Aside from blogging over here at grillgrrrl.com, I also do some writing for some other folks. I compiled some of my favorite simple rub recipes from my grilling peeps like Meathead from Amazing Ribs, Clint Cantwell from Grilling.com, Chris from Nibble Me This, as well...
I'm so in love with popsicles, I eat one every night for dessert. Fruit pops are a great low cal dessert and will satisfy your craving for something sweet without the guilt! So… mango season comes upon South Florida early summer and there are a plethora of...
I'm all about keeping it simple {+ cost effective} when serving dinner for a crowd. I caught a great sale this week on boneless shoulder steaks, a cut of steak that quite honestly I've often ignored thinking it would be too tough to work with. I cubed up...
Truth be told I've never tried a Black Bean Burger prior to making one for this post. I've seen them on menus at my favorite vegetarian restaurants and have always been curious. My favorite beans to make {and eat/inhale} are Cuban Black Beans and the base...
In my visits to the islands, I have always enjoyed the coleslaw they serve there- slightly sweet, with raisins and not too much mayo. When I saw this Caribbean coleslaw recipe in Virginia Burke’s book “Eat Caribbean” I knew I had to try it. This coleslaw has the...
Whenever I see fennel at the grocery store, I think to myself “what can I do with this?” I originally bought this fennel to make a fennel slaw but then, when I was rifling through the fridge, I got an idea and went in a totally different direction. I love the easy to...
I really love pasta. But, I don't love the calories, bloat, and guilt I feel when I eat it. But lately I've been eating pasta all the time- since I discovered the vegetable spiralizer. I love this product so much I wanted to share it with you- no one asked me to do a...
Recently I took a ski trip to Colorado and packed a bunch of finishing salts with me in my bag so we had fun stuff to cook with while there. One night, over a dinner of spaghetti, I sprinkled my meal with French Grey sea salt and went on to tell our group why...
Growing up I wasn't a picky eater I'd eat all my veggies, all for the exception of Brussels Sprouts. You couldn't pay me enough to take a bite – and so it stood for years I never gave them a second thought {or bite}. Then last week my husband...
I was looking to do something a little exotic for Valentine's Day this year and when I saw the Calamari in the seafood department at Whole Foods I thought- what the heck? These were super easy to make- I bought the squid in tubes and then sliced them into rings. Then...
