Roscoe Village, Chicago
This is the third year in a row at this apartment that I’ve hosted a barbecue for my birthday (2007, 2006). I like to have everyone over. It’s a bit of work, especially since we always have a Labor Day weekend barbecue the weekend before too, but sometimes I like not being out [...]

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Caprese Salad, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Joe, Jessica, Jane :: South Yarmouth, Cape Cod
Last week was Joe, Jessica’s dad’s birthday. This week he and Jessica’s mom, Jane, are visiting on the Cape, so one night we invited them to our house for dinner. Jess, Julie and I served a homemade cucumber, yogurt, dill dip with vegetables, [...]

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Mojito, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Turkey Burger, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Steph Making Smores, South Yarmouth, Cape Cod
After a long day at the beach we decided to make dinner on the grill. Well, first Julie made us mojitos with the fresh mint that Jess’s uncle gave us. Fresh herbs also went into the turkey burgers, which btw, [...]

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Turkey Burgers and Brats, Roscoe Village, Chicago

Chowing Down, Roscoe Village, Chicago
The next time the weather is in the single digits, maybe I should just bite my tonge. This is the midwest, afterall, and one day will be cold and the next warm. One day snowing, the next sunny. Yesterday was December 17th and it was [...]

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Let the plantains get black on the outside. That’s when they’re ripe.

Brush with vegetable oil so they don’t stick to the grill.

I put the plantains on skewers to make them easier to turn on the grill.

Grill for a few minutes on each side til the plantains look “carmelized”.

At the end I brushed the plantains with [...]

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