In my opinion, summer is the best time to eat. Everything is fresh, the air is warm, and there’s nothing like cooking outside. People seem happier when the weather gets warmer and I’m no exception. Barefoot grillers, cold beers, night sky, and tons of camaraderie, who doesn’t like it?
Grilling, in my opinion is sometimes a little too overexposed. Everyone and their mother becomes enamored with the mystique of grilling the second Memorial Day arrives. I would grill in the winter, the fall, the summer, you name it, and not because it’s the “it” way, but because, let’s face it, it’s tastes SO GOOD!
I’m not a hunter, but I imagine it must feel similar to shooting your own game, cooking, and eating it. Or catching a fish … Grilling takes us back to almost a primordial period of time. Connecting us to the outdoors. Okay, I’m being a little dramatic … I mean I just said there was a “mystique” around grilling, so I guess there is some room for over-exaggeration …
One of my favorite things to do is grill pizza. Sometimes I top a grilled dough with grilled steak, done minutes prior on the same cooking surface, sometime I go sans meat, with tomatoes and basil.
Simple, summer, satisfying. This is a creation my Dad and I made last week. It has steak, caramelized onions, blue cheese, and balsamic vinegar.
In honor of Meatless Mondays, try something vegetarian, using your grill for more than just meat? Well, that’s a new spin on an old summer standby.
