Grill adventures By Broadcastmarc

Chicken-Mango Kebabs #152

2011-12-29T21:14:00.010+01:00

It's been awhile, but I'm back for the last time this year.
Missed a few "challenge" things,and a lot of time to grill,but first I have to take care off my wife.
We had a terrible time,but she's in a nursing home now.The MSA goes like a roller coaster and we're still in it.
Back to the kitchen,I made some awesome chicken/mango kebobs,with a nice sauce of lemon-orange.
Use 3 boneless chicken breasts and chop them in cubes of 1''.
Marinate the cubes in a mixture of 1tsp cumin,1tsp garlic powder,1tsp chili powder,1tsp oregano,1tsp sea salt and 3Tsp olive oil.
Set aside.
For the sauce you need 1cup fresh orange juice,2 Tsp lemon juice,2Tbsp honey and 1Tbsp fresh mint leave fine chopped
Simmer on medium heat until you've got a syrup.Let it cool down.
Prepare the grill for direct heat,and grill the kebobs for about 6-10 minutes turn once.
serve with baked potato's and a salad.
Sprinkle the sauce over the meat and enjoy with a nice red wine. Chianti Classico.

Porchetta #151

2011-11-29T21:18:00.011+01:00

It's a simple recipe... all you need is a pork belly (I had one from 1,5Kg) fresh rosemary,fresh thyme,fennel (very small chopped) sea salt and pepper.
I stuffed everything in my Jamie Oliver Flavor shaker...
The paste that came out of the shaker was spread all over the belly,and wrapped up.
We had the belly on a indirect prepared weber for about 5 hours on 110ºC
I served it with home made bread from the DO and a fresh tomato soup.
For the soup you can use 1Kg Roma tomato's quartered, 200Ml broth,1 onion (chopped),1Tbsp white sugar,a handful basil and 250Ml cream.
Bring the broth to a boil,add the tomato's,salt and onion.
Heat it up at low temperature,until the tomato's are soft.blend it wit an kitchen aid until you've got a nice thick soup..
For the flavor you can add some canned tomato puree and the cream.

Chicken stew #150

2011-11-20T20:31:00.012+01:00

O wow, it's so much fun to cook in my brand new Dutch oven.
Today I had a nice chicken stew,so nice quick and easy.
All the ingredients goes right in the DutchOven...
you need 6 potato's sliced,3chicken breast chopped,1 large onion,2 clove's garlic,thin sliced,1zucchini sliced,2 fennels sliced,250Ml cream,125Ml chicken broth,salt & pepper to taste and 50 gr parano cheese.
Preheat the DO, 6 charcoals under the DO. Saute the onion and garlic, do the same with the chicken breast,when done add the other ingredients and stir.
Get the lid closed and put 15 charcoals on top of the lid.
Let it simmer for 30-45 minutes...DOne....

Enjoy with a Shiraz cabernet.

Sunday Hike

2011-11-20T14:59:00.005+01:00

Finally got some time to clear my mind by taking a hike in the OostvaardersPlassen.
It is a nature reserve in our neighborhood.
Did a 3 hour walk there,in the small world,the only sound you here were from the birds.... awesome!! so peaceful.
Just take a few pics there and had a nice quick lunch for warming me up.
Next time, when the fog is gone, I hope to do some bird or deer spotting..

Dutch Oven bread #149

2011-11-19T16:19:00.009+01:00

Well, I've got my Dutch Oven!!!
It took me a few years but finally got him...
It is a 6Quarter Wolf DO...real big... in my opinion;-)
After seasoning it was time to made some things in the DO,Lets start simple with a bread.
Make the dough according the package.
Heat up 20 briquets. place 5 under and 15 on top.
Bake the bread in 30-45 minutes.

Enjoy.

Cauliflower challenge

2011-11-15T21:26:00.015+01:00

It is always a "challenge" to get the right ingredients,this time it was hard to get a turkey.
The other ingredients were quite simple,cauliflower,cranberry,and wraps.
This is how I did it.

The first thing I did was the chicken.I stuffed it with lemon,garlic,parsley, and rubbed it in with "butt burners" and let it marinate overnight.
Prepare the Weber for indirect grilling, and set a chicken on a beercan (we had an rose beer) for about 90 minutes.
After grilling you can pull the chicken in small pieces and wrap it in.
The cauliflower was blanched,and finished in the oven,with an cream sauce gratin.
Put the cauliflower in a casserole.Preheat the oven on 200ºc.
In the meantime chop an onion and some garlic and sauté.Add 250Ml cream and 50gr Parmasan cheese and heat it up.
Spread it over the cauliflower,and shove in the oven for about 10 minutes.
The cranberry is a pain in the Ass... I hate them,but I give it a try...
It was not bad at all... I put 250gr cranberry's and 250gr sugar in a pan and let it cook for about 20 minutes.Now we had an little bit sweeter jelly..Not bad at all.. Specially If you eat it with the cauliflower,chicken and wrap in one bite.
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The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE
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Wilfred Reinke ENTRY HERE

Wilfred is somewhat of a newcomer to the BBQ scene having only done standard grilling for most of his 50 years, He found and became passionate about Low & Slow about 2 years ago. and that passion also morphed into a second hobby which is writing. Oshawa Ogre’s Views News & BBQ’s has been a project that has taken on a life of it’s own and blessed him with many many new friends in the BBQ community on Twitter, facebook and through the blog.

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Paul Height from No excuses bbq ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

The Dutchess Cooks ENTRY HERE

After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, Hanneke Eerden thought, “why not start my own blog?”, and she did in 2010. It’s not her goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist!

Butternut squash Meatloaf #148

2011-11-15T20:24:00.010+01:00

We had an Awesome ,quick and delicious meatloaf.Butternut squash meatloaf..
Al you need is a lazy,cold sunday afternoon,and some ingredients.500gr ground beef,1small butternut squash,1pepper bell,small onion,2 or 3 gloves garlic,1Tsp cinnamon,1egg,12 dried apricot's,bacon,pepper and salt to taste and 3 slices good white bread.
Put everything in a Kitchenaid and blend.
After the things were blended,it's time to get everything in a casserole, and shove it the oven at 190ºc.
If the meat is brown (after 30 min.),add some bacon slices on top of the meat and put back in the oven for another 30 min.
Now you have a crispy bacon top.
Serve with mashed potato or a sandwich,and a nice glass of red wine.

Paprika chicken aioli skewers #147

2011-11-08T19:07:00.010+01:00

I saw this recipe in my email from Weber recipe of the week.
My only problem was that I can't get Tri-tip beef,so I used chicken.
For the rest I used the recipe from Jamie Purviance.
It was just a perfect easy meal to make.
Begin with 1 large zucchini and chop them in slices of 1 inch. Do the same with the chicken breast (slice of 1 inch).
Marinade it in 1 tsp smoked paprika powder,1tsp ground black pepper and 1tsp sea salt.Mix it with 3Tbsp olive oil,and whisk the zucchini slices and chicken in the mixture. Set aside for about 15minutes.
In the meantime heat up the Weber for direct grilling.
For the paprika aioli mayonnaise use 1 cup good mayonnaise, 3gloves garlic (minced) and 1tsp smoked paprika.
Whisk in a small bowl and set aside.
Put the skewers on the grates for about 10 minutes (turn once).
Serve with the aioli and a salad.

Enjoy.

Halloween meringues #146

2011-10-30T19:56:00.008+01:00

Happy Halloween...today I made us some nice "Spooky" meringues.
It's so simple and easy to make.
The only thing you need is 3 egg white's 180gr sugar and some patience.
Separate the egg white from the yolk.Whisk the egg white until its a little sticky.
Add the sugar spoon by spoon and keep beating the egg white till your arms fall off..(or use a machine)
Preheat the oven on 100º C.
Use some baking paper on a plate.
Put the egg mixture in a piping bag, and make the figures you want.
Shove it in the oven for about 90 minutes and let cool down.
For the eyes and stripes I used pure chocolate in a small piping bag.
Enjoy..Happy halloween!!

Mini pizza #145

2011-10-26T20:35:00.009+02:00

So cute, my youngest son,Boris want's to surprise his mother with mini pizza. She's staying in a nursery home for a few weeks.
The food there is .....well, not so good as at home;-)
Last week we bring some pulled pork sandwich,and tomorrow mini pizza.
He want to do it on is own..here is how he did it in pictures;-)
Let mom enjoy!!

Buffel Mozzarella sandwich #144

2011-10-22T16:17:00.007+02:00

My youngest son is really enjoying food,so then we spend some more bucks for a nice lunch.
We have an fine Italian delicacy shop in town,with fresh Mozzarella!. So I want to let him taste between the mozzarella from the grocery store and fresh.He told me,"dad this is so much better" with a big smile on his face..and enjoyed lunch.True son,this is awesome,and worth every buck.
Put a bit of basil pesto on a sandwich,place 2 slices buffel mozzarella on it an add some cucumber top.finnish it with some pepper&salt to taste and enjoy.

Halloween "challenge"

2011-10-09T20:24:00.030+02:00

Halloween/pumpkin season is always my favorite time of the year...Ok I mean the pumpkin part..
I had so much ideas for the pumpkin that I can't wait.
We made a cake, syrup and having fun with carving the pumpkin.
But back to the "challenge". I show you what I've made of it.
The ingredients were Pumpkin,chicken,rice and apple.
The chicken was the main dish,I cooked it in broth and marinated in a mix of taco seasoning.
Then I stuffed the chicken in a pepper bell,with brown rice (first cooked of course) and added cheese and put it on a medium heated Grill until the cheese is melting.
For the apple I did not what to do with it,so I had this as a side dish with the pepper bell's
Use 4 medium size apple's , chop them in small pieces add the juice of 1 lemon and cook in a little bit of water, until it's a apple sauce.I added also 1 tsp cinnamon for a nice flavor.
The pumpkin is used for desert,a cake and a pumpkin spiced latte. (Starbucks in our country don't serve those) So I had to make it myself..It's so easy... see the syrup recipe.
For the pumkincake I used a small pumpkin chopped and blend it with the basic recipe for cake,and add 1tsp chocolate powder.

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The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE
The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Hanneke "The Dutchess Cooks" ENTRY HERE

After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, I thought “why not start my own blog??” And I did, in 2010, but already after a short period of time, a blog wasn’t enough, and I started my own website. It’s not my goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist! Straight from my plate to yours!

Kristina from "The Daily Dish" ENTRY HERE

Kristina has been writing "The Daily Dish" for www.BetterRecipes.com for the past two years. The blog covers a wide variety of recipes, but firing up the grill truly lights up her passion for food! She was named "America's Next Pork Personality" by Guy Fieri for one of her grilled pork dishes, won the outdoor grilling division of the National Beef Cook-Off, and her winning grilled lamb-burger took her all the way to the land Down Under with Meat and Livestock Australia. The "4-Ingredient Challenge" is a fun and exciting way to get creative on the grill!

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Blog: http://www.betterrecipes.com/blogs/daily-dish

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BetterRecipes

Freek's ENTRY HERE

Maybe some of you know me from my Dutch blogsite www.freeksbbq.nl. I have a great passion for grilling, since it is always challenging. For me grilling is a time to relax and to have a great time with friends and family. I wanted to reach more people with my blog since there are so many food lovers and freaks out there! So that's why I decided to blog in English instead of Dutch.

Curt's ENTRY HERE
Livefire cooking is about taking ordinary cooking and adding the flavor of fire to it, whether in high heat grilling, low heat smoking or indirect heat for baking. It’s about taking the primitive element of fire and harnessing it to make great food.

Paul Height from No excuses bbq ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Livar pork #143

2011-10-09T20:23:00.006+02:00

Last week I bought a Livar Pig (pork).
It is a pig wich had a good life with the monk's.
We had a Boston butt from almost 3Kg.
I cut off 2 pieces for a steak and saved the rest for pulled pork.
The steaks were marinated with a basic bbq rub.
50gr brown sugar,1Tbsp chili powder 1Tbsp garlic powder 1Tbsp onion powder 1Tbsp paprika powder 2Tbsp sea salt and 3 Tbsp black pepper (Ground)
Put the steaks on high heat for a few minutes each side and serve with a basic bbq sauce.
250Ml ketchup 30cl apple cider 1Tbsp tabasco 3Tbsp brown sugar 2Tbsp Dyon mustard 2Tbsp Syrup 1Tbsp basic bbq rub.
Heat up all the ingredients in a skillet and stir until you've got a nice dark brown sauce.
You can save the sauce in a can in the fridge.

Pumpkin spiced latte (syrup) #142

2011-10-09T19:43:00.010+02:00

We can't get pumpkin spice here in the Netherlands,So I decide to make it myself.
If we have pumpkins,then we have also pumpkin cake.
The youngest made the cake,the oldest wrote the text on the pumpkin, and I carved it.
What else you got to do on a rainy day.
Ok lets go, its so easy,The only things you need are,3Tbsp pumpkin puree,1,5 cup water,1,5 cup sugar,1tsp ground nutmeg,1tsp ground gloves,1tsp ginger and 4 cinnamon sticks.
Heat up the water and dissolve the sugar.Whisk the other ingredients together with the sugar water and stir. Just let it under the boiling point for about 15 minutes.Get it in a bottle with a strainer.
For the pumpkin spiced latte you need: 1 shot espresso,1Tbsp syrup.
Add hot milk and serve with whipped cream on top.

Wagyu #141

2011-10-02T16:24:00.009+02:00

This weekend we had our friends over for dinner,Jan-Willem and Marjolein from "picture a recipe".
We are both food lovers,and like taking pictures of it.
We also tried to make a special dish on those evenings.
Now it was my turn... I get my hands on a few "Wagyu" burgers..This is in one word...Superb!! I can't describe the feeling in your mouth,but believe me,it was so tasty/juicy exploding flavor...and this without any sauce,salt,pepper or whatever!!! If you had it before then you know what I mean.
We just had them on the grill for about a few minutes,(rare/medium).
For the veggies we had the "brochette" with an mousseline (eggplant,zucchini,pepper bell)
For the mousseline use 1 egg yolk 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar and 1 Tbsp water,beat it in a small bowl until it's foam.
In the meantime melt 50gr real butter,add the foam and a handful basil.
For desert I had hot strawberry.
Heat up a skillet on the grill and add 200cl Tia Maria,rum or other liquor you like,add the strawberry's and a cinnamon stick.
Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream and vanilla ice.
Enjoy with a nice rose or red wine.

Lemon-melon tofu #140

2011-09-24T21:42:00.001+02:00

Now this was a "challenge" again. Tofu...I even don't know what kind of chop-board I had to us for this...It's not fish,not meat,not a veggie...now what...This is the first time I had tofu,and don't know what to expected from it.So we had Tofu,melon,peas and potato's.Ok lets get started.I was thinking of the melon,what to do with it? I opted to make a marinade from melon.This is how I did It,Use the juice of half a melon,add the zest of a lemon,and juice of a lemon,1Cm fresh ginger thin sliced,2 gloves garlic,1 tsp 5 spice powder and 1Tbsp kikoman soy sauce.Let it marinade for a few hours.The peas and potato's were simply sprinkled with olive oil,salt and pepper,and a little bit of the marinade from the tofu.Then baked in a skillet on the Weber.The last 6 minutes were for the tofu on a high heated clean and oiled grate.Be careful with the tofu,it's very fragile.We all tried it,the taste was....to be honest...not bad..;-) but never eat it again! Please visit the other participants.
The BBQ GrailThe BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Nibble Me ThisNibble Me This is Chris Grove’s blog about his misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Bob’s Brew and ‘QueBob started Bob’s Brew and ‘Que in August of 2009 with the intent of sharing his views on food and drink. Originally focused on BBQ and Homebrew, it was inevitable that the influences of his upbringing in the San Francisco Bay Area and it’s wealth of ingredients as well as his heritage as an American of Japanese ancestry would help focus his blog, as it has his approach to food and drink.

Cooking, by the seat of my Pants!Cooking by the seat of my Pants began life as a way to document Jerry Russell’s culinary misadventures. Since then it has become his way to encourage people to cook without boundaries or recipes. To just get in the kitchen and cook something from the heart.

Better Recipes “The Daily Dish”Kristina has been writing “The Daily Dish” for www.BetterRecipes.com for the past two years. The blog covers a wide variety of recipes, but firing up the grill truly lights up her passion for food! She was named “America’s Next Pork Personality” by Guy Fieri for one of her grilled pork dishes, won the outdoor grilling division of the National Beef Cook-Off, and her winning grilled lamb-burger took her all the way to the land Down Under with Meat and Livestock Australia. The “4-Ingredient Challenge” is a fun and exciting way to get creative on the grill!

LivefireLivefire cooking is about taking ordinary cooking and adding the flavor of fire to it, whether in high heat grilling, low heat smoking or indirect heat for baking. It’s about taking the primitive element of fire and harnessing it to make great food.

Italian sausage #139

2011-09-19T09:33:00.001+02:00

This weekend we had my son's birthday party.. He's 10 now.It was a busy weekend with good food,friends,and more..Friday he got a party at school and gave out a candy stick.We made a man of marshmallow with an licorice lace as a black belt from teakwando.On Saturday we made our favorite hamburgerswith tequila, some with jalapeno's and some normal hamburgers for the kids.On sunday I had a relaxing day..and made some Italian sausage with bread.Use for 4 servings, 12 Tuscany sausages,2 pepper bell's (sliced),1 sweet onion (chopped),2 gloves garlic (sliced) 1can tomato puree and 200Ml broth.Heat up the grill,brown the sausage and set aside.Glaze the onion and garlic,add the pepper bell's and let simmer for about 5 minutes,add the broth and a can tomato puree and stir.Add the sausage and let simmer for 15 minutes,and serve with some good bread and a nice glass of wine.

Cannoli #138

2011-09-11T21:17:00.000+02:00

Now this is one of my favorite non bbq dish.It's the spinach ricotta cannoli.It is an vegetarian style dish,but you can make it with meat too.This is so easy to make and so delicious.For the filling you need 600gr fresh spinach leaves,1tsp nutmeg,2 cloves garlic crushed and 1 onion fine chopped.Glace the garlic and onion,add the spinach and nutmeg.It seems there is not much left from the spinach,but it is enough for 4 servings.let the spinach cool down and remove the water from it.Chop the spinach real fine,add the ricotta and mix well.In the meantime you can make a mix from 300 gr minced meat,1 can peeled tomato,and 1 can mashed tomato.Put the meat mix in the casserole.Do the mix of spinach/ricotta in a piping bag, and fill the cannoli tube's.Make a white sauce from creme fraise,grated Italian cheese,and pepper&salt to taste.Add it on the cannoli and shove it in a pre-heated oven for 45 minutes.Enjoy with a red Torres wine.

Skillet Pizza #137

2011-09-09T21:18:00.000+02:00

Just a post with a few words..Awesome after summer dinner outside on the porch.Pizza in the skillet,you can do almost everything you like on top..I Love outdoor cooking!Enjoy your weekend,this was a great start.

Toast on fire #136

2011-09-04T21:54:00.013+02:00

This was probably the last nice day of the summer,so we had to do some live fire cooking with the kids.They love to play with fire.
This is always a fun concept of making food.
In the evening it gets a bit chilly outside,so I put on the fireplace on our porch,now this is were we made our food tonight.
This is so easy and fun to do.Get a toast iron,make a sandwich with cheddar,ham and jalapeno's from a jar.
Heat up in the fire,but be careful,it's hot and goes very fast!
When done add your favorite sauce.(I had the Sweet Baby Ray's)
Enjoy with a nice Chianti and see the sun go down...

Tequilaburgers #135

2011-08-28T21:07:00.008+02:00

Today I had some amazing tequila burgers.The kids love hamburgers...but those are not for kids..there is a lot of booze in it;-)
For those burgers you need 500gr minced meat,1cup ketchup,1cup brown sugar 25cl tequila,the juice of 1 lemon and a tsp tobasco and a pinch of salt.
We had some small potato's,sweet onion and pepper bells in a skillet.
Add some Mississippi sweet sauce and let it simmer for 15 minutes. (pre-cook the potato's in the microwave)

Pepper bell #134

2011-08-25T21:20:00.007+02:00

Last week I bought a lot of pepper bells,I had some nice plans with it.
This is the first one.
Cut the pepper bells in 2,remove the seeds.
Use for 4 half's 300gr minced meat.Put the meat in a bowl.
Add 1 package taco seasoning mix in 1 cup water and stir.Then add it to the meat an mix well.
Prepare the grill for indirect grilling.
Stuff the pepper bells with cheese and the meat,add some cheese for topping.
Place them on the indirect side and leave it there for half an hour.
In the meantime place the skillet on the direct side of the grill.Chop a sweet onion in thick slices,put some jalapeno's (from a jar) in the skillet and sauté the onion.Add some sweet corn,baked beans and a cup of "Big Bob Gibson" Habanero sauce.let it simmer for a few minutes.
After 30-45 minutes the pepper bells are ready too..
Enjoy;-)

Celery pasta Ribs "challenge"

2011-08-20T21:24:00.028+02:00

Now this was a challenge!! I hate celery.The short ribs,love them, the peach are yummy too,the pasta ok....but what kind of combination...really don't know.The first time I "made" the challenge with an salad of peach and celery but wasn't satisfying me.Grilled the ribs too long with the wrong mop sauce...So I had to go back to the butcher for new ribs.
Plans changes everyday. Finally came up with this!! Actually, it amazed me what a nice exploding flavor the celery has.
I made a nice celery-peach pesto,I'm telling ya..It was absolutely fabulous.
Here's how I made it.
Use a few leaves and stumps of the celery,1cup pine nuts,1Tbs pistachio nuts,2Tbsp Grana Padano cheese,olive oil and salt & pepper to taste.(for the salt I used "the man with the pan" Jamaica flavor)
Put the whole bunch of ingredients in the food processor and add the olive oil until you have a nice mixture and set aside.
The ribs were marinated with the "butt rub" from Bad Byron's.Finaly we have an supplier in the Netherlands for those rubs,thanks to Hugo from True2BBQ
For the mop sauce we had a nice basic sauce from 1cup apple cider,1cup brown sugar,1cup ketchup,1tsp onion powder and a tsp tabasco.
I placed the ribs 2,5 hour on 120ºC indirect and smoked it with Jack Daniels wood chips.The last 30 minutes I mopped the ribs a few times.
After 2,5 hours take the ribs of the heat and let it rest.
In the meantime make a pasta (gluten free) as described on the package.
Mix a Tbsp of the celery peach pesto with the pasta and serve with the ribs and a nice glass rose.

Please make sure you take a look at the other participants of this "challenge"

Hanneke "The Dutchess Cooks" ENTRY HERE

After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, I thought “why not start my own blog??” And I did, in 2010, but already after a short period of time, a blog wasn’t enough, and I started my own website. It’s not my goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist! Straight from my plate to yours!

Wilfred Reinke ENTRY HERE

Wilfred is somewhat of a newcomer to the BBQ scene having only done standard grilling for most of his 50 years, He found and became passionate about Low & Slow about 2 years ago. and that passion also morphed into a second hobby which is writing. Oshawa Ogre’s Views News & BBQ’s has been a project that has taken on a life of it’s own and blessed him with many many new friends in the BBQ community on Twitter, facebook and through the blog.

Follow me on twitter @OshawaOgre , friend me on facebook and “like” my blog facebook page

Chris from Nibble me this ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Larry from the BBQGrail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Paul Height from No excuses bbq ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Kristina from "The Daily Dish" ENTRY HERE

Kristina has been writing "The Daily Dish" for www.BetterRecipes.com for the past two years. The blog covers a wide variety of recipes, but firing up the grill truly lights up her passion for food! She was named "America's Next Pork Personality" by Guy Fieri for one of her grilled pork dishes, won the outdoor grilling division of the National Beef Cook-Off, and her winning grilled lamb-burger took her all the way to the land Down Under with Meat and Livestock Australia. The "4-Ingredient Challenge" is a fun and exciting way to get creative on the grill!

Here are other links you might need:

Blog: http://www.betterrecipes.com/blogs/daily-dish

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betterrecipes

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BetterRecipes

Jason from "JasonsBBQAdventures" ENTRY HERE

Holliday France

2011-08-13T22:23:00.027+02:00

We had a great holliday in France,Gorges du Verdon.
Great for canoeing, climbing,hiking and grilling.It was not allowed to make a camp fire,so we have to grill on an "electric" grill.
You can also do some nice things on it;-)
We made some things with "escalope de dinde" Anyone who says you can't make something nice on a "electric" grill.......
I stuffed the dinde with Roqueort cheese and wrapped it up,and grilled for about 10 minutes turning round and around..It was so delicious..

We've seen a lot of Aix en Provence,but the most beautiful store I've seen is the Laguiole store.
I bought a very nice sommeliers knife.

We also had a lot of fun in our rented rib with 200Hp..
Damn this boat goes fast.....
The kids had a lot of fun with an tyre behind the boat...so scary...at open sea between the big boats..

The Gorges du Verdon were absolutely fabulous.
We did some canoeing in the Gorges,very nice blue lake and river, a bit crowded but great to see.

Rainy day Hiking...we had it all on our holiday..This fire won't go out from a bit of rain..

The kids sneaked in the pool and get caught ..... you don't go in the pool when its raining...its not funny,the pool boy said;-)

As you see, we had a great time and a lot of fun, with some very good friends.

Cheers.

Hot Dog's & blueberry's

2011-07-13T22:39:00.022+02:00

Hot dog's,blueberry's and baked beans month! The fourth ingredient, "pickle"
Never had that combination..Our hot dog is just with sauerkraut and mustard or ketchup and onion.But with a little help and imagination I created a hot dog you've never seen before.
I can't find the original hot dog sandwich,so I used an ordinary similar sandwich.
The pickle was sliced very thin,with an peeler and dried in an oven on 90ºC for about 1 hour.Now this is amazing! a very crispy pickle.
For the sauce I used a can of baked beans 150gr,1 shallot (diced),2 cloves garlic (crushed), 50gr chorizo and 1 cup olerosso sherry.
Saute the garlic and shallot, add the beans and the sherry and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
Let it cool down and blend it untill you've got a sauce..Add some olerosso to smooth it.
I really didn't know what to do with the blueberry's and don't like them.But as a jam it's perfect.
For 100gr blueberry you need 100gr sugar,heat up and let it cook for 15 minutes.Serve with
carmellised walnut,and the blueberry sauce,on ice cream.

Enjoy!

Please visit the other participants.

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Jason's Entry Here

The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Wilfred Reinke Entry Here

Chris of Nibble Me This – ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Hanneke Eerden of The Dutchess Cooks – Entry Here
The Dutchess Cooks was started in 2010. After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, I thought “why not start my own blog??” And I did, in 2010, but already after a short period of time, a blog wasn’t enough, and I started my own website. It’s not my goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist! Straight from my plate to yours!

Robert's Entry Here

White eggplant "Who's the boss" #133

2011-07-07T21:47:00.011+02:00

Last weekend we were at the NKBBQ (Dutch championship).
The things I've seen there had inspired me for doing a lot of new things on the bbq.
One of the first things we see was the stand of the "BBQBabes" with an great eggplant slice..
On the other site of the event there was an stand with fresh white eggplant,and a lot of peppers.
We also bought some salt from "the man with the pan" and the" Sweet Baby Ray's" sauce.
Ok here's the plan,I've got a lot of eggplant ,pepper,potato and onion.Cut everything in pieces.
Put a skillet on high heat and bake the veggies and potato's.
Add the sauce to the veggies,and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
Make some skewers from chicken breast and grill direct.
We had a perfect dinner..Now who's the boss....the sauce or....

Enjoy with....

Grilling @ Work #132

2011-07-07T20:44:00.008+02:00

Today I had to bring my grill to work..this is so much fun....Your colleague's will love it!!
Great for lunch and for the mood!!
I opted for two types of burgers, The Jalapeno's & Booze burger...o yeah booze at lunchtime....
Ok here we go.
For 10 hamburgers use 1Kg ground beef,fresh Jalapeno's to taste,1cup brown sugar,1cup Sweet baby Ray's sauce (or ketchup) 2 gloves garlic (crushed),1 sweet onion (diced), 2 eggs,1 cup breadcrum.
Put everything in a large bowl and mix well.
For the booze burgers change the Jalapeno's for 1 cup Whisky. The rest is all the same.
Make the hamburgers with a special tool,or like I do, with the cover of an old jar!
Now I've got burgers from around 100 Gr.
As a topping we used cheddar,pineapple and onion.
The boys at the office loved it...You've got to try it!

Thanks Robyn (Grillgrrrl) for introduce of the grill at work scene;-)

Enjoy

Beer Sausage & Eggplant #131

2011-07-03T21:59:00.012+02:00

Last Weekend we were on the NK BBQ (Dutch championship BBQ).
We had a very nice day,with beautiful weather and good friends JW and Marjolein from "Picture a recipe".
They bought us a nice bottle of Mississippi spicy sauce.and we picked up a bag of "BlackRanch charcoal".
With a car full of goods,it was time to go to the BBQ event and look, taste, and buy some things.
I bought a sweet baby Ray sauce and a special salt from "the man with the pan"
We also getting some eggplants from the "BBQbabes" and a bunch of Jalapeno's.
Inspired on the bbqbabes,grilled eggplant,and the sausage I've seen at JW's place,I decided to make beer sausage and grilled eggplant.
I'm telling ya it was soo good... Cooking with booze is always good.
Okay,back to the grill,heat up till high heat,place a skillet on top and saute an sweet onion.
In the meantime put the sausage on the grate for a minute or so,(just for the grillmarks) and put them with the onions in the skillet.
Get a bottle of beer of your choice (we had the Wieckse rose beer)open with your Dickies buckle..so glad I had a buckle with opener.;-)and do the beer in the skillet too.
Cook for about 20 minutes with the lid closed.
Grill the eggplants slices with some "man with the pan" salt and some olive oil.

Enjoy

CocaCola Ribs #130

2011-06-25T20:16:00.009+02:00

It was a bit of a rainy day,but I have to make those ribs...I had something in mind with CocaCola and can't wait for better weather or another day.
No I hear you say..CocaCola..for the ribs,Ow yeah CocaCola is great for sauce!
This is what you need for 2 Servings.
I had 2 ribs,that won't fit on one chopboard;-) Remove the membrane,clean up the ribs and dry the ribs.Make a dry rub with 2 cups brown sugar,1Tbsp sea salt,1Tbsp cumin,1Tbsp onion powder,1Tbsp Paprika powder and 1Tbsp pepper.Whisk everything,and rub the ribs,put the ribs in a zipper bag for about 6 hours.
In the meantime make the CocaCola sauce.You need 1can CocaCola,2cups ketchup,2cups brown sugar,1 cup apple cider vinegar,3 cloves garlic (crushed) 1 onion (fine chopped) 1Tbsp mustard and 1 Tbsp oil.
Saute the onion and garlic tender and add the rest of the ingredients and cook for an hour on low heat.Let it cool down.
Preheat the grill for 300ºF inderect grilling.Smoke the slabs with "Jack Daniels wood chips" on the grate for about 2,5 hours.
After 2,5 hours mop the ribs with the CocaCola sauce every 15 minutes (1 hour total) Wrap in aluminum foil and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Enjoy with some salad,cucumber,and of course a nice cool rose..

Hamburgers #129

2011-06-24T21:17:00.007+02:00

After a week of hard work,it's good to chill and relax with a rose,fireplace and oldskool hamburgers!!
You love hamburgers,we love hamburgers everyone loves hamburgers.Specially the kids love them..If there are friends came over for the kids,they always gonna ask....".Is your dad making those nice hamburgers" can I stay for dinner? Please...please.
Ok here we go...and make those fine hamburgers for your husband,girlfriend or kids...quick and easy.
For 12 servings,you need 1Kg minced meat,1 cup brown sugar,1 cup ketchup,1 onion diced,2 gloves garlic crushed,pepper to taste,1 tsp Worcestershire sauce,bread crum,and 2 eggs.
Mix everything in a large bowl.Make the burgers with an lid of an Illy can,
(it's the right size for an burger of 125gr = 1/4 pound)
In the meantime prepare the grill for direct grilling high heat 450ºF.This time I was using the Black Ranch charcoal,It's my favorite charcoal for high heat..
Put the burgers for about 4 minutes each side on the grate,add a thin slice fresh pineapple,jalapeno and some cheddar cheese on top...and enjoy...with a nice rose
Happy weekend.

JackDaniel's smoked bread #128

2011-06-15T09:21:00.017+02:00

O my....The skillet set has finally arrived.It is a 6 - 8 - and 10" skillet.
Everytime I use the metal drip pan's from Weber for my veggies or potato's (what is a shame)After use I throw them away..
Okay back to the grill,Preheat the Weber for indirect grilling,medium heat 300ºF.
I found a package of abby flour in the kitchen and thought of making a bread with the smoke of Jack Daniels wood flakes..I'm telling ya..It smells so good.
The bread is ready after 45 minutes.
The JD flakes become better in bread then in a piece of meat..
It is a nice appetizer,put some garlic butter or tapanade (like we did) on top,and enjoy with a glass rose.
In the meantime you can make Pizza dough,(the grill is still hot enough),or put some charcoals on top.Make a pizza of your choice.
We had the pizza's with boiled ham,mushroom,pepper bell,mozarella,jalapeno's and a nice tomato sauce.
For the sauce you need 6 tomato's,2 gloves garlic,oregano,basil,salt and pepper..very basic but very nice..
Heat it up and blend it with an kitchen aid hand blender.
The thin pizza's are ready in 30 minutes..Enjoy!

JalapenosBurgers #127

2011-06-12T22:07:00.010+02:00

Whitsunday, It was such a nice day,lovely weather,glass rose,fireplace nice under the porch,with my wife and kids,Enjoying JalapenosBurgers.
It was so good..not too hot for the kids.We had them with some small potato's with a few Whole gloves garlic sweet onion,fresh basil,pepper and salt to taste and olive oil.Put all in an drip pan (still waiting for my skillet) and set on the grate for 30Minutes on high heat 400º F.
Prepare the minced meat with ingredients you like,we had 1 egg,breadcrum, diced jalapenos,1 cup brown sugar,1 cup honey bbq sauce,onion and garlic.Mix everything in a large bowl,and make some hamburgers of it.Add some bacon if you like.
Put them on the hot grate for about 4 minutes each side.

Enjoy with a glass of nice rose.

Saltimbocca alla Romana #126

2011-06-05T21:17:00.012+02:00

I've found 2 magazines in a foil, never opened about food in Italy.Now that's always a favorite of us.We've been a few times In Tuscane.
Today was very rainy,we got nothing to do,just relax and doing some cooking.
I saw a nice recipe,Saltimbocca alla Romana..But first we had a nice melon with Parma ham that has dry-cured for 24 months..It was awesome.
For the Saltimbocca you need 4 slices pork tenderloin thin! so you can roll them.Put on every slice a few slices Parma Ham, and some sage leaves,and roll them (not to tight).Prepare on the grill for about 15 minutes medium high 300ºF (Indirect).
For desert we had an Panna cotta with mint. Cook 500Ml whipped cream with 1 tsp vanilla sugar,3Tbsp sugar. In the meantime get some gelatine in water,for about 5 minutes,and add to the cooked cream.Remove the mint leaves and put the mixture in a small glass or cup,and let cool down for 3 hours in a fridge.
After all we finished with an Espresso" Romano" its an espresso with an slice of lemon..so fresh..you've got to try it..

Enjoy!

30 minute meal #125

2011-06-01T09:51:00.005+02:00

If you're looking for a quick and easy meal,try this..
It's a bit of "Nigella" style of cooking.There is always something in your closet you can use..We had pasta,pepper in a jar,onion,garlic,canned pork
(luncheon meat),pepper bell,cheese,can peeled tomato,balsamic vinegar and salt.Cut everything in pieces,boil some water and preheat the oven till 200 degrees.Cook the pasta "al dente" in 7 minutes.Add everything in a casserole,put the cheese on top with the peppers, and shove it in the oven for about 15 minutes...

Enjoy

A day off #124

2011-05-29T21:51:00.008+02:00

I had planned a nice day off for myself.A whole afternoon not taking care of....Sometimes you need that.
I made an appointment by the famous dutch tattoo shop,at the red light district "HankyPankyTattooing" for an Oldskool flame tattoo.
The artist draw the flame on my leg,and after an hour it was finished...Awesome style and colors.I'm so happy with it...Thinking of the next one...
When ready my son and I had a nice lunch at the "SubWay" It's his favorite lunchroom. On our way home we drunk a good cup of coffee from "Starbucks" (My favorite is the caramel macchiato.)We had an awesome day with a good laugh,a bag of Starbucks beans,and a nice flame on my leg, time to hit the road home.Back to the real world,with a nice memory in our mind's
The next time I'll do this with the youngest son...

Tortilla Espanola #123

2011-05-22T20:10:00.006+02:00

Iv'e got Spanish neighbours,While sitting in the backyard, listening to them,I was thinking of my Spanish holiday's and tapa adventures in Barcelona,with my diving friends. Instead of diving we did a lot of eating and drinking.
The kids were out,my wife had a workshop making tart and I was home alone....All the time for making "Tortilla Espanola"
After doing some shopping,you need 500gr small potato's,1 pepper bell,chorizo,onion,garlic,pepper & salt,10 egg's,100gr Grana Padano cheese (or something else you like) and Shitake
Prepare the grill for indirect grilling,medium heat.In the meantime cut the potato's,chop the other ingredients in small pieces.Put everything in a large bowl.Beat up the egg's and add it to the other ingredients.
Do the mixture in a casserole,and place on the medium heated grill for about 2 hours.Let it cool down.
Serve with an salad.

Enjoy!!

Coffee seasoning Kebab #122

2011-05-21T21:13:00.005+02:00

Today I had a few hours of my own,and was sitting at the porch with a nice lunch,(tuna Salad) and thinking of what to eat tonight.
I grabbed a nice kebab from Steven Raichlen BBQ book.We also used a rub from this book.It was really great.Never thought off a coffee rub.It was fabulous!!
For the rub/seasoning : 6 Tbsp grounded coffee,3Tbs sea salt,1 cup brown sugar,1Tbsp chili powder,1Tbsp cumin powder,1 Tbsp black pepper,1 tsp garlic powder,1 tsp onion powder,Blend it well and store in a jar.
For 8 Kebabs we used 1 Kg grounded beef, mix 6 Tbsp of your coffee seasoning with the meat and blend it.
In the meanwhile heat up the Weber for direct grilling,high heat.We also soaked our Outdoor gourmet cedar skewers, and used them for the kebabs.
When ready put them on the grill for about 6 minutes each side.We eat them rolled in flour tortilla's with some salad.

Enjoy!

Fresh fruit #121

2011-05-20T09:03:00.008+02:00

Yesterday was a bit different from the others..No bbq or a fancy meal..Just an ordinary french fries and croquette.Just quick and easy (I thought).
It takes more time to bake all the stuff, then prepare a 30min. meal from Jamie Oliver or something from Nigella Lawson.Those guys have very nice and fancy meals quick,healthy and easy too.So,to get something healthy I opted for a fresh fruit salad for desert.We used Mango,strawberry and pineapple.The only bad thing was...the whipped cream.

Enjoy!

Fava beans.. What beans??

2011-05-18T20:30:00.025+02:00

This "challenge" was a real one...I made this one three or four time's,and made a few mistakes.
It was all about the language.My son is always talking about his Fava (Favorite for street language).Mistake nr.1 Fava is not Favorite!! Damn...My favorite beans are the black beans and sour cream,so I was making the Tequila flavored fajita's with black beans,sweet corn and sour cream.
Here you go, 2nd mistake,forgot the wild rice!!.(3th mistake).Ok here is the next attempt. "crust chicken", with my Fava (favorite) beans,sweet onion and (4th mistake) Ingredient with the first letter of your name..M, I mixed up a lot of things this month, so the M was for Mais ( corn in English LoL)AAARRRGGGHHH!! What's next.I had a few leftovers from the Tequila flavored fajita's,the black beans,the mais (corn) and here it comes,the 5th mistake. Accidentally read a mail of Larry to welcome Jerry,with the text Hope you all are able to find Fava Beans… Now Iv'e got a problem...search with google for Fava beans...That kind of beans Iv'e not seen the last 20 years...I hate that bean when I was a kid ;-)
But I gave it a try,with the left overs from everything..I'm telling you guys,it was not that bad..Not bad at all..I made a nice dinner,with wild rice, fava beans,the tequila flavored chicken.... and the ingredient with the magical M
Was a nice Macchiato (I couldn't find any better sorry) as desert.

Additional participants in this month’s Ingredient Challenge include:

Chris of Nibble Me This – ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Hanneke Eerden of The Dutchess Cooks – Entry Here
The Dutchess Cooks was started in 2010. After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, I thought “why not start my own blog??” And I did, in 2010, but already after a short period of time, a blog wasn’t enough, and I started my own website. It’s not my goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist! Straight from my plate to yours!

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

The grillgrrl Robyn entry here

Robyn Medlin is the “grill girl” behind grillgrrrl.com. Her focus is on healthy, simple and creative recipes on the grill. She encourages women to learn to grill as it a great way to create healthy, flavorful dishes without all the fuss and clean up in the kitchen. This “grill girl” holds quarterly “Women’s Grilling Clinics” as a way to encourage women to not be intimated by the grill. As a McCormick’s flavor correspondent for their “This Week in Grilling Campaign”, Robyn shares fun, tropical video recipes documenting her grilling adventures from her backyard in Sunny, Hollywood, Florida.

Tequila flavored fajita #120

2011-05-13T22:44:00.009+02:00

Cooking with liquor..O yeah!! it's one of my favorite things to do.You will get a subtile flavor of the booze on the food.
I'Ve tried a bag of Jack Daniels wood chips to get a flavor of it on my meat,but that won't work.When I opened the bag, the smell of whiskey was very nice,but was not satisfied on the meat.
So we now tried it on the hard way.Tequila flavored Fajita, they were so juicy, just awesome!!
Ok let's start with prepare the chicken breast,cook the breast in broth for about 15 minutes,and let it cool down.In the meantime you can make a salsa from 400gr peeled tomato,1 pepper bell diced,1 onion diced,1 glove garlic diced and 1 cup brown sugar.heat it up in a skillet,
Pull the chicken as you do with pulled pork.Put the pulled chicken in a large bowl.Add 50ml tequila and a fajita seasoning mix in a cup and stir.When done you can add the tequila seasoning mix with the chicken and let marinate for an hour or two.
For the extra filling we had black beans,sweet onion,sweet pepper bell and corn baked on the grill,(add the chicken too) and heat it all up.Fill the tortilla's with the mixture and put them back on the grate,with some cheese and sour cream on top!
Add jalapenos to taste.Serve with Fat Bastard Rose,or a Desperado beer..Enjoy.

Fascino Coffee #119

2011-05-13T22:43:00.009+02:00

Last week I received a nice pack of coffee beans from Fascino.
When I opened the package the smell of a nice coffee came up,you have to smell it, just like you do with wine.
This coffee was an 100% Arabica blend.
I made an nice French press coffee of it.The coffee had a nice thick crema top,the taste was sweet.
We also had it as an espresso,the taste was very different from the French press.It was fresh, a little sour and not that heavy.
I prefer the coffee in a cafetiere,I love the sweet taste of the coffee.
Thanks Fascino for let me trying this coffee.

Enjoy!

BoozeBurger #118

2011-05-06T21:29:00.004+02:00

What a shitty day..No not about the MSA this time.
My son is robbed from his BlackBerry GSM, on broad daylight.Damn Junkies.I'm glad he is ok, they don't hurt him.
So we had the police in our street,because he was gone,police was looking for my son now, because he stepped in a car from a stranger!!! HOW STUPID!! It was a neighbour from the other street..So glad!!
Anyway, we had to go to the police station for a statement,but the problem was the "Boozeburger" We had hamburgers marinated and glazed with Glenfiddich...They were awesome.Put 500gr minced meat,1 onion diced,1Tbsp brown sugar,1 cup ketchup,1 cup breadcrum and 25Ml Glenfiddich in a large bowl and mix all together.
We had a fennel salad and French fries aside.For the fennel,use 1 ratabaga fennel and slice thin,cook in low water and salt for 10 minutes and let cool down.Drop a bit of olive oil over it,and add pepper to taste.
Enjoy...but be careful with the booze;-)

Freedom salad #117

2011-05-05T19:40:00.007+02:00

Today we celebrate our "freedom".Once in the 5 years it's a day off for us,but that was last year.
So this year we had to go to work as usual.
Everywhere in the country are music festivals,also in the city where I live.
It was next to the hospital were my wife had revalidation therapy..On stage was playing one of my favorite bands,from South Africa Jack ParowWe had a great time after all..
Dinner time, what shall we do, go to the local restaurant,or made something light.We decide to do the last one.
I made a fresh salad of arugula,tuna,onion,shrimps,tomato,anchovy,mango,prosciutto and Grana Padano cheese.
It looks good and taste good!!
Enjoy with a glass Chianti and garlic bread.

Midweek grilling #116

2011-05-04T20:51:00.007+02:00

I had to cancel a BBQ at KookaandeZaan,because the situation at home (Damn MSA).
But we all have to eat,so I've opted for a BBQ at our home.
We had some pepper bell's filled with cheese and minced meat,and rice aside.
First it was time to open a nice bottle Chianti,witch i've got from Meave from twitter..We made a deal about some filters for photography.
The pepper bell's where filled with 500gr minced meat, 1/2 cup bread crum,1cup brown sugar,1/2 cup honey bbq sauce.
Blend it well.
Cut the bell's in 2 and take out the seeds.Put some cheese on the bottom,(I used Grana Padano) and stuff it with the mixture.
From the rest of the meat I made a little fatty,without the bacon..(forgotten at the grocery)
I smoked it on the Weber for about 40 minutes indirect 130ºF and smoked with "cherry wood".
Add some rice with it,and of course the Chianti..
Enjoy!

1st time sushi #115

2011-05-01T20:29:00.008+02:00

This morning was started with cooking the rice for sushi,It's the first time so I have to read everything carefully.
Guus from VCC Stick-it bought me a starters kit for sushi (sea weed, roller,wasabi,ginger,vinegar,Kikoman soy and a book basic techniques).
After the rice was done and sliced the cucumber and pickles it was time to roll them in seaweed.We also made a roll with salmon.
I'm so glad that I've read the book of basics.The rice was so sticky,you've got to make your fingers wet with a mixture of vinegar and water,before you start to roll or pick your rice.
Slice it in parts of 2cm.
The kids don't wanna try it...the thoughts of seaweeds make them puke.
My wife and I loved it very much.
For the kids I made a nice meatloaf..
Enjoy with some rose or white wine.

Queensday Hawai burgers #114

2011-04-30T21:44:00.007+02:00

Queens day in the Netherlands is a tradition for us. We all have a good time with friends,flee markets everywhere,beautiful weather....Just perfect!!
First we have a drink with friends, and afterwards a bbq at our place.
I opted for the hamburgers,quick,easy and very tasteful.
We marinate it with 1 cup brown sugar,1 cup stonewall's kitchen bbq sauce,(ketchup will do the same) 3 eggs,bread crum,1 Tbsp tabasco,1 onion diced,1Tbsp hot paprika powder.Blend it very well.
If you want to have the same size of burgers every time you can use an old lid.our lid was just enough for an burger of 125 gr minced meat.
We had the burgers with cheddar cheese,and fresh pineapple.They were absolutely fabulous..
Enjoy with a lot of rose.

Brisket & asparagus #113

2011-04-29T22:05:00.009+02:00

Today I had a nice discussion with Guus Vredenburg from VCC Stick-it, about the making of "Sushi". Before I know I received a package of Sushi stuff and a big bag of white asparagus...for the weekend...Wow great stuff and good looking...
Just before closing time from the butcher shop, I get myself a nice "brisket"
I dry rubbed it with a basic rub (brown sugar,chili flakes,onion powder and salt to taste)
I cooked the asparagus 10-15 minutes with a few slices lemon,1tsp salt,1tsp sugar.
We had a nice arugula pesto with it for the asparagus.
Cook 2 eggs, take out the egg yolk and set the white egg aside.
Take 2 Tbsp mustard,1 tsp sugar,1tsp salt,1 Tbsp vinegar and good olive oil.
Put 75gr arugula and the rest of the ingredients in a blender and mix well.
Put the brisket on a really hot grate! for 2 minutes each side for rose.

Enjoy.

The Perfect Bite #112

2011-04-24T21:12:00.011+02:00

Last week a friend and I went for a workshop bbq from the KCBS team LOW&SLOW at "Het Twiske".
We learned a lot about the meat and the heat.The rub's and the brine.They also showed a lot of smokers...All I want now is the grilldome...;-)
We also learned something about the meat,how to recognize when it's "done".
For judging the chicken was "done" if you bite in the chicken and the mouth piece was an mark on the meat (half round).
Of course we tried it at home,with a good result;-)
Ok, back to our own backyard grilling. Jan-Willem bought us a nice big bag off very good charcoal what they used on the workshop.The Black Ranch charcoal!! Wow it is an awesome charcoal,It burns quick,long and very very hot!
We made a cedar wrapped chicken breast with lemon pesto.For the veggies I used Fresh spinach leaves and baked beans,with a touch of garlic and onion.
Direction for the pesto:1Cup basil leaves,1Cup fresh spinach leaves,1glove garlic,1/2 cup of roasted pine nuts,1Tbsp zest of lemon,2tbsp lemon juice,1Tbsp zest of orange,2Tbsp orange juice and olive oil from "Andalucia Original"
Put the ingredients in the blender,first the leaves,zest,juice,pine nuts and the oil.Set aside for a while.
Now soak the cedar wraps,for about 20 minutes.
Grill the chicken breast for about 2 minutes each side and place on the safe zone of the grill.Get your wraps out of the water,take the chicken breast of the grate and fold it in the wraps,with a Tbsp of lemon pesto,and close with the butcher's twine.
Place it on a direct hot grate until its done (about 10-15 minutes)
The veggies were done in the wok on the grill,first the onion and garlic,then the spinach and the beans.
Enjoy with a nice Chianti red wine.

Coffee from Andalucia #111

2011-04-17T17:23:00.007+02:00

A few weeks ago I received a big bag with coffee from Original Andalucia.
It was the "Especial Hosteleria" from Cafe Castel
I tried this on two different ways, the French press and as a espresso.
It was a sweet and heavy coffee on the espresso,very dark roasted, but for the morning a great coffee...you can stay awake the whole day;-)
As a French press coffee it was more friendly, still a bit heavy but very nice,My wife tried it as a latte..very nice too.
More info about products from Andalucia check here

Pulled pork injected!! #110

2011-04-15T21:24:00.008+02:00

Today I had an awesome idea..I injected the BostonButt with Ballentine 17 year old Scotch whiskey...It was really great..never had that juicy pork...I've rubbed it with a mixture of 2Tbsp brown sugar,1Tbsp onion powder,1Tbsp chili powder and a little bit of oil.
The mop sauce was a mixture of 2Tbsp apple syrup,3Tbsp apple cider vinegar,and tomato ketchup.
Cook the syrup and vinegar till it's a smooth paste,then add the tomato ketchup and let it simmer for a few minutes.
The Butt was injected with Ballentine whiskey,and marinated with the rub for a few hours.
In the meantime prepare the grill for indirect grilling,on 200ºF.
Put the butt on the grate.(Don't forget to place a drip pan under the butt) Add some cherrywood on the charcoals (or what you like).
This butt was 3,5Lbs and was done in 6 hours.
Enjoy with some Chianti..

GuestBlog "DutchessCooks" #109

2011-04-11T20:13:00.009+02:00

I was asked by Hanneke, from the DutchessCooks,for writing a guestblog.
She send me a test package "Bandiolaspice" chicken rub. Great stuff!! I also received my Cedar planks...Santa was early this year...LoL.
Now what...I had a few great idea for making chicken breast with Bandiolaspice rub on a cedar plank..
I'm telling ya..it was so juicy...I'll never had that juicy chicken before..I think I'm order some rub from those guys too.
The rub was not over powerd in combination with the plank. We had a nice red Valpoliccelo wine with it and some French fries and a salad.

Cedar plank pork tenderloin #108

2011-04-09T21:52:00.006+02:00

After doing some decoration in the porch, the soccer of the kids and doing some quality time with my wife,it was time to do some grilling.
Last week I received the "Cedar planks" from Outdoor Gourmet (thanks Grillgrrl)
I had some nice plans for the planks..First the pork tenderloin, I've seen a beautiful glaze at Mike's site "AnotherPintPls" the maple glaze...It was awesome!!..
The balance between cedar and the maple was perfect..Nothing was over-powerd..
The glaze:6Tbsp maple syrup,3Tbsp apple cider vinegar,mustard to taste and a Cedar plank from the "Outdoor Gourmet"
Soak the plank a few hours in water.For the tenderloin I used only a little salt and pepper to taste and the glaze off course.
Put the Tenderloin on the plank and get the plank on the grill over medium heat 300-350 F, with the lid closed for about 20 min.After 15.min bring on the glaze.The core temp.was 71ºC
Serve with some home made Fries and a salad....Don't forget the wine,We had a nice Valpolicello superieur red....
Enjoy

1st time rib's #107

2011-04-03T20:20:00.010+02:00

This is the first time after 20 years,to make rib's again!! 20 years ago on a wedding party I ate my first rib's...and it was the last time..I had a food poisoning from the rib's,Man it was horrible....It took me a few months to fully recover from it...Until now....after 20 years i've got to try it again....I asked Hanneke from "TheDutchessCooks" for a nice rub recipe.
This is what she gave me.(I adjust it a little bit)
The ingredients for the rub:1,5 teaspoon smoked paprika powder,1,5 teaspoon hot paprika powder,1 teaspoon black pepper, ground,¼ cup brown sugar,¼ teaspoon cumin powder,½ teaspoon cayenne powder,½ teaspoon chili powder,½ teaspoon onion powder,½ teaspoon Sea salt.
Clean the ribs (remove the membrane!!) apply the rub and let them marinade overnight in the fridge.

The ingredients for the sauce:2 tablespoons tomato paste,¼ cup cider vinegar,1 tablespoon chili sauce, ¼ teaspoon cumin powder,2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce,6 tablespoons Bacardi rum,5 cloves,¼ cup brown sugar And 2 cups ketchup.

Bring all the ingredients except the ketchup to a boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Add the ketchup, bring to a boil and let this simmer for 30 minutes. Let it cool.

The grilling part: Prepare the grill for indirect grilling.Put the rib's on the grill for about an hour.After 1 hour take the rib's of the grate and pack in aluminum foil.Set back on the grill for another hour.. Unpack the rib's and put back on the grate.
Now you can mop the rib's with the sauce for about half an hour...
The next time I add a bit more sugar and less chili powder/sauce
For desert we had fresh strawberry's with whipped cream...

Enjoy with home made French fries and a glass of red wine.

Sunny wednesday grilling #105

2011-03-23T20:12:00.007+01:00

It was a beautiful day,for a soccer tournament with Boris, from school,and a nice bbq with fresh veggies,sweet potato and fish!
All from the Weber of course.
Today we prepared 500gr broccoli cut in pieces,500gr sweet potato's and 4 pieces of fish.
The fish was made with some thyme,sea salt and pepper,wrapped in aluminum foil for about 20 min. on the grill.
Put the broccoli,potato's,onion and garlic in a wok o the grill too for about 20 min.
Stay at the grill for stirring the wok,and enjoying the nice smell of the goods on the grate.Add a little bit of Kikoman to the broccoli for the finishing touch.

Enjoy (of course with a glass Chianti)

Brocolli,Fish & sourdough #106

2011-03-23T20:10:00.016+01:00

First I want a warm welcome for "TheDutchessCooks" She's a new participant in the "4 ingredient challenge".. Have fun Hanneke;-) Let's kick some ass..
Ok here we go,the first part is no problem,the fish,broccoli and apple,but the sourdough....First I was thinking of baking it myself but couldn't find the right ingredients and bacteria..Now what... where do I get sourdough bread in store..not at my local bakery.
Finally a friend of us Guus "Umami" Vredenburg from VCC bought me a nice bread from a store he knows in an other town.Thanks Guus;-)
Now we have all the ingredients for the "challenge" it was time for some cooking!
I grilled the fish on high fire direct on the grill,with some pepper sea salt and thyme.Then the broccoli also on a high fire, and grill the apple after the grill part glaze with honey and a bit of balsamic acceto.
Now roast the bread on the grill,add the fish,broccoli and glazed apple on top and enjoy!

Additional participants in this month’s Ingredient Challenge include:

Hanneke The Dutchess cooks ENTRY HERE

After years of cooking, grilling, baking and reading other people’s blogs, I thought “why not start my own blog??” And I did, in 2010, but already after a short period of time, a blog wasn’t enough, and I started my own website. It’s not my goal to publish or come up with fancy and difficult recipes: just good and delicious food with an international twist! Straight from my plate to yours!

BoB's brew and Q ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Bounty/coconut sate #104

2011-03-20T20:57:00.005+01:00

Today I want to try something different. I'm talking about a kind of bounty/coconut marinated sate, And i'm telling ya...they were awesome!!
It's so quick and easy to make...you only need coconut cream,fresh pepper or jalepeno,lemongrass,lemon juice and 2Tbsp soy.
Let the boneless chicken breast marinate for an hour or so..Put them on a high heat grate for a few minutes.
Serve with the French fries I made on the other post,and add some salad..

Enjoy!

Tbone & French fries #103

2011-03-19T21:02:00.009+01:00

We had a nice calm weather,sun was shining,time to made the light in the porch,and after a busy day I'm getting my grill ready for the Massive Tbone,a real men's dish;-)
The Tbone was only prepared with pepper and sea salt to taste.
I made some French fries with it.
A few weeks ago I got a potato cutter,for making French fries,as a birthday present.
So today I bought myself a frypan,we never had one!
After cutting the potato's and preheat the grill for direct grilling,the frypan was preheated, so do the fries in the pan till they are gold colored.In the meantime do the Tbone on the hot grate's and grill each side for about 5 minutes. Mine was medium done! just the way I like..
serve with the fries and a glass of wine.
Enjoy!!

MOINKballs #102

2011-03-15T21:29:00.009+01:00

My son asked me last week, "Dad can you make a few MOINKballs for the class,We have an presentation in English this week"
Sure no problem,we all love MOINK'S.When do you need them...Uuhh tomorrow....Now we got a minor problem;-)
By the way MOINK stands for Moo (cow) Oink (pig).
Ok lets go, you need 500 gr minced meat,2 eggs, 1 onion, 2 gloves garlic,bacon, bread crum, tobasco and brown sugar to taste.
Blend everything well.
Make the ball's 4cm each and wrap a slice of bacon around it,place a skewer in the bacon to hold it together.
Put the ball's on a medium heat indirect grill for about 2-2,5 hours,and smoke with cherry wood.
After 2 hours you have to mop the sauce on the ball's to glaze them.I use a mixture of ketchup,brown sugar and tobasco to taste...
We tried the ball's, and they were awesome..Hope the kids at school love them too..
Enjoy!!

#101 ways to make your toast..

2011-03-13T19:46:00.009+01:00

We had a sunny calm nice weather here today.It was just perfect for eating outside!! First time this year,under the new porch.
After doing some shopping for outdoor lamp's, the grocery store and doing some coffee with friends,it was time for us to go home and prepare the fireplace and the Weber for a quick and easy meal on the grill..It's toast time...you can make this in 101 variations..We had the double cheese & ham , double cheese,ham & green pepper, and double cheese,ham & sun dried tomato's, but you can make it with almost everything...Serve with your favorite homemade soup,a glass of wine and enjoy!!

Bacon wrapped shrimp #100

2011-03-13T11:14:00.005+01:00

Wow this is my 100 blogpost!!! great to do, I have so much fun with it...
The weather was so nice and warm,the porch is almost done,while I was sitting under the porch with a nice glass of wine, I decide to make a summer dish with shrimp and summer chicken.
For the shrimp you need only 16 big shrimps,skewers, basil,and bacon.
Put the shrimp on the skewer,place a basil leaf on the shrimp and wrap in bacon.
Place the skewers on the direct grate for about 3 minutes each side.You can use a aluminum foil under the end of skewers to prevent burning the skewers.
For the summer chicken use a boneless chicken breast,slice it open and stuff with sun dried tomato,and mozzarella.Fold back the slice and tie it up.
Also on a direct grate high fire.till it's done.
We had a salad and a nice sandwich with it.

Enjoy!

Meatloaf #99

2011-03-11T20:05:00.010+01:00

Tonight we had a great meatloaf..It's one of my favorites to make....
All you need is 500gr minced meat, 2 egg's, 2Tbsp brown sugar, 1 onion, 1 clove garlic,a little tobasco to taste,breadcrum,
2 Spanish pepper's and a pepper bell.Mix everything very well,and make a flat piece of it.
Add on the edge the Pepper & cheese and fold it,the next layer is for the pepper bell and cheese,keep on rolling.
In the meantime prepare the Grill for indirect grilling,and put the meatloaf on the grate.
Let it grill for about 2,5 hours.In the last hour you have to mop the meatloaf with a mixture of tomato ketchup,brown sugar and tobasco to taste.
Serve with some salad and a sandwich.
I also heard today from Robyn from the Grill Grrrl that I won the cedar planks from the outdoor gourmet..next time I'm gonna make a meatloaf on cedar!!
Enjoy!!

Coffee #98

2011-03-11T09:34:00.005+01:00

Today I bought a new coffee grinder.It's my first one... After seeing a lot off grinders in different price ranges...(If you want to spend a lot of money...no problem;-) I see grinders from 50€ -1000€....) For a tryout I got the "Solis" grinder.Nice grinder for not that much..
I made a Frenchpress coffee.Grind 7gr beans of your choice, I had the Balmaadi Estate from India.
It is a nice coffee with a taste of citrus,It's not a bold /chubby coffee but very sparkling/light.
Boil some fresh water and add it to the fresh beans and stir.let it rest for 3 minutes and press the coffee...
Enjoy!!

Tagliatelle ricotta #97

2011-03-08T22:14:00.008+01:00

Want a quick and nice meal under 20 minutes on the table!! Try this Ricotta Tagliatelle.
All you need is 250gr fresh tagliatelle,300gr minced meat,1 pepper bell, 1 eggplant, 1 onion, 1 clove garlic, 1 jar (400gr) peeled tomato's, 1 Tbsp brown sugar, hand full fresh basil,1 tsp oregano and 1 Tbsp Balsamic
Preheat the oven on 200 C.Put the ricotta,with the oregano,pepper,salt and olive oil to taste in the oven for about 20 minutes.
In the meantime cut all the veggies in small pieces.
First fry the onion and garlic a little and add the minced meat.After the minced meat is done you can add the eggplant,pepper bell,let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add the peeled tomato's ,A small jar tomato puree, brown sugar and a 1 Tbsp balsamic and stir till you've got a nice sauce.
Serve with tagliatelle and a red wine.

Enjoy!

Drunken Mango birthday skewers. #96

2011-03-06T20:05:00.009+01:00

I had such a busy great weekend,building our porch,and celebrate my 44 birthday...
My brother in law and a friend came over to help building our porch.
After the hard work we had a little party.
I had no time for grilling or doing some cooking of my own(so we had some junkfood)....
The kids loved it under the porch..they made a nice fire and do some chilling.
The day after was a mess,after cleaning the house it was time for a nice ride with my wife,but what do we eat tonight...
I saw a nice mango mayo on the blog of the Kayotic kitchen and decide to make some skewers on the grill.It had to be drunken mango skewers.
Use 3 boneless chicken breast cut in pieces,and marinate it in 3Tbsp Bacardi rum,2Tbsp soy,1tsp 5spices 1Tbsp honey and 3 Tbsp olive oil.
Prepare over high heat direct on the grill.
Serve some salad,tomato,cucumber and a mashed potato from the oven (grated with cheese) as a side dish and enjoy!!.

Risotto con pollo e limoni #95

2011-02-26T21:34:00.009+01:00

The first time of making a perfect risotto...It was absolutely fabulous.I had an Italian risotto rice found in the local grocery store.I wanted to make it with fresh pesto,chicken,Spanish pepper and sweet pepper bell.
Cut the pepper bell, pepper and a glove of garlic in pieces you like,bake the chicken and add the veggies.
In the meantime simmer an onion,and add the risotto rice in a pan and bake the rice a little.After a few minutes add some chicken broth (350Ml) in small amounts to the risotto and repeat it until the liquid is gone..After that add the juice of a lemon,2 egg yolk's, 50Gr Grana Padano cheese and 100Ml milk. Stir very well until you have a nice texture.Serve it with the fresh pesto,a piece of the Grana Padano cheese and a nice glass of Italian Wine....
Enjoy

Holiday adventures & Fennel fish dish #94

2011-02-25T20:17:00.008+01:00

We had an fabulous week off to "Drenthe" a Dutch state in the north of the country.We had all kinds of weather,sun,snow,rain and fog,but there was enough to see and do for the kids but we Chilled the most off the time,but we were to the memorial museum of "Camp Westerbork" A Prisoner museum.
I worked for about 5 years in several prisons (security X-Ray specialist) so I see a lot of tools and equipment that prisoners make, for smoking hash and escaping.
We also went to an sea museum...I wanted to go to the historical cooking museum,but it was closed.
I didn't have the time and mood to cook at our bungalow,so we go to the chinese and local restaurants...not bad at all..
Back home I was in the mood for some fine fresh cooking,I decide to make Fennel,zucchini, fish, potato,sweet paprika,onion garlic,pepper and cheese from the oven!!
Cut everything in small slices,and put it in layers in a casserole.Sprinkle the cooking cream and fresh cheese on top of it,and shove it in a preheat oven off 180 degrees for an hour...
Enjoy with a light wine...

Chicken pesto Hamburger #93

2011-02-19T19:59:00.008+01:00

The flew has gone now, so I can do some grilling and early birthday shopping...I saw an top rated gadget.....a espresso machine in pocket format!! This tiny espresso machine works with an hand pump system on 16 Bar pressure for an excellent crema top...You can add all types of espresso coffee you want and I'm telling ya,It's so much better then the "Nespresso".
Ok back to the grill.My youngest son made an excellent pesto,It is his favorite thing to make...first of all is the nice smell of fresh basil.
We made a few nice chicken pesto Hamburgers,off course from the grill.Slice the chicken breast in 2 pieces and add the pesto and some Grano Padano cheese,and fold back.
Put them on a hot grate direct for about 10 minutes..It was freezing here so the preparing time is a bit longer...Add it on a fresh sandwich with some salad and enjoy.

"challenge" blood orange&lamb chop's

2011-02-14T14:47:00.018+01:00

The Februari "challenge" was not so easy this time...Not because of the ingredients,but some personal problems. I had the flew,and also the kids were sick...after all I made the challenge for the wife and kids in Low 44F rainy stormy weather,and they loved it.(The kids were better) I still had the flew.
Ok back to the "challenge" First I want to welcome Richard from www.grillingwithrich.com I hope you enjoy it!
Ok we had blood orange,I made a nice sauce of it.
For the sauce you need 1cup of juice from the blood orange,add 125Ml whipped cream and 2Tbsp TiaMaria( a sweet liquor) and heat it up, but watch out!! not cook it!!
The lamb chops I grilled direct ,only with pepper and salt to taste for about 3 minutes each side for a medium/rose lamb chop.
In the meantime make the elbow macaroni as described on the package.
I had to wok the Chinese cabbage with some chestnut champions,shallot and fresh red pepper.

Additional participants in this month’s Ingredient Challenge include:

Bob's brew and 'Que - ENTRY HERE

Bob started Bob’s Brew and ‘Que in August of 2009 with the intent of sharing his views on food and drink. Originally focused on BBQ and Homebrew, it was inevitable that the influences of his upbringing in the San Francisco Bay Area and it’s wealth of ingredients as well as his heritage as an American of Japanese ancestry would help focus his blog, as it has his approach to food and drink.

Robyn Medlyn of Grillgrrrl – ENTRY HERE

Robyn Medlin is the “grill girl” behind grillgrrrl.com. Her focus is on healthy, simple and creative recipes on the grill. She encourages women to learn to grill as it a great way to create healthy, flavorful dishes without all the fuss and clean up in the kitchen. This “grill girl” holds quarterly “Women’s Grilling Clinics” as a way to encourage women to not be intimated by the grill. As a McCormick’s flavor correspondent for their “This Week in Grilling Campaign”, Robyn shares fun, tropical video recipes documenting her grilling adventures from her backyard in Sunny, Hollywood, Florida.

The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Chris of Nibble Me This – ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Rich Wachtel - ENTRY HERE

I am a young person breaking into the great world of barbecue. I enjoy everything about barbecue from the culture to the food. I am just a regular guy trying to have fun and enjoy the food and the process of cooking the food on the grill. At Grilling with Rich.com we go beyond just the normal cooking adventures and dig deeper into the large world of BBQ’ing, both professionally and for amateurs. Grilling with Rich focuses on the adventures of a regular guy and his quest to understand and learn as much as possible about the BBQ world.

Beercan chicken #92

2011-02-06T20:18:00.008+01:00

Yeah!!!! the first beercan chicken is done...I'm telling you,IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
What a nice flavour.First I thought of making the chicken with "Fernandes" a sweet drink.(I do not like beer at all... )But finally I used the Atlas strong beer.
It has to be a beercan chicken and not a soft drink chicken.
The beer taste very sweet,in my opinion.The only rub I used was 5 spices and a little bit honey.leave the chicken for an hour or so to marinate.
In the meanwhile prepare the side dish and the grill.The side dish was a salad and mashed potato with cheese.
Grill the chicken for 1,5 hour on 150 degrees,the core temperature was 80 degrees.
I had a Settesoli red wine with it.
Enjoy!

Quesadilla's from the grill #91

2011-02-05T20:42:00.007+01:00

It's a stormy saturday evening when I heated up the Weber.First the young man had to play a soccer match (won 3-1),then pick up 60Kg ecobrasa brickets. Last night I spoke to a twitter friend about the ecobrasa,If I could bring him 40Kg too...Sure no problem..it's always fun to meet twitter members in real life.
After we have a cup of coffee and take a look at the Pulled pork he was making,it was time to drive home and prepare the Weber for the quesadilla.
It is so simple,take some flour tortilla's, a few chicken breast,fresh green pepper,prosciutto,grana padano cheese,some tomato's and rocket salad.
Grill the chicken breast,and cut them in pieces of 1cm. Add the salad,chicken (or prosciutto),roasted pepper,tomato and cheese on the flour tortilla,and fold the tortilla.
Put the quesadilla's on the grate and grill them over medium heat direct for about 4 minutes each side.

Grilled Pepper Poppers #90

2011-01-30T19:46:00.007+01:00

We had a nice cold weekend,so I had to try HOT grilled pepper poppers....
It was really great.....and so easy to make.
When I was walking to the butcher I saw a store were they sold big green peppers...Great, now I have the pepper's,500gr minced meat,Grana padano cheese,bacon,2Tbsp brown sugar an onion (diced) 2 gloves garlic (crushed) 1 egg and some bread crum.(blend everything).
Let's make the poppers...
Slice off the top of the pepper and add some cheese at the bottom of the pepper,stuff it with the minced meat mixture, and wrap the bacon around the popper.
Prepare the grill for indirect grilling.Add the poppers on the grate,and add some cherry wood for the smoke...leave it on the grill for about an hour or so..
We had some rice and salad on the side...
Enjoy..

Winter BBQ tenderloin #89

2011-01-29T17:35:00.011+01:00

Two Weber's, -5 degrees,good friends,fireplace,wine. and a nice piece of tenderloin.served with BBQ fries and a fennel salad.
There was no soccer today,so I had all the time to prepare all the goods.
The tenderloin was rose/medium with only salt & pepper to taste on a hot grate for 2 minutes each side.
For the fennel you use the wok on the grill. We grilled it with some balsamic and minced bacon..keep it warm in the stove.
On the other Weber we grilled the big bbq fries. But first Precook the potato's for about 5 minutes.Make quarters of the potato's and put them in a large bowl with olive oil,onion garlic rosemary,fresh pepper and salt to taste.then grill them direct on the grate for about 5 minutes each site.On the other grill we had the tenderloin's just added with salt & pepper to taste.Grill them on high fire for about 2 minutes each side for a rose tenderloin...they were awesome,just as the potato's and fennel..
For desert we had a mango ice cream and a after eight ice cream from a recipe from Nigella Lawson
(I changed the pomegranate for mango and after eight)....It was fabulous..Use 1 mango,blend it add sugar ,500Ml double cream and 175gr icing sugar,(Use 250 Ml for the mango and 250 Ml for the after eight) put it on a fridge for 4 hours...
We had a very enjoyable evening with a lot of wine (Valpolicella Campagnola)

Rice,mango,chicken #88

2011-01-28T21:50:00.006+01:00

Well,we had a quick meal tonight,A 20 minutes meal...It was awesome!! You need 2 mango's , 250gr rice,500gr chicken breast,2Tbsp soy,1Tbsp honey,1tsp 5species powder,1 onion,2 gloves garlic,1 paprika (diced) and a handful cashew's.
Marinate the chicken breast in the soy,honey and 5 species.Cook the rice as described in the package.
Peel off the skin from the mango,and slice it.
Put the onion,minced garlic and the chicken in the wok.If the chicken is almost ready,add the mango and cashew nuts.Let it simmer for about 5 minutes...there you go..dinner is ready in 20 minutes.
Enjoy with a red wine..

Satay #87

2011-01-22T22:48:00.009+01:00

After a long hard week of visiting doctors,therapist,and shrink's with my wife,it was time to relax and have an hour or so for myself.Cooking a nice meal, drinking a glass of wine and putting on the grill.I'm still thinking of ,and searching for something "how to deal with MSA" Damn I can't clear my mind...If somebody know something about MSA,please let me know!!
Ok back to the fun thing this weekend...Weber time! Rice and string beans.First chop of the ends of the string beans (400gr),and cook them in water for about 5 minutes.
In the meanwhile heat up a cast iron wok pan.
Wok the string beans with "sajoer"An Indonesian paste.Put the beans in the oven (80 degrees) to keep them warm.
Make 250gr rice. Marinate 2 chicken breast with 2Tbsp soy sauce,honey to taste,1tsp chili powder and 1 tsp coriander seeds.
We also had satay from pork tenderloin.
Make sure you had a alufoil strip under the wooden skewers!!.
Wok 250gr tauge,250 gr chinese cabbage and 1fresh pepper for about 5 minutes, add the rice and heat up for a while.In the meantime the satay is ready too.
Serve with prawn crackers and seroendeng.

Cooking pear ice cream #86

2011-01-17T22:03:00.007+01:00

Last week I had planned to make ice cream..
It's so easy,the only thing you need is a freezer,250ml whipped cream,200ml yoghurt,80gr sugar,7gr vanilla sugar.
Mix the yoghurt,sugar and vanilla sugar in a bowl. Make the whipped cream separately.
Make the cooking pears as described here
Let them cool down and blend them.
Add the whipped cream and the cooking pears to the yoghurt mix.Blend it till you've got a smooth cream.
Put the mix in a container and place it in the freezer..stir every hour a few times till it's hard.
Take it out of the freezer half an hour before use...
Enjoy..

Winter squash "challenge" 01-2011

2011-01-16T22:08:00.016+01:00

The first "challenge" of 2011 is done!!.Winter squash,ground beef,quinoa and pears.For the pears I had a great idea... It won't fit in the winter squash,so I made a cooking pear ice cream.
Tonight we made a winter squash with ground beef (250gr),mixed with quinoa and stuffed with ricotta.
Cut the Winter squash in 2 half's take off the seeds (Save them if you like) Sprinkle a little bit oil,pepper and sea salt on the winter squash.In the meantime prepare the Weber for indirect grilling.Put the 2 half's on the grate and close the lid.wait until the Squash is soft,and take it out.Save the shell!! you need it..
Prepare the ground beef (minced) in a cast iron skillet,with an onion (diced),and a glove of garlic (crushed).
Make the quinoa as described on the package.
Mix the ground beef,winter squash and ricotta in a large bowl and put everything in the 2 half's that you have saved.Add some Grana Padano (or other cheese) on top,and put it on the grill for about 30-45 minutes till the cheese is melted..

Additional participants in this month’s Ingredient Challenge include:

Robyn Medlyn of Grillgrrrl – ENTRY HERE

Robyn Medlin is the “grill girl” behind grillgrrrl.com. Her focus is on healthy, simple and creative recipes on the grill. She encourages women to learn to grill as it a great way to create healthy, flavorful dishes without all the fuss and clean up in the kitchen. This “grill girl” holds quarterly “Women’s Grilling Clinics” as a way to encourage women to not be intimated by the grill. As a McCormick’s flavor correspondent for their “This Week in Grilling Campaign”, Robyn shares fun, tropical video recipes documenting her grilling adventures from her backyard in Sunny, Hollywood, Florida.

The BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Chris of Nibble Me This – ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Pulled pork #85

2011-01-15T21:33:00.015+01:00

Pulled pork,slow cooking,2Kg fine Boston butt,rub,mop sauce,grill,cherry wood and 8 hours time, This is basically what you need for a very nice sandwich.
Start to marinate the butt whit a rub you like,I used the one with chili,paprika,sea salt,brown sugar and a little bit Bacardi Rum.
Massage the butt with it and leave it for a few hours in the fridge.
In the meantime prepare the grill for indirect grilling and prepare the mop sauce.We had the tomato ketchup with chili, rum and brown sugar.
Make sure the heat is around 120 degrees.Put the "butt" on the grate.Turn the 'butt" every hour,and add some cherry wood at the same time.After 6 hours mop every hour..The bark is getting very dark,don't worry... it's normal.
If you reach the core temperature of 90-95 degrees,you can take him of the grate and wrap him in alufoil. Put the beans in a cast iron skillet and bake the beans on the grill.
Now sit back relax and enjoy your sandwich with this superb pulled pork...don't forget the wine;-)

Chipirones & Fennel #84

2011-01-09T20:45:00.008+01:00

Last week I was thinking of our time in Spain,and the wonderful tapa's we ate at the nice bars and restaurants.The most delish chipirones we ate at Bar Gelpi in Callela de Palafrugell.
Now it was time to bring the summer memory back to the Netherlands.
At the local fish market I could get a bunch of chipirones/babysquid.
Make a batter with flour,water,salt & pepper to taste.
Put the squids in the batter and fry them till they are gold brown (3-5 minutes) Serve with fresh lemon and sea salt.
We had a nice warm salad with fennel,gamba and a balsamic dressing from the grill.Off course we had the original patatas frittas con aioli as a side dish.
For the aioli use 1 egg yolk,pepper,salt and 2 cloves garlic 50ml olive oil and 100 ml sunflower oil. Make sure the egg and oil are on room temperature!!. Mix the egg yolk,salt and pepper a little...add the oil slow with the egg yolk and mix untill you have a nice creamy aioli.
It was a very nice adventure,and brings back the good times from Spain in my memory..

Enjoy

Brussels-sprouts guest blog

2011-01-05T07:34:00.008+01:00

Last week I was asked by Rebbeca from Chow and Chatter to write a guest blog with a typical "Dutch" recipe.

In the Netherlands we eat a lot of potatoʼs with all kind of vegetables, like
fennel,cauliﬂower,leek and off course Brussels-sprouts.

Now this is a typical “Dutch” healthy dish.Itʼs full of vitamins.

I made a nice stew of the Brussels-sprouts with potato and bacon.

Ingredients for 4 persons.

500 gr Brussels-sprouts
500 gr potatoʼs
250 gr bacon
1 tsp nut meg
sea salt to taste

Method:
Cut off the end of the sprouts,and peel off the brown leafʼs and rins them in clear
water.
Peel the potatoʼs and cut them in 2 parts.
Cook the potatoʼs with a pinch of sea salt.
Do the same with the sprouts.
Make sure that you cook the sprouts not too long....if you do, the sprouts are gonna
smell awefull (sulfurous odor).(Thatʼs why children mostly not like sprouts)
In the meanwhile bake the bacon.
Put everything together in a large bowl and mix well...

Enjoy.

With special thanks to Rebbeca for asking...
Please visit her site as well.Chow and Chatter

Boris home made pesto..#83

2011-01-02T14:43:00.006+01:00

Boris wanna make his favorite lunch today,mozzarella,tomato,cucumber and home made pesto.
This morning he asked me how to make pesto,do we have the ingredients...Lets see..Yes we have pine nuts,we have Grana padano cheese,we have oil,we have garlic and we have fresh basil..(add pepper and sea salt to taste) Ok put all the ingredients in the blender and mix well.While blending, add some olive oil and keep on mixing.Put it in a jar and store it in the fridge till lunchtime.
Do the pesto on a sandwich with some mozzarella,cucumber,tomato add a pinch of salt to taste and enjoy...

By the way look at those little fellas while eating a sandwich...it's so cute to see...

New years Eve #82

2010-12-31T19:41:00.009+01:00

Last day of the year is for grilling and making fritter,apple fritter,MOINKS and skewers.Damn got a writers block,sorry,I can't get my mind cleared..Gonna drink wine and trying to enjoy tonight with family...Hoping on a better 2011..Happy New Year!!

Xmas eve and the day after...#81 Lambsrack

2010-12-25T22:38:00.011+01:00

Almost Xmas,did al the shopping and try to make the best of it,with good food,presents and friends.The Xmas eve tradition is with a winter bbq,wine and some gifts.This time I had a great present for my wife....(an Ipad).she didn't know anything about it,and came as a fully surprise.This is so much fun too see her expression on her face.....love it;-)
Back to the grilling part now, we had a nice couple of ham's on the Weber.After I started the fireplace and the grill,it was time for some wine,and wait for the ham till they are ready... They were mouth watering after 2 hours..
The day after,we saw the little bunny's running in the bench,looking for food....It is so cute to see the little bunny's.They are 4 weeks old now,so we can pick them up..Maybe next year on the grill...(not those little fellas)..
This time we had a lambsrack..I marinated it with honey,fresh thyme,pepper,garlic,onion and oil.leave it for about 4 hours in the marinade.Heat up the grill for indirect grilling.put the racks on the direct side of the grill for 2 minutes,then shove it till the indirect side and leave it there till the inside temperature is 58 degrees.Let it rest for 10 minutes in alufoil and enjoy it with french fries and a salad.This was a salad with bacon,grana padano cheese,tomato,bread crum, cucumber and a wildberry dressing..
Merry Xmas.

Mini Bunny's and Frittata #80

2010-12-18T20:41:00.012+01:00

For the first time we had 3 baby bunny's,the last couple died in the first week.But before you know it you've got a new couple of bunny's.
This time we didn't see it,so it came as a big surprise.When I clean the bunny house,there was a nice small nest with 3 bunny's.They were so cute..after a week we can see them with some hair on it, and now,almost 3 weeks later the eyes were open and really active.

Back to the grill.
We made a nice Frittata with a focaccia. It's so easy,all you need is 7 eggs,200gr shrimp,2fresh peppers,handful coriander,the juice of 1 lemon,a handful of cheddar cheese,pepper and salt to taste.
Mix the eggs in a large bowl,add the rest of the chopped ingredients,and put it in a casserole on the indirect grate of the Weber for about 30 minutes.In the meanwhile you can make a salad as a side dish.
Prepare the focaccia as described on the package...I don't have the time to made it myself..sorry;-)
Enjoy with a nice glass of red wine...

Cooking pear's #79

2010-12-13T21:33:00.007+01:00

Winter is here, so the time of cooking pear is here.It's very nice as a side dish with a stew, rabbit or desert.
It's also very easy to make,al you need is a bunch of "Wilde Giesman pear's" a cinnamon stick, 3 Tbsp brown sugar and 0,5 Ltr red wine.Bring it to boil,and let it simmer for 5 hours,on low heat.

Gnocchi & Kumquats ....."challenge" dec

2010-12-13T20:54:00.017+01:00

Gnocchi,beets,flank steak and what !!! kumquats....I've been to different store's and special store's,looking for kumquats!!! What a "challenge" everywhere I came and ask for kumquats...kumwhat !! Sorry we don't have "that"... Damn now what.... nothing....yeah sorry..This is a challenge I could win...The beets..,same shitty story,could find "fresh" beets,now I used a semi fresh beets package.
Ha now we're on the right track,The gnocchi is fresh homemade!!

Use 4 potato's and cook them done.Peel off the skin and crush them in a bowl,add 100gr flour and 3 egg yolk's. Mix very well.
Make a few roll's of the mass,and cut in piece's from 2cm. In the meantime,boil some water.Put the gnocchi in the boiled water until they float.Don't forget to heat up the beets too.

The flank steak was a perfect piece, I want it pure,only a pinch of fresh sea salt and some pepper.Heat up the Weber for direct grilling,make sure the grate's are very hot. Allow a longer grilling time because it is freezing outside..(-4).

We also had cooking pear's with it. they were absolutely fabulous..

The other entry's were from

Paul Haight of No Excuses BBQ – ENTRY HERE

The No Excuses BBQ website was started in January of 2009 as a way to record the author’s goal of cooking outdoors at least once a week throughout the year and showing the results to the world. Somewhere along the way things got out of control…

Rob Bergstrom of In To The Flames- ENTRY HERE

Rob launched Into The Flames in the summer of 2010 as a way to share his passion for cooking, eating, and exploring food.

Chris of Nibble Me This – ENTRY HERE

The Nibble Me This website was created to share Chris’ misadventures in live fire cooking. ”I have no culinary training….I’m just entertaining myself with fire and food”.

Larry of the BBQ Grail ENTRY HERE

Larry’s Blog Description:
The BBQ Grail website was created in 2007, initially to document the author’s quest to find the perfect backyard BBQ experience. Since that time The BBQ Grail has become one of the more popular BBQ blogs on the internet and is listed on Alltop.com as one of the top BBQ blogs.

Bob's ENTRY HERE

Snowburgers #78

2010-12-04T12:10:00.007+01:00

It's friday night,got home early,because of the bad weather..snow,snow snow;-)
The second time of the year to do some WinterBBQ with real snow!! love it,the sound of the crispy snow under your feet,the heat of the fireplace,a good glass of wine.. what more do you need...Snowburgers of course..
Lets see,we got meat 500gr,1 onion (sliced/diced very small),2 cloves garlic crushed,1tsp tabasco,2 eggs, breadcrum and a Tbsp granulated brown sugar.Add if you want some salad and cheddar cheese on top!
Mix everything in a large bowl,and make 4 big hamburgers or 7 smaller ones.
Heat up the Weber for direct grilling.Put the snowburgers on the hot grate, and grill them for 5 minutes each side... it could take longer,because of the cold weather...
Have good glass of wine with it and enjoy..

Lamb on the grill & chocolate mousse #77

2010-11-28T21:14:00.015+01:00

What a great day, sun is shining, it's cold,but with good company of my sister & brother in law, Weber,wine and Fireplace on,and a nice piece of lamb on the grate...This day can't go wrong!! and we try to forget all the bad things for a while..
The lamb was done easy as 1 - 2 - 3,pinch of salt, garlic and rosemary.. 2 hours on a medium heat grill indirect.
We had sweet potato's (sliced) in a casserole with rosemary,garlic and spring onion,bacon,cream and cheese on top.
The chocolate mousse was from a recipe of Nigella Lawson.... She have nice and quick recipe's Ok here we go, boil 0,4Ltr water,and dissolve 150gr marshmellows, 250gr chocolate,50gr soft butter in the water,till you have a smooth sauce.Take the pan of the stove and let it cool down,In the meanwhile make 250ml whipped cream,and add it to the sauce.
Put it in cups and let it cool down in the fridge..It was awesome!!
Enjoy !!! of course with an red wine..

Photo shoots & quesadilla's #76

2010-11-27T19:42:00.007+01:00

Friday was the day for a photo shoot at Hayke's cook studio "KookaandeZaan". She's having a very nice studio for cooking clinics.
The studio is located in an old factory from a famous Dutch brand "Honig"
After a few hours of shooting,drinking coffee,helping hand on fixing the hood and having some wine and a good talk,it was time for me to go home and make a quick meal..(Next week is the grand opening and will show you more picture;s)

I decide to make quesadilla's ala Nigella Lawson.Not on the Weber this time but on a grill pan..It's easy and quick to make.
You only need For 4 persons,8 flour tortilla's,75gr prosciutto,3 chicken breast (sliced),cherry tomato's, grana padano cheese and green peppers to taste and salad.
Take 4 slices of the prosciutto and put them on a half of the tortilla,add also some tomato,cheese and salad,fold it together,and put it in the grill pan until the cheese started to melt.On top you can add a Mexican salsa. Enjoy with a nice glass of red wine.

Game Hen with thyme&mashed potato #75

2010-11-21T19:28:00.008+01:00

After an hard week with a lot of bad news,it was time to get a little of our life back.This rollercoaster won't stop in the next few years...Thank god the weather was great to do some outdoor cooking,so we got our selfs a nice "pure" pork tenderloin on friday,with some salad and a cranberry sauce Of course from the grill.

On saturday we've got some stuffed paprika's with meat,cheese and rice...also from the grill very easy, quick and easy to make too,and the kids love them.

On sunday we had the perfect combination of "game hen" stuffed with lemon,pepper,onion,thyme and garlic.Then marinated in a bag with soy,5 species and honey, for a few hours..Time to heat up the Weber again;-) for indirect cooking,place the game hen on the indirect side of the grill and leave it for 2 hours in the kettle,we made a mashed potato and some veggies with it.I had zucchini ,eggplant and thyme.The veggies were marinated with balsamico for a tryout.It has a nice flavour but the next time i'll do it on the "normal" way.
We enjoyed it with a lot of wine and trying to forget the rest of the week..

Making wine #3

2010-11-17T20:04:00.010+01:00

Finally the last part of making the wine. It's cleared the last 4 weeks, so it was time to bottle the wine.First we have to get rid of the old grape's.Let the moist flow in a sieve in a large bowl.Now it's time to prepare the bottles to fill,Clean the bottles with sulphite and rinse with clean water.
After you cleaned the bottles it's time to fill them with the wine.But first the best part!! you can try some wine now..For me it was 10:00 a little bit early ;-).
The taste was a little dry,(I like the sweet wine more).But hey ,it was 10 AM...maybe taste better at 22:00..
Put a cork on the bottle and wait a week or 6 and try another bottle,the taste can be better then the last time..If not drink it all or give it away;-) and start over next year...

Snack / lunchtime #74

2010-11-12T16:22:00.005+01:00

This is a nice quick one with low fat!! for breakfast,lunch or snack.I'll take this almost everyday to work.No fridge at work to cool your curd? ,no problem,use an icepack under the plastic small container and put the curd in it.
The only things you need are 125ml curd,2Tbsp raisins and 50gr Kellog's.(I prefer the one with chocolate chunks).
Mix well and enjoy...

Duck breast with succory and balsamic vinegar #73

2010-11-07T20:36:00.007+01:00

Thank god my headache was cleared,I had to make a picture of the kids (the girl is from my brother in law) for grandpa's birthday next week.He's 70!! but superb with the kids.After we take the picture's friends of us came over,had some wine,and have to cook and shoot some pics for this blog.I had not taken enough time to set the light in the right position.But the duck breast with succory, balsamic syrup and sweet potato from the grill tasted great!!.

This is how we did it.

Cook 2 sweet potatos till they are done,slice it in 2 parts and take the potato out of the shell,make some puree of it with some cheese and put it back in the shell.Heat it up on the Weber until the cheese is melted.

Make the balsamic syrup with 2Tbsp apple syrup and a few Tbsp balsamic vinegar,heat up and stir.
Cut the succory end off and peel the leave's off,bake them on a hot grate in a fry pan,add some sugar until it melt's.
In the meantime grill the duck on a hot grate 2 minutes each side.(core temp. about 52 degrees).let it rest for a few minutes.

Put the duck on the leaves and add some balsamic syrup on the duck and succory... Enjoy it with a nice smooth red wine.

Tosti / Sandwich on the grill #72

2010-11-06T20:06:00.006+01:00

Damn, what a saturday...Headache,squash with Boris,and then to soccer with Rik,and I had to pick up my duck breast for sunday.While I was picking up my duck I get a call from the coach of Rik,due to the bad weather,the game was canceled..Thank god for this time;-).I was not in the mood for cooking,so my wife made a pan of our favorite homemade soup(tomato) and we had some hot sandwiches with it (tosti's).I asked some guys from Twitter of it would be fun to write a blog about soup and tosti's..The answer was YES sure!!! Now I got a problem...what to make from a simple meal like soup and toast..so I give it a try!!!
For the soup you need a pan of boiled water,boullion,a package dried tomato,fresh veggies cut very small,minced meat balls and noodles.Cook it for about 2 hours.Now we came to my part,the tosti's...Heat up the Weber for medium heat 150 degrees.Now I used a open grill pan to heat up the sandwiches.We made them with ham,cheese,tomato and a pinch of Balsamic vinegar..It taste awesome!! We also made some sandwich with ham,cheese,and jalapenos and a bit of biological tomato ketchup...It's also very nice to make..the kids loved it...Enjoy!!

Halloween pumpkin "Apple" cake #70

2010-10-30T16:06:00.011+02:00

My son Rik made an awesome pumpkin for halloween. We both are big "Apple" fans,so he draw an "Apple" logo on a pumpkin and carved it out.It just turned out great!!From the pumpkin fruit we made a Pumpkin-chocolate cake.All you have to do is use the normal ingredients for a cake recipe,and add 200gr well blend pumpkin fruit and 1Tbsp chocolate powder..shove it in the oven for about an hour.Enjoy Halloween !!

Chicken legg's plum & fennel #71

2010-10-29T22:27:00.016+02:00

Last week my colleague,was slaughter a chicken..a big one!! He gave me a few legg's,and ask me what i'm gonna do with it?..I had a nice plan of doing them in the grill (Indirect).I decide to make it with fennel and plum,the chicken was marinated for a few hours in soy,honey,garlic,thym and 5 species powder.Now it was the time to lit the charcoals. Prepare the Weber for indirect grilling.Put the chopped fennel and plum with the chicken and marinade in a skillet.Leave it in the Weber for about 90 minutes (indirect).Serve with some pomme duchesse a salad and a red wine,we had a "Settesoli" The chicken tasted awesome, it has more flavour then the one you buy from the grocery,it looks like red meat and taste like wild! The combination with the fennel and plum you have to try!! Enjoy!!

Halloween Meringue Ghosts #69

2010-10-29T20:09:00.007+02:00

WoW,I had a nice day off as always on friday;-) the kids had holiday too,so we did some quality time together.We had a plan of doing lunch at a special restaurant called Tante Truus (dutch only). In this restaurant work only disabled people.It's so much fun to see how serious they take there job,and the food was awesome!! The kids loved it!! After we came home the oldest went to his friends,and the youngest want's to help with the "ghost's".
This is what you need,it's so easy and fun to make.Take 3 egg's (only the white) 180 gr castersugar (white).First blend the eggwhite till it's a little stiff and creamy,then add the sugar spoon by spoon and keep blending,till you have a smooth cream.Put it in a pipingbag and make the figure you want.Preheat the oven on 100 degrees.Put the figures on the baking paper and shove it in the oven for about 90 minutes.After that let it cool down.In the meanwhile you can make some chocolate "au bain marie".Now you can add it on the meringues.have fun and enjoy!!

Stew...slow cooking #68

2010-10-24T16:34:00.011+02:00

This is so easy and quick to make and taste great.This is what you need. 800gr stew meat,400gr carrots,400gr small potato's,rosemary,clove,laurel,1 onion,1clove garlic crushed,300ml boullion,0,7 ltr red wine,pepper salt and flour.
Cut the carrot's,onion,laurel and garlic and put it in a skillet, with the wine and rosemary and boullion,heat up.
Cut the meat in pieces of 5 cm and roll it in the flour,and put it with the rest of the ingredients in the cast iron skillet, put it in the oven 110 degrees.Now the hardest part..you have to wait 5 or 6 hours till everything is done..or you go to a football match,birthday party or go shopping;-). When you came home dinner is ready....Enjoy!!

Ravioli homemade with prosciutto #67

2010-10-23T20:45:00.009+02:00

Today was not so good for the bbq,I had to work(service weekend 24/7)Some problems with an OB van,it's raining the whole day.Bad start of the weekend,headache.Time to do some relaxing stuff,it was to late for an stew,so I always wanted to make pasta by myself,and now I had the time I thought...It was a lot of work but taste awesome,and worth all the work.
All you need is 250gr flour 2 eggs 150 gr Prosciutto.
Make a flat piece of pasta very thin,cut out long pieces,and stuff with prosciutto,fold it together.Use some egg on the edge's.
For the sauce you need,peeled tomato's,2Tbsp balsamico acceto,paprika,1Tbsp sugar,1 onion,2 gloves garlic and basil.You know how it works, cut the onion,slice the garlic etc.etc.
Boil the ravioli 3-4 minutes and serve with a red wine,we had a Settesoli Syrah... Enjoy!!

Noodles & spicy chicken #66

2010-10-21T21:41:00.010+02:00

Today was a perfect day for a quick meal, you can have dinner in about 15 minutes...Is this great or what!!.
All you need is 1 chicken breast (sliced in parts of 1 cm),1lemon,1 fresh Spanish pepper (without the seeds) 1 onion (diced) 2 gloves garlic (sliced),1tsp 5 species powder,2Tbsp soy sauce,salt,1 handful of coriander,1Tbsp honey, or more to taste.
Heat up an iron skillet on high fire,fry the onion,pepper and garlic a little bit.Add the sliced chicken, after the chicken is well done add the soy sauce,the juice of one lemon and honey.Stir it until you have a sauce.The last part is to put the coriander on top of the sauce.In the meanwhile boil a pan of water,and make 75gr noodles as described on the package.(mostly 2 minutes).
Serve everything together.Enjoy!!!

Chicken Pesto #65

2010-10-15T20:10:00.009+02:00

Wow tonight we made a chicken pesto salad with the homemade pesto from the last post.This is a quick meal and very easy to make.Boil some water and make the pasta as described on the package (the next time I gonna make pasta by myself).Let the fusilli cool down a bit.After that you add the pesto (2Tbsp) to the pasta.
In the meanwhile you chop some onion and pepper bells.Bake 3 chicken breast in parts,add the pepper bells and onion.If the chicken is ready,add it to the pasta and serve with a salad and the dried tomato's Drink a red wine with it...Enjoy!!