, 2011
Jerk Chicken Wings
With Thanksgiving now behind and little respite before Christmas madness starts sweeping in, this is the time of year I start kicking back and spending the early nights in front of the glowing television transmitting the only winter sport I really care about, basketball. It's a down right dirty shame that this isn't happening right now, and instead have found myself stuck in a waiting pattern with cautious optimism that resolution will be one of the many gifts on Christmas day. While I may have temporarily lost part of my ritual, there other half of this equation is always some sort of bar food—be that wings, skins, nachos, etc—and I see no reason to turn my back on those. With so many games a (normal) year, I've amassed an arsenal of wing recipes to pull from, one of the tops being these Jerk chicken wings.
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Tue Nov 22, 2011
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are always on our Thanksgiving table—my sister could have it no other way. Through her life, she's be a die-hard lover of smashed spuds, which brought an extra sense of accomplishment when she deemed my mashers the best ever at our last Thanksgiving dinner. That beacon of pride has stuck with me, but at the same time left me questioning, if I've created the best in the my sister's eyes, where do I go from here? Easy answer, mashed sweet potatoes!
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Tue Nov 8, 2011
Crispy Mustard Brussels Sprouts
I never knew I liked brussels sprouts until I grilled them. I can say that about so many foods as grilling has been the medium that's taken me from a sheltered to a serious eater, but this goes double true for sprouts.
While growing up, I don't think I ever once encountered brussels sprouts at home. With an inherited aversion, I assumed I must hate them too. This aversion didn't end when I decided to try them either; I remember my first taste being one of bitterness and disgust paired with a feeling of comfort that avoidance thus far was well justified. Then one day I decided to take them on again, this time on the grill, and I what I learned surprised me and transformed the way I look at brussels sprouts forever.
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Tue Nov 1, 2011
Breakfast Pizza
While I have you up and grilling sausages for breakfast, might as well take that a step further and turn those deliciously spiced patties into some extra special, breakfast pizza! While I was slightly apprehensive about what the results of this might be, it turns out that throwing an entire morning meal onto some grilled pizza dough is not only a great idea, it produces some incredible eats.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011
Breakfast Sausage
I go straight into hoarding mode at the first sign of cooling air. My summer freezer, once bare except a bag of ice and a container of homemade ice cream, starts filling with meats to get me through the fall and winter. One thing that's hard to live without during the cold winter months is a good breakfast sausage—perfect for a cold, lazy winter morning with some eggs and toast. Of course, whatever you don't freeze right away is prime for grilling while there's still light and the mornings are more brisk than frigid.
