Asparagus is a great vegetable, despite its side effects. However, most people only steam or boil it. Sadly, during the summer, when asparargus abounds, no one wants to deal with heating the kitchen. Well, as the grill is already fired up, just toss on the asparagus. Just be careful that they don’t fall through the grates. While you tend to want thinner spears for steaming, when grilling use thicker ones if possible. If using thinner spears, you might want to use a grill basket. You can make the grilling easier by making asparagus rafts, see the directions below the recipe. If you have never had grilled asparagus, I urge you to try it now! Prep Time: 10 minutes Grilling Time: 10-12 minutes Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds of asparagus, rinsed, dried and tough ends snapped off 1 TBL olive oil 3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp grated lemon zest 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice Directions:
Salty, sweet and a little smokey make grilled sweet potatoes a great accompaniment for burgers and franks at any barbeque. You will want to make extra as they will go fast. They are a great alternative to French fries or potato chips. Also, by adding the oil to the potatoes and shaking them up in a bag, you end up using much less oil than if you brushed the oil on each one. It’s much quicker and easier too. You can use a store bought seasoned salt or try our recipe to make your own. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 6-8 minutes Servings 4-8 Ingredients: 4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean. 1 TBL olive oil 2 TBL seasoned salt* Directions: 1. Slice each potato in half lengthwise. Slice each half into 4 to 6 wedges lengthwise depending on the size of the potato. 2. Place potato wedges in a large resealable
Artichokes are one of those foods that have always puzzled me. Who was the first person to see one and say, “hey, I want to eat that!”? They cannot be eaten raw, so who first though to cook one? When you cut them open there is a fuzzy center that you cannot eat, that covers the delicious heart. And then there is the eating of the leaves. Looking at all of this, I am really amazed and thankful that someone took the time to figure these suckers out. There is little better than a grilled artichoke in the summer. However, will a little preparation, you can enjoy the awesomeness that is a grilled artichoke. Grilling one whole does not really work without some serious prepartion and attention (I have lost many an artichoke to the fire gods). When I first attempted to grill an artichoke, I simply cut it in half,
