Notes about Recipes in this book

• Grilled satsuma margarita

  • SheilaS on March 02, 2022

    The combination of a caramelized note from the grilled citrus and the smoky mezcal is excellent and a fun variation on a margarita

• Queso panela tacos with zucchini & sweet corn

  • ethedens on May 06, 2024

    Did the zucchini and it was simple and fantastic. I think a charcoal grill is not worth firing up just for the zucchini but if you're already grilling on it or you have an easy to start gas grill it is delicious. Would probably be pretty good in slightly greased cast iron pan. 4/5

• Radicchio & pears with anchovy bread crumbs & burrata

  • SheilaS on March 03, 2026

    This was delicious! I made it into a salad by serving it on a bed of arugula that I’d lightly dressed with a vinaigrette.

• Grilled vegetable salad with brown butter vinaigrette

  • pattyatbryce on July 31, 2024

    Good, but vinegar can overpower if it's strong. May want to use a milder than Sherry vinegar. Otherwise, just yummy good veggies.

• Cauliflower steaks with green harissa

  • Frogcake on July 26, 2020

    Amazing flavour using green harissa. Takes it higher if you sprinkle the cauliflower with anchovy breadcrumbs!

  • SheilaS on June 28, 2024

    The green harissa is a great sauce and perfect with the grilled cauliflower. Should be excellent with other grilled veg as well. I made this with a yellow cauliflower which looked very pretty with the green harissa.

• Smoky ratatouille

  • Frogcake on July 26, 2020

    Very good recipe! Lovely for those harvest vegetables like zucchini and eggplant that need to be used up.

• Crispy sweet potatoes with tiki dressing & sesame seeds

  • Frogcake on July 26, 2020

    I’m a huge fan of this dish, which makes use of the under utilized sweet potato. Amazing how good it tastes grilled and the tiki dressing is very flavourful!

• Gulf Coast shrimp tacos

  • purrviciouz on May 27, 2019

    This was really delicious and easy. I used only red cabbage and thought 1.5lbs shrimp was enough for 4 servings instead of the 2lbs the book recommends. Guacamole was a nice addition as well. We will make this again.

  • ethedens on May 06, 2024

    Shrimp were fantastic, coleslaw was a bit overpowering and we felt it needed sugar. Would skip grilling tortillas. I think the shrimp + mild guacamole + a little bit of cabbage would be much better. Shrimp 4/5, slaw 3/5

• Party wings with Cholula butter

  • Mrs. L on July 21, 2018

    Made extra sauce and I’m glad I did. Took longer to cook than recipe states.

• Sweet & smoky drumsticks

  • hbakke on January 11, 2022

    Good smoky flavor, but for me the barbecue times were off. It took less than 10 minutes initially over high heat and less than 15 minutes for the chicken finish cooking and come to temperature over indirect heat. I would make this again, but watch the chicken closer.

• Porchetta-style pork kebabs with white beans

  • crandall57 on October 14, 2024

    Delicious and simple to make. Great flavors. I used one can of beans for 2 people. We squeezed the grilled lemon over everything. I served it with polenta.

• Porterhouse pork chops with sage-chile butter

  • bernalgirl on July 12, 2024

    This recipe has promise but came out very bland. Next time I’d increase both the sage and chiles and consider adding some unpeeled garlic gloves to the butter on the grill.

• Shiner Bock kraut

  • lizbot2000 on June 19, 2018

    I make my dad sauerkraut pretty regularly, since it's his favorite food. Lately he's been requesting this one specifically. He LOVES it, and he takes sauerkraut pretty seriously. Also I get to drink some of the Shiner while making it, as an added bonus.

• Red rooster

  • lizbot2000 on June 24, 2018

    Delicious, though hard to eat without making an enormous mess.

• Too fat polka

  • lizbot2000 on June 19, 2018

    We really loved this. I used Anthony Bourdain's potato salad recipe from Appetites and followed the directions to cut into either side of the hot dog before cooking. Everything turned out really great, especially the kraut. Awesome summer cookout meal.

• Cowgirl strip steaks with pink peppercorn crust

  • dbruijn on October 31, 2020

    This was very good. Pink peppercorn was very hard to find and very expensive. Worth it though. Delicious dish

• Skirt steak tacos with red chile rub

  • TrishaCP on May 25, 2019

    These were a fine base for a taco, but the rub wasn't memorable.

• Rebel tomahawk

  • crandall57 on April 14, 2025

    This is the perfect way to cook a Tomahawk steak. We used the steak rub from Ted's Butcher shop. We will definitely use this method for cooking thick steaks again. We used this method in April of 2025 to cook cowboy steaks. They could not have turned out better.

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