Kofta Kebabs with roasted vegetables and naan

Kofta Kebabs

…well, mostly anyway.  To date, I haven’t been able to keep them on the sticks.  I think it’s a combination of not kneading the meat mix enough and not waiting  long enough before turning.  Fortunately this makes for nice finger-food…

Beef Shawarma

Beef Shawarma (grilled)

This isn’t a real shawarma, because I don’t have one of those nifty vertical rotisseries.  This is a fairly common affliction among cooks, so we try and make do with what we have.   This version is straight-up grilled, though I…

Pesto-Bacon Cheeseburger

Pesto-Bacon Cheeseburgers

Summertime….and the burgers’ easy…  Well it is. Despite it’s fancy-pants look, they’re pretty straight-forward.  There’s the extra step of making pesto, but don’t let it intimidate.  The patties are slider-style, which I like because they have onions in, and they…

Nom Nom Nom Naan NOM

Nom Nom Nom Naan NOM

Yeeah… so a bunch of years ago I made some killer naan (ask Kari and John) but somewhere in between I lost my notes, and my mojo, and ended up making bread with vaguely naan type flavors. The family liked…

Koobideh Kabob

Chicken Koobideh Kabobs

 Koobideh are Persian ground meat kabobs, so a bit different from the normal US fare, but they’re delightfully rich and aromatic. Cooked on the grill, it’s the perfect sort of dish for a hot summer’s night. For this version I…

Irish Cheese Burgers

Irish Cheese Burgers

I have burgered with booze before, of course, but today, we’re really all about the cheese.  Specifically, Kellygold’s Dublinier, which is a little difficult to explain, but texturally, it’s like a dry cheddar or perhaps a Parmesan block, yet it’s a…

Fajitas

Grilled Tequila Fajitas

Fajita time!  It’s also Weber Season. So, we can cook all of the main dish on the grill, not counting any sides you might want. Good fajitas have a robust flavor, and here a little tequila kicks it up a…

Bacon Cheeseburger with Beer-Battered Onion Rings and Katsu Sauce

Bacon Cheeseburger with Beer-Battered Onion Rings and Katsu Sauce

So, grilling season is fast approaching, and since the weather is actually ‘nice’ this weekend, I figured it was time to come out of the gate roaring like a lion.  To that end, here’s a completely scratch-from-the-ground-up bacon cheeseburger with…

Pesto-encrusted pork chops

Pesto-encrusted Pork Chops

So, I bought this tray of pork steaks (or boneless chops, whatever they’re called) at Costco a while back, intending to do something with them.  I like pork, but I’m just not used to cooking it, so I was left at…