In this Grilled Apricot Caprese Salad, layers of fresh grilled apricots are paired with creamy mozzarella and bright basil. Then it’s all drizzled in balsamic glaze. The perfect summer salad! It’s grilling season! We’ve been grilling hot dogs and hamburgers since the beginning of time. Over the years we’ve gotten a little more creative with…
Labor Day Recipes
Labor Day weekend is almost here, and that means the last barbeques, pool parties, and fun of the summer! I’m not usually a fall lover, but since it’s been in the 100’s here since MAY, I am, for possibly the first time in my life, excited for fall to come! Goodbyeeeee, summer! But before we…
Summertime Grilled Pizzas
One of my favorite things about living in California is all the amazing grocery stores. I’ve had trouble in some of the places we’ve lived in finding anything healthy, fresh or even remotely “exotic” (I once couldn’t find limes in Oklahoma). Recently I discovered an amazing supermarket right down the road from our new neighborhood!…
Grilled Grouper with Basil-Lime Pistou
What is pistou, you ask? Good question. I wondered that too. Turns out, it’s pretty much just the snotty French way to say pesto. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Apparently, pistou doesn’t include pine nuts, like a traditional pesto does. But basically, it’s a snotty French nut-free pesto. I’m allowed to make fun of the…
Carne Asada
Back before I started the blog, Nick used to cook for me pretty frequently. There are two things he always made that really stand out in my mind thanks to their amazingness. One is his Almond Crusted Fish with Warm Coconut Peanut Sauce. The other? A meatlover’s dream: carne asada burritos! That man has a…
Mediterranean Chicken Kabob Salad
I love cooking, but sometimes doing it every night is tiring. I’m always looking for new grill recipes, since they cut my work in half (Nick loves to grill) and they require less clean up. When I can satisfy Nick’s meat and grilling obsession and my desire to be healthy and force a few veggies…
Key West Grilled Chicken Skewers
I love spring/summer weather. I say spring/summer because spring weather here is like summer weather back home. Low 80’s every day? I’ll take it! I use every excuse possible to be outside. Less gym and more running in the sun. Lots of walks for Kaiser. And we’re taking another (more successful) stab at gardening this…
Thai Chicken Burgers and Slaw
If you decide to make this recipe, you will need a zillion ingredients. You will need lots of time to chop, grate, mince, shred and zest all of the ingredients. And you will make a huge mess and dirty 82 different kitchen utensils. But it will be so, so worth it. Ever since I started…
