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Warm weather evenings were practically made for firing up the grill, and juicy, flavorful lamb loin chops are perfectly suited to grilling. These tender cuts cook up quickly and deliver a delicious burst of lamby goodness. If achieving that perfect balance of char and tenderness seems daunting, there's no need to be fearful!  How to Grill Lamb Chops to Perfection This post includes affiliate links Today, I'm sharing my tips to create restaurant-worthy grilled lamb loin chops at home.  It's easier than you may think to get those chops cooked exactly how you like them. So, grab your tongs, get ready to fire up the grill, and let's create an unforgettable grilled lamb loin chop experience! 

Are you craving a delicious seafood feast that's both easy to prepare and bursting with flavors? Look no further than the Shrimp Boil Foil Packet Dinner.  You will become obsessed with this mouthwatering dish that combines succulent shrimp, tender corn on the cob, and baby potatoes with your favorite sausage and aromatic spices.  A Quick and Easy Shrimp Dinner Shrimp Boil Dinner in Foil Packets Get ready to impress your taste buds and your guests with this delicious recipe that's perfect for summer grilling. Even though it's the perfect dinner for the grill, it can easily be made in the oven.  That means you can make it any time of the year!

When grilling season hits I look to easy, flavorful side dishes to complement grilled meats. This grilled potatoes and onion recipe is an adaptation of a grilled potato recipe I have been making for years and years because it is flavorful and versatile.   When you want a potatoes side dish, these potatoes are a nice change from potato salad. This recipe is a little less fussy to make and that means the preparation is quick and easy.  I'm all about quick and easy, especially where the grill is involved. A Grilled Potatoes Side Dish Once you make these grilled potatoes you will be sure to add them to your grilling menu rotation. 

Donna's Caprese Grilled Chicken is a quick, easy, and delicious recipe that you can whip together after work, but feel like you are indulging yourself.  It is a perfect weeknight dinner because it can be ready in less than thirty minutes.  All you need to do is have your ingredients ready to go. Add a drizzle of honey balsamic reduction before serving to make this a very special dinner that seems fancy but is so very quick and easy. Donna's Grilled Caprese Chicken with Honey Balsamic Reduction This recipe pays homage to Caprese salad, with the addition of roasted red peppers.  The recipe came to be one summer when our tomatoes were starting to be ready for picking.  I wanted a dinner that was quick, fresh tasting and would showcase our delicious tomatoes.  My hubby loved it, my sons loved it, and ever since it has been on our regular menu rotation. I always keep boneless chicken breasts in my freezer, all ready and pounded thin so they a...

Do you have a recipe box?  I have been collecting recipes from a variety of sources for many, many years.  Those recipes are stashed in multiple places.  One of those places is a small metal file box that is overflowing with index cards, scraps of paper, and clippings from various magazines and newspapers.  Today's grilled potatoes recipe is one of the recipe gems from the collection in my recipe box, just in time for the summer grilling season. How to Grill Potatoes with Lemon and Onions Awesome Grilled Potatoes You'll love this favorite grilled potato recipe. It is genius in its simplicity. A little butter, onion, lemon, and chicken bouillon combine to make a delicious side for your next grilled dinner.

As tomatoes become plentiful you may be looking for some tasty recipes. This grilled tomato recipe is wonderful because it can be made ahead of time.  Grilled marinated tomatoes can be served hot, cold, or at room temperature.  What's better than that? There is nothing like a summer tomato.  If you are anything like me you anxiously await the arrival of local tomatoes at your grocery store or farmers market.  This year I have a generous homegrown harvest from my backyard garden. Grilled Marinated Tomatoes Grilled Marinated Tomatoes You'll love the ease and simplicity of this grilled tomato side dish.

Grilled beef tips marinated in Teriyaki sauce are a simple summer dinner. A quick and easy dinner was just what I needed last night.  It was very hot so I knew I didn't want to spend much time in the kitchen.   Grilled Teriyaki Beef Tips (This post contains affiliate links.  When you shop using these links I receive compensation that helps pay for the operation of this blog.) Grilled Teriyaki Beef Tips Beef tips are a smart grilling choice for those of us who want quick, delicious meals.  The beef tips are usually ready to go when you buy them from the store.  You'll find very little trimming required.

Grilled clams are a tasty alternative to steamed clams. Yesterday was a sizzling hot summer day here in southern New England.  It was a perfect day for two of our summer dinner-time favorites, seafood and grilling. New England Grilled Clams Grilled Clams with Lemon Butter We had a few pounds of beautiful clams we had purchased at a local grocery store and were in the mood to cook them a little differently.  

It's grilling season!   During the heat of the summer, my grill works overtime and I'm happy to find marinades that turn a simple grilled beef dinner into a delicious treat.  This savory beef marinade is our favorite for beef tips. While I use this marinade for my grilled beef tips, you can use it for any cut of beef you want to marinate. Grilled Marinated Beef Tips (This post contains affiliate links.)   What Are Beef Tips? You might be wondering what exactly are beef tips?  The beef tips I buy at my local grocery store are tenderloin tips.  They are pieces of beef cut from beef tenderloins that are being trimmed. Unfortunately, this is not standard across the United States, so your best bet is to ask what cut your beef tips come from at your local market.

This recipe for rosemary roasted red potatoes is a perfect grilling season recipe, but can just as easily be made in your oven.   If you love garlic and rosemary, this recipe is for you. Roasted Rosemary Potatoes on the Grill (This post contains affiliate links which will compensate me when you buy.) Rosemary Grilled Red Potatoes Roasting the potatoes on the grill results in a more smokey flavor, especially if you use one of these handy, dandy grilling pans. My Favorite Grill Pan I've owned this grilling pan for several years and have used it to cook vegetables, potatoes, and fish on the grill.   It really makes it easy to grill anything that might be cut into smaller-sized pieces that might otherwise fall between the slats of the grill.  I love this pan and use it nearly every time we grill. There's nothing fancy about these grilled potatoes.  The flavor comes from lots and lots of garlic and a smatt...

This Southwest Seasoning Mix is a go-to seasoning in my kitchen. I think you'll love it, too. My love for this Southwest Seasoning Mix began long ago with a recipe that paired a roasted chicken that was rubbed with the seasoning mix and chipotle barbecue sauce .  I couldn't get enough of that yummy combination.   Make Your Own Southwest Seasoning Mix The truth is, this Southwest Seasoning Mix is always on hand in my kitchen.  I use it on all kinds of meats and seafood.  Vegetables go from bland to heavenly with just a sprinkle or two.

There is no better way to celebrate the wide variety of fresh vegetables that are coming to market now than with a lovely grilled marinated vegetable platter.  This is also one of the surefire ways to get your family to eat vegetables. Make up a platter of these grilled vegetables, put it out on your table and just see what happens.  Your family will be picking a bean here, a mushroom there, and those roasted peppers will disappear right in front of your eyes. The Best Grilled Marinated Vegetable Platter (This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. I will be compensated when you purchase using these links.) Marinated and Grilled Vegetable Platter This grilled vegetable platter is perfect for a picnic or barbecue.  This is a perfect picnic dish because it can be made and chilled in your refrigerator for two or three days in advance. 

Today I'm sharing my grilled vegetable lasagna recipe.  I have made classic-style lasagna for a long time, but this grilled vegetable lasagna is a first for me. I've thought about it a lot but never found a recipe that really made me want to try to make a vegetable lasagna. Thus vegetable lasagna uses slices of grilled eggplant and zucchini, instead of lasagna noodles, cooked in a tomato sauce.  Eggplant and zucchini always seemed to me to be a tasty substitution for traditional lasagna noodles.  Well, with eggplant and zucchini in season right now, there really is no better time to try a vegetable lasagna. A Zucchini and Eggplant Vegetable Lasagna This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  I will be compensated if you make a purchase with one of these links. Baked Vegetable Lasagna Choose zucchini and eggplants that will give you good-sized slices, a minimum of about three inches wide. Sliced about 1/4 inch thick, these strips of e...

We all know and love zucchini season. It is the season that comes between summer and fall. It's the season when you'll go out of your front door in the morning and find a bag of zucchini there that the zucchini elves left for you during the night. That's exactly what happened to me today, so I knew zucchini season had once again arrived in my neighborhood. Make a Zucchini-Based Grilled Vegetable Medley (This post contains affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through one of the links on this page, I will receive compensation.) Grilled Vegetable Medley Has zucchini season arrived in your neighborhood?  If not yet, it will arrive soon and I want you to be prepared. 

Summer is officially just a week away, and that means grilling season is in full swing at my house.  Steak on the grill is one of our favorite dinners this time of year.  With food prices on the rise, you'll want to make your grilled steaks memorable for family and friends.  Today's recipe won't disappoint you.  That's because it is packed with extra flavor you will love. Southwest Steak on the Grill  This kicked-up recipe for grilled steak has been a family summer grilling favorite for many years. It starts with a cumin-flavored dry rub marinade and ends with a chili-lime-butter topping that adds an extra pop of deliciousness as it melts over your perfectly grilled steak.

Summer is a wonderful season for salad lovers with all the fresh fruits and vegetables coming to market.  Doesn't Grilled Watermelon and Goat Cheese Salad sound wonderful? I tend to fall into a rut with my salads, making the same old salad over and over again.  Do you do the same?   In the past week, I've noticed beautiful watermelon displays in the produce section of my grocery store.  With watermelon hitting its peak over the next few weeks I thought I would branch out and try a salad made with watermelon as the star ingredient. Grilled Watermelon and Goat Cheese Salad A Grilled Watermelon Salad for Summer You may have seen watermelon salads over the years in magazines, on television cooking shows, and on Pinterest.  Today's recipe is inspired by all those other watermelon salad recipes but was made with tasty ingredients I had on hand.  I encourage you to do the same.

Do you grill your corn on the cob? Today I'm sharing my favorite grilled corn recipe and the timing for this recipe couldn't be any better.   As I look forward to the upcoming grilling season, I can't help but think about how delicious corn on the cob is when grilled. I bet if you grill your corn on the cob you'll never want to eat it any other way.  With Memorial Day and Fourth of July picnics in our future, what side dish do you automatically think about having?  Well, it's corn on the cob, of course, made even better with chili-lime butter. The Best Grilled Corn Recipe  Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chili-Lime Butter Grilling corn on the cob is as easy as can be. There are many ways you can cook your corn on the grill. Some suggest grilling corn on the cob in the husk or wrapped in foil or straight up on the grill.   I always choose to grill my corn straight on the grill because I want a bit of grilled flavor added to my corn as a flavor...

When peach season arrives you may be looking for new ways to use your beautiful peaches.  Have you thought of making grilled peaches? This grilled peach dessert is so easy you'll want to make it over and over again.  Go ahead.  Peach season is short. Grilled Peaches with Caramel Ice Cream When I saw the beautiful, local peaches at the store this week I had to buy some.  The weather has been so hot that baking dessert in the oven was not what I wanted to do. I decided to grill my peaches for dessert.  This grilled peaches dessert was so quick and easy that I wanted to share it with you in time for your Labor Day barbecues. Grilled Peaches-The Simple Ingredients Grilled Peaches with Caramel Ice Cream Print Recipe Serves 4 2 firm, ripe peaches 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 2 Tablespoons butter, melted Caramel ice cream Caramel sauce Whipped cream Directions Start 30-60 minutes before grilling.  Cut the peaches in half...

Last night it was just Hubby and me for dinner.  We've had a hectic week. I know, your week has been hectic, too.  That's why this dinner suggestion is perfect for all of us.  Sliders... Sliders for Dinner Sliders, you ask?  That's so last year... OK.  Come on...  Last year... this year... do you really care what year?  I'm just saying that when you need a quick and easy dinner, sliders can be a fun answer.  We all need a little fun in our dinner once in a while, don't we?  And sliders are both kid and adult friendly.  What's better than that? I must admit that sliders were not part of the original dinner plan.  Well, to be perfectly honest there was no plan.  There was a trip to the grocery store looking for inspiration.  Inspiration came in the form of sliders.  Yes, cheddar and bacon sliders to be exact.  Do I have your interest yet? Cheddar Bacon Sliders for Two Making Sliders 6 pr...